Terry Clarke (drummer)


Terence Michael "Terry" Clarke C.M. is a Canadian jazz 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 John Handy, and joined The Fifth Dimension in 1967, remaining with the ensemble until 1969.
In 1970, he moved to Toronto, where he began a longstanding association with Rob McConnell's group, Boss Brass; he also played with Ed Bickert, 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 relocated to New York City in 1985, where he played or recorded with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Eddie Daniels, Oliver Jones, Roger Kellaway, Helen Merrill, Ken Peplowski, 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.
Clarke returned to Toronto in 1999, where he joined The Rob McConnell Tentet. Clarke's 2009 debut album It's About Time won a Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year.
Clarke was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2002.

Discography

As a leader

With Ed Bickert
with Ed Bickert Trio & Dave McKenna
with Dave Stahl Band
with Ed Bickert & Don Thompson
with Jim Hall
with Oliver Jones
with Dave Liebman/Mike Murley Quartet
with Oscar Peterson
with Emily Remler
With the Joe Roccisano Orchestra
with Buddy Tate Featuring The Ed Bickert Trio