Clark Terry

Birth Name:

Clark Terry

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession

Music department, Soundtrack, Actor

Received Arts and Letters Awards from the French and Austrian Governments and was knighted in Germany
Served in the U․S․ Navy from 1942 to 1945 before becoming a jazz star
Organized a Harlem youth band which helped lead to the creation of Jazz Mobile, a traveling stage that brought free jazz concerts to neighborhoods in New York City to help raise awareness of the art
Was awarded 15 honorary doctorates and three adjunct professorships to celebrate his contributions to jazz education
Quote: "Teaching jazz allows me to play a part in making dreams come true for aspiring musicians․"
Known for his skill as a jazz trumpeter, he also played the flugelhorn and composed music
One of the most recorded musicians in the history of jazz, he made over 900 recordings alongside such greats as Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
Served as a Jazz Ambassador for State Department tours in the Middle East and Africa
A life-sized wax figure of him was displayed, along with memorabilia, at the Griot Museum
Co-authored such books as "Let's Talk Trumpet: From Legit to Jazz" and "Interpretation of the Jazz Language․"

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