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An Evening with Stanley Clarke Presented by American Express at LA’s Grammy Museum – May 9th

sc13-admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:46:44 +0000

The GRAMMY Museum will host an evening with Stanley featuring an in-depth discussion moderated by GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Bob Santelli May 9, 8:00pm. Following the interview, Stanley will answer questions from the audience, then plug in and perform a selection of songs.

Doors open at 7:30 pm. American Express presale tickets are $25 and can be purchased online by American Express Card members starting Wednesday, April 10, at noon. Public onsale is Wednesday, April 24, at noon. American Express is the exclusive payment method for presale tickets. American Express ticket purchasers will receive a special gift. All proceeds benefit the GRAMMY Museum.

For more information, please call (213.765.6803) or visit http://www.grammymuseum.org/programs.

Herbie, Wayne, Stanley, Omar – Live Under The Sky – Japan

sc13-admin — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:39:05 +0000

TIME: Clarke,Corea, Garrett Grammys Tribute to Brubeck “A+”

sc13-admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:12:50 +0000

Time Magazine praised Stanley, Chick Corea and Kenny Garrett, while critiquing the Grammys’ short tribute to jazz piano master Dave Brubeck, in which the trio performed, saying, “Forty-five seconds is not nearly enough time when you have this much talent on stage playing tribute to jazz great Dave Brubeck. While it’s clear that the bulk of the Grammys audience is not jazz fans, less than a minute out of a three-hour show is insulting.” While giving an “F” for the time allotted, the magazine gave an A+ to performance of the trio of Clarke, Corea and Garrett in their review of the entire program.

Stanley was more benevolent in his assessment saying, “I’m happy the Grammy Awards decided to include real jazz as a part of this year’s televised broadcast. It was an honor to be asked to participate. Actually, I can’t remember the last time jazz was featured on the primetime awards show. I’ve always found this odd, since jazz is one of our authentic American musical art forms.”

Stanley To Perform @ 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards in Brubeck Tribute

sc13-admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:26:53 +0000

Stanley will perform along with Chick Corea and Kenny Garrett at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards as part of a tribute to the late, great pianist Dave Brubeck. The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. ET/PT (with the tribute scheduled to air at 10:40 PM in the ET/PT markets). More on the GRAMMYs can be found here.

Upon hearing of Brubeck’s passing in December, Stanley reflected on his own history with legendary pianist, “When I was 18 and could hardly play the bass, Dave or someone from his management, hired me to sub for his bass player who couldn’t make this gig in some club in Jersey. I guess someone gave him my name. I was scared to death having to read all his charts!! I saw him at a festival that we were on together a couple of years ago and we laughed about that gig. It was so cool to play with that band with Joe Morello and Paul Desmond. I’ve always enjoyed my times with him. He was the nicest guy you could ever meet. He will be truly missed.”

Stanley’s Next Recording

sc13-admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:24:19 +0000

Stanley is working on a classical bass CD for the Concord/Roxboro label. He’s recently been concentrating on his interpretation of “Bach’s Cello Suite.”

Recording an album that goes back to his classical roots has been a long time dream. Early in his teens in Philadelphia, Stanley had instructors like Elisio Rossy and Neil Courtney who played with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Elisio Rossy was a technically strict, old world teacher, who was tough to the end. Neil Courtney seemed to recognize something special in Stanley and encouraged his creativity beyond the technical aspects.

“My initial music education was very traditional and relatively strict, and it gave me a strong base that let me build. Let’s face it, as a young musician, you may have all of these great ideas, but if you don’t have that expertise from a technical foundation…it just isn’t going to happen,” Stanley says. “I’ve had success and I owe a lot to my classical roots.”

SMV – Montreal 2012

sc13-admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:35:32 +0000

Stanley on Ritenour’s Rhythm Sessions

sc13-admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:51:22 +0000

Stanley was honored to be a part of the incredible lineup of musicians on Lee Ritenour’s new Concord recording, Rhythm Sessions. This recording features an array of various all-star rhythm sections that Lee has had the opportunity to work with in his career and celebrates the vital place of the rhythm section. Stanley, along with George Duke, performs on the track titled “The Village”. The project also features Nathan East, Will Kennedy, Dave Gruisin, Peter Erskine, Chick Corea, Vinnie Colaiuta and many more.

Stanley can be seen in the studio with George and Ritenour in the EPK for the album (included below) The album is available now.

Stanley’s bass-inspired art featured on new products

Webguy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:40:11 +0000

Here’s a couple of great and unique gifts for any Stanley Clarke fan. Stanley created the “Four Strings” artwork now featured on new products for ACME Studios. The design was inspired by Stanley’s favorite electric and acoustic basses.

Stanley’s artwork is a printed on ACME Studio’s high-quality Roller Ball Pens and premium business card holder, both of which can be purchased at DesignMafia.net.

Stanley Named Best Electric Bassist in Downbeat’s 2012 Reader’s Poll

Webguy — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:29:46 +0000

Congratulations to Stanley for winning Best Electric Bassist in Downbeat’s 2012 Reader’s Poll. Stanley thanks all the readers who voted for him and all the nominees in the magazine’s annual poll. Read more about the poll here.

Video: Watch an Encore Presentation of the Stanley Clarke Trio in Concert

Webguy — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:36:42 +0000

On Saturday September 29, 2012, BNY Mellon Jazz presented a live webcast of the Stanley Clarke Trio at The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to open its 26th season.

The performance featured the trio of Stanley Clarke, drummer Ronald Bruner Jr. and 16-year old pianist Beka Gochiashvili.

You can watch an encore presentation of webcast of show here:
http://services.choruscall.com/links/mcgjazz120929.html#