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Stanley Clarke at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Ticketfly | Posted on March 18, 2017
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Thu, June 15, 2017
9:00 pm
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Musicians
Stanley Clarke
bassAbout
Stanley Clarke was a 20-year-old wunderkind on acoustic and electric basses when he first appeared with Chick Corea's Return to Forever in the early '70s. In the vanguard of the jazz-rock movement, his own solo albums featured an extremely diverse grouping of talent, at times including Jeff Beck, Jan Hammer and Tony Williams. His versatility allowed him to move seamlessly between jazz, classical, pop, and R&B styles, even expanding into producing albums for other artists. In the '80s, with longtime collaborator George Duke, he formed the pop-oriented Clarke/Duke Project. He also played in Stewart Copeland's Animal Logic and Ron Wood's New Barbarians. A four-time Grammy award-winner, Clarke is now touring with acoustic pianist Beka Goshiashvili, keyboardist Cameron Graves, and drummer Michael Mitchell. His recent album, UP, unveils an exciting mix of new and old compositions, alternating between acoustic and electric formats. ...