CLARENCE PENN
Hard Bop / Post Bop • United States
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Clarence Penn left his native Detroit Michigan to attend the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. Upon graduation, he headed for the University of Miami, and a year later, transferred to Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) at the suggestion of Wynton Marsalis, whose father Ellis, was a faculty member. In 1990, Penn accompanied Ellis and Wynton Marsalis to Japan, where he met Lewis Nash. Impressed by the young drummer, Nash recommended him to Betty Carter. Penn was hired and moved to New York City in 1991.
Remaining with Betty Carter for several years, Penn went on to play with Stanley Clarke. Since then, he has toured, performed and recorded with a wide range of different artists, including Christian McBride, Michael Brecker, Dizzy Gillespie, Luciana Souza, Gary Burton, Joshua Redman, Richard Galliano, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Charlie Haden, Makoto Ozone and Maria Schneider. “It’s important that people know my versatility, sensitivity and professionalism,” says Penn. “I’m very serious
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Hard Bop
2002
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