Terry Clarke

A high mainstream jazz drummer for many years, Terry Clarke was created in Vancouver in 1944 and performed within the Vancouver jazz picture from your early- to mid-’60s before going south to america to become listed on saxophonist John Handy’s music group aswell as the backup group for vocal pop-soul superstars the 5th Dimensions. He came back to Canada in 1970, surviving in Toronto and getting an in-demand drummer there, taking part in several recording sessions and in addition learning to be a mainstay in the city’s jazz night clubs. The middle-’80s discovered Clarke back the U.S., this time around in NEW YORK, where he caused many jazz luminaries of your day. He came back to Canada in 1999 and continuing his high-profile function over another decade, generating Drummer of the entire year honors from your Canadian Country wide Jazz Honours for four years inside a row, 2002 through 2005. His debut recording as a innovator, 2009’s Juno Award-winning ISN’T IT ABOUT TIME released from the Blue GROUP label, featured performances by Jim Hall, Joe Lovano, and Greg Osby, furthermore to Clarke’s functioning trio with saxophonist Phil Dwyer and bassist Don Thompson. Clarke can be an adjunct teacher of jazz on the School of Toronto and was called a Member from the Purchase of Canada in 2002. He provides made an appearance on over 300 albums throughout his profession, and spent some time working with famous brands Thad Jones, Jay McShann, Artwork Pepper, Oscar Peterson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Helen Merrill, Toots Thielemans, Oliver Jones, and Ken Peplowski.