Kim Clarke Trio at Jackson Heights Jazz Festival at Espresso 77

KIM CLARKE-bass, TIM SICILIANO-guitar, LUCIANA PADMORE-drums.
As an acoustic bassist Kim traveled most notably with the late Joe Henderson Quartet (1986-7) throughout Europe. Internationally she is noted as “at home in the Ron Carter School of HardBop”, “a dynamic Woman in Jazz who supported the intense rhythm of the Henderson group with unsuspected vitality and melodic solo passages..” as electric bassist is noted in the bio of the famed bassist Larry Graham; a great early influence on her playing concept.As an electric bassist Kim has toured most extensively with Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Downtown in the 80's and Millenium Lineups ...

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KIM CLARKE-bass, TIM SICILIANO-guitar, LUCIANA PADMORE-drums.
As an acoustic bassist Kim traveled most notably with the late Joe Henderson Quartet (1986-7) throughout Europe. Internationally she is noted as “at home in the Ron Carter School of HardBop”, “a dynamic Woman in Jazz who supported the intense rhythm of the Henderson group with unsuspected vitality and melodic solo passages..” as electric bassist is noted in the bio of the famed bassist Larry Graham; a great early influence on her playing concept.As an electric bassist Kim has toured most extensively with Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Downtown in the 80's and Millenium Lineups
Over the years Kim has also toured/performed with international artists such as : Michael Urbaniak,George Gruntz, Jens Wendelboe, Christy Doran,Fredy Studer,Erika Stucky, Marilyn Mazur, Annie Whitehead and Ursula Dudziak. Her experiences include tours with Joseph Bowie’s Defunkt, National Black Theatre,The Are and Be Ensemble, Yusef Lateef Quartet,Teri Thornton Trio, Bertha Hope Trio, Robert Palmer ,Kit McClure Big Band, Rachel Z Trio, Bigfood, Wallace Roney and Cindy Blackman Quartet,Rhonda Ross-Kendrick,Oliver Lake and Jump Up, James Blood Ulmer Experience, Jack Mc Duff Quartet, Rodney Kendricks Quartet, Jazzberry Jam .

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