Terence Michael "Terry" Clarke C.M. (born August 20, 1944,

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drummer. Clarke studied percussion with Jim Blackley and played with Chris Gage and Dave Robbins early in his career. From 1965 to 1967 he toured in a quintet with

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, and joined

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in 1967, remaining with the ensemble until 1969. In 1970, he moved to

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, where he began a longstanding association with

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's group, Boss Brass; he also played with

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, Jim Galloway,

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, and

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. He relocated to New York City in 1985, where he played or recorded with

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, Oliver Jones,

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, and Joe Roccisano, among others. He played with the Free Trade ensemble in 1994, a quintet composed of Clarke, Ralph Bowen, Neil Swainson, Renee Rosnes, and Peter Leitch (musician), Peter Leitch. Clarke returned to Toronto in 1999, where he joined The

Tentet. Clarke's 2009 debut album ''It's About Time'' won a Juno Award for Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, Traditional Jazz Album of the Year. Clarke was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2002.

Discography

As a leader

* ''It's About Time'' (Blue Music Group, 2009)

As a sideman

With Ed Bickert * ''Ed Bickert'' (PM, 1976) * ''I Like To Recognize The Tune'' (United Artists, 1977) * ''Jazz Canada Europe '79'' (Radio Canada International, 1979) * ''I Wished On The Moon'' (Concord Jazz, 1985) * ''The Guitar Mastery Of Ed Bickert'' (Unidisc, 1996) * ''Out Of The Past'' (Sackville Recordings, 2006) with Ed Bickert Trio & Dave McKenna * ''Third Floor Richard'' (Concord Jazz, 1989) with Dave Stahl Band * ''Standard Issue'' (Abee Cake Records, 1991) with Ed Bickert & Don Thompson * ''At The Garden Party'' (Sackville Recordings, 2004) with Jim Hall * ''Jim Hall Live!'' (A&M, 1975) * ''Jim Hall Live in Tokyo'' (A&M, 1976) * ''Commitment'' (Horizon, 1976) * ''Jazz Impressions of Japan'' (Horizon, 1977) * ''Circles'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * ''All Across the City'' (Concord Jazz, 1989) * ''Jim Hall Live In Tokyo - Complete Version'' (King Record Co., 1991) * ''Live At Town Hall Volumes 1 & 2'' (Jazz Heritage, 1991) * ''Subsequently'' (MusicMasters, 1992) * ''Carnegie Hall Concert'' (Columbia, 1992) * ''Textures'' (Telarc, 1997) * Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard, ''Panorama - Live At The Village Vanguard'' (Telarc, 1997) * ''By Arrangement'' (Telarc, 1998) * ''Jazzpar Quartet + 4'' (Storyville, 1998) with Eddie Higgins * ''Speaking of Jobim'' (Sunnyside Records, Sunnyside, 1998) with Oliver Jones * ''Cookin' at Sweet Basil'' (Justin Time, 1988) with Dave Liebman/Mike Murley Quartet * ''Live at U of T'' (U of T Jazz, 2017) with Oscar Peterson * ''Nigerian Marketplace'' (Pablo Live, 1982) with Emily Remler * ''Take Two (Emily Remler album), Take Two'' (Concord, 1982) With the Joe Roccisano Orchestra *''Leave Your Mind Behind'' (Landmark, 1995) with Buddy Tate Featuring The Ed Bickert Trio * ''The Ballad Artistry Of Buddy Tate'' (Sackville Recordings, 1982)

References

* Mark Miller, "Terry Clarke". ''The New Grove, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld. {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Terry Members of the Order of Canada 1944 births Canadian jazz drummers Living people Musicians from Vancouver Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year winners