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Scott Clark

Drummer and composer, Scott Clark keeps time in the balance. His performances behind the kit are generous and empathetic, establishing his voice immediately upon striking the surface. It is rare to find art that is both formally rigorous and aesthetically vital, but Clark thrives in this project, engineering frameworks for lucid, active songs, drawing on the performances of his collaborators and the weight of his subject matter. A series of jazz suites have emerged from the study of his own Native ancestry, beginning with Bury My Heart (2016) written in response to Dee Brown’s book of the same title, and continuing with ToNow (2018) written as a contribution to the Standing Rock protests and the unlawful construction of an oil pipeline across Native land

Mankwe Ndosi, Marc Johnson & Damien Kingston

by Maurice Hogue
September 22, 2021

Mankwe Ndosi is not a singer (more like a true vocal artist!!!) that was familiar to me, but she certainly is now. Her recording Felt/Not Said is strikingly different. She's from Minneapolis, not that far from Chicago, the home of the AACM, and that's where Ndosi set out to incorporate AACM influences to her African roots ...

More 2018 Faves, Christoph Irniger Pilgrim & Liberty Ship

by Maurice Hogue
January 30, 2019

A second week of favourite recordings from 2018 by Scott Clark, Schnell, Jason Robinson, Enrique Haneine, Steve Coleman, Nicole Mitchell and Liberty Ship. This week we also dig into some of the newer releases that have arrived: the Wing Walker Orchestra, Francesco Diodati & Yellow Squeeds, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Christoph Irniger Pilgrim among others. Top it ...

To Now

By Scott Clark

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Plains; Stand; Red, White, Yellow; Cantapeta Creek.

Scott Clark: To Now

by Alberto Bazzurro
October 16, 2018

Il giovane batterista Scott Clark ha voluto dedicare questo suo nuovo lavoro alle rivendicazioni dei nativi americani contro il progetto di oleodotto finanziato dalla Dakota Access che hanno avuto come teatro Standing Rock a cavallo fra 2016 e 2017. Il disco, coperto da quattro ampie composizioni dello stesso Clark, è stato in effetti inciso a strettissimo ...

Bury My Heart

By Scott Clark

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Broken Treaties; Wounded Knee; Little Crow’s War; Big Horn; Sand Creek; Remembrance.

Scott Clark 4tet: Bury My Heart

by Glenn Astarita
January 16, 2016

Richmond, VA., resident Scott Clark is a drummer who projects a lot of get-up-and-go during these jaunty progressive jazz works, inspired by his Native American ancestry. Hence, the 4tet and guest artists execute a set framed on Native American incidents largely based on hardships and trauma but Clark's manifesto also proffers hope. The six ...