DIPLOMACY- by K Clarke
When one begins to peek beyond the wall
of prestidigious mechinations all To seek the humane comfort of the stranger
WHo hath been deemed the author of all danger
It is meet to sit and greet
Open-minded wary, sweet Christ-like oils upon the feet It is both as one a treat
Diplomacy of late is quite perplexing With inner urgings outer visions vexing
Population ebb and flow Some concerned yet others no
Until the Wretched Eye beholds one's door
A sad reflection of the self and more
The time of opportunity may've passed
To bring peace and harmony of life to last
A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS
(City College of NY)STUDENT OF JOHN LEWIS A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN MUSIC
(Long Island University)3 TIME RECIPIENT OF NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA)
JAZZ STUDY FELLOWSHIPS. STUDENT OF RON CARTER,
BUSTER WILLIAMS AND LISLE ATKINSON,
JAZZMOBILE WORKSHOP- STUDENT OF JIMMY HEATH, JOHN STUBBLEFIELD,
JIMMY OWENS, VICTOR GASKIN,COLLECTIVE BLACK ARTIST WORKSHOP AND BARRY HARRIS`JAZZ IMPROVISATION WORKSHOPS
SHARON FREEMAN
U.S.& CANADIAN DATES & TOURS WITH:
YUSEF LATEEF,JAZZBERRY JAM,SOJOURNER
DEFUNKT,JOE HENDERSON,ANDY BEY,
MIKI DAVIDSON,NAPOLEON REVELS-BEY,
MANAAN MUJIB,TED CURSON,LOUIS HAYES,
LIONEL HAMPTON,ADELA & MILES DALTO,
BARRY HARRIS,GILLY COGGINS,CANDIDO,PATATO,
JACK MAC DUFF,LITTLE JIMMY SCOTT,CRAIG HARRIS,
DR.BILLY TAYLOR,SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS,
GRACIAN MONCUR,BENNY POWELL,OLIVER LAKE
CHARLES DAVIS,LESTER BOWIE and BRASS FANTASY,
DEFUNKT BIG BAND,HAROLD OUSLEY,
JIMMY HEATH,EDDIE PRESTON,GERALD HAYES,
GEORGE BRAITH AND SPACE ISLAND
DANNY MIXON,SHARON FREEMAN, SHEILA JORDAN,
EVELYN BLAKEY,KIT MC CLURE BIG BAND,
TERI THORNTON,GERI ALLEN,CASSANDRA WILSON,
VANESSA RUBIN,DAKOTA STATON,LILLIAS WHITE,
JOAN CARTWRIGHT,FIEVRE LATINA,ANNETTE ST.JOAN,
KEISHA ST.JOHN,BRANFORD MARSALIS,ARTURO O'FARRILL, STEVE COLEMAN AND FIVE ELEMENTS,
KIM THOMPSON,
BILLY BANG'S FORBIDDEN PLANET,TIA FULLER,
TIM SICILIANO, RICH SWEETING AND SKIP SCOTT
ROXANE BUTTERFLY,ROCK-A-FELLA,TRACY MANN
VICTOR JONES R&BEBOP BAND,ROBERT PALMER,
QUEEN LATIFAH, TRAZANA BEVERLY,BERNARD WRIGHT
NTOZAKE SHANGE, TINA PRATT, SEKOU SUNDIATA
DONALD BLACKMAN,LILLIAS WHITE,FLYTHE BROTHERS,
RAY ABRAMS BIG BAND
and MAGNETS!
EARLY ROOTS:
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE (R&B)
"A SOUL JOURNEY INTO TRUTH"- NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE
Guyana,S.A.
THE WIZ on Broadway,
YUSEF LATEEF WEST COAST TOUR
THE LADIES FORT PERFORMANCE SPACE
ST.PETER`S CHURCH JAZZ VESPERS
ALL-NIGHT SOUL,
KENNY GATE'S MUSIC FACTORY
STUDIO WE
JAZZMANIA
THE JAZZ FORUM
BARRY HARRIS' JAZZ CULTURAL THEATRE
(house bassist for the ART BLAKEY
Breakfast Jam)
FIEVRE LATINA(LATIN)
ISIS,IBIS,ESSENCE (R&B)
A SALUTE TO JAZZ MENTORS PASSED
with whom I have had the fortune of
meeting and sharing musical moments:
