Terry Clarke

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Terry Clarke C.M. (b August 20, 1944, Vancouver) is a Canadian jazz drummer. He 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 John Handy, and joined The Fifth Dimension in 1967, remaining with the band until 1969. In 1970, he moved to Toronto, where he began a longstanding association with Rob McConnell's group, The Boss Brass; he often worked in tandem with bassist Don Thompson. He also played with Ed Bickert, Moe Koffrman, Ruby Braff, Jim Galloway, Sonny Greenwich, Jay McShann, Emily Remler, and Frank Rosolino. In 1976, he toured with Jim Hall for the first time and in 1981 did an international tour with Oscar Peterson. He moved to New York City in 1985, where he played/recorded with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Eddie Daniels, Oliver Jones, Roger Kellaway, Helen Merrill and Ken Peplowski, among others. He played with the Free Trade ensemble in 1994, a quintet featuring fellow Canadian expats Ralph Bowen, Neil Swainson, Renee Rosnes, and Peter Leitch. In 1999 Clarke returned to the busy Toronto jazz scene.   He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2002 and in 2009 he won a Juno for his long-awaited debut album It's About Time

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