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Curtis Clark was born in Chicago in 1950, moved and spent his student years in Los Angeles where he started composing and playing the piano. After Curtis graduated in music theory and composition from the renowned Californian Institute of Arts in Valencia, Curtis set out for New York. There he began working and recording with Angeleno {{m: David Murray = 9702}}. Influenced by {{m: Miles Davis = 6144}}, {{m: Duke Ellington = 6521}}, {{m: Thelonious Monk = 9507}} and {{John Coltrane}}, Curtis has become a fascinating pianist whose passionate style has been hailed in New York, Paris and Amsterdam (where he was based for many years until his return to the U.S
Andrew Cyrille Quartet at Village Vanguard
by Mark Sullivan
Andrew Cyrille Quartet Village Vanguard New York, NY August 21, 2020 Drummer/composer/bandleader Andrew Cyrille opened this livestream from the venerable Village Vanguard jazz club speaking about the oddness of playing to an empty room, noting the absence of applause at the end of numbers. Or booing: “I've been booed, too" he ...
Trio 3 + Vijay Iyer: Wiring
by John Sharpe
It really should be Trio 4 by now! For their previous four albums the threesome has added a pianist to the ranks, first Geri Allen, then Irene Schweizer, then Allen again, and lastly Jason Moran. Now on Wiring Vijay Iyer takes over the piano stool. You could argue that with their credentials saxophonist Oliver Lake (World ...
Taagi
By Curtis Clark
Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Suite: Joy/Blessings; Suite: Water Colors/New York City Wildlife; Taagi; Joy; Blessings; Beautiful Love.
Current Trends in Racism in Modern America
By Butch Morris
Label: Sound Aspects
Released: 2010
Track listing: Part One; Part Two.
Curtis Clark: Taagi
by John Sharpe
Recorded live on successive nights in May, 2009 in Texas, Taagi provides a welcome bulletin on under-exposed pianist Curtis Clark. Though born in Chicago, Clark first made his mark in Los Angeles back in the 1970s under the influence of the late pianist/bandleader Horace Tapscott. Since then he has resided in Amsterdam, recording with many of ...
Curtis Clark Trio: Taagi
by AAJ Italy Staff
Definire “sottovalutata" la figura del pianista Curtis Clark è semplicemente eufemistico! Forse essere stato nelle grazie di Horace Tapscott gli ha insegnato anche a celare bene le proprie virtù artistiche. Ma è davvero un peccato per un musicista che compare in dischi come Murray's Steps di David Murray o in quel Home Safely, in trio con ...
Curtis Clark Trio - Taagi (No Business)
As was the lot of his mentor Horace Tapscott, pianist Curtis Clark's career continues to unfold largely outside the jazz celebrity limelight. That disparity in popularity relative to talent and activity hasn't slowed him down over the years. Clark's reliably sought out unconventional collaborators both domestic and abroad and managed to build a modest discography through ...
Curtis Clark, Marilyn Lerner and Chad Taylor: Chasing the Piano
by Clifford Allen
November 15, 2010 will mark the 75th anniversary of the first recorded jazz piano-trio session, with pianist Jess Stacy, bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Gene Krupa recording for UK Parlophone ("Barrelhouse" and “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"). Certainly much has happened in jazz and improvised music since that date, but the piano ...
Dennis Gonzalez: A Matter Of Blood
by Mark Corroto
The reemergence of trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez continues. But, to quote an infamous rapper, “Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years." And Gonzalez has been making music for many years. Since he has lived the last three decades in Texas, the New York-centric jazz world tended to overlook him. With a flurry of activity ...
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