Jazz Articles about Terry Clarke

About Terry Clarke

Album Review

Dave Young Quartet: Ides Of March

Read "Ides Of March" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
December 21, 2020

Maybe the finest compliment you can bestow on an individual in our COVID-19 times is that he/she is a solid citizen, someone who takes it upon themselves to protect others from the dangers of this horrible virus. What does this have to do with the music of bassist/bandleader Dave Young? First, it is fundamental that all great jazz is built upon the foundation of a timekeeping bassist. Second, as evidenced by Young's Ides Of March, his solid hand upon the ...

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Terry Clarke: It's About Time

Read "It's About Time" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
December 26, 2009

Drummer Terry Clarke has had a long and illustrious career. Born in Vancouver, Canada, Clarke moved to San Francisco in 1965 to play with John Handy III. Jazz at the time was not an all-encompassing passion, and when the opportunity to play with pop vocal group The Fifth Dimension came about, he took it. Five years later in 1970, he moved to Toronto. From then on he has been a ubiquitous presence on over 400 recordings, playing with the likes ...