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| Stanley Clarke Band at Tarrytown Music Hall  Stanley Clarke Band will perform Nov 12th, 8pm at Tarrytown Music Hall. Stanley Clarke became the first bassist in history to headline tours, selling out shows worldwide, and have his albums certified gold. The word "legend" was used to describe Stanley by the time he was 25 years old. By this tender young age, Stanley was already a celebrated pioneer in fusion jazz music, having been a founding member of Chick Corea's Return To Forever. He was also the first bassist in history to double on acoustic and electric bass with equal virtuosity, power, and fire. He also invented two new instruments: the piccolo bass and the tenor bass. The piccolo bass, built to his specifications by New York luthier Carl Thompson, is tuned one octave higher than the traditional electric bass guitar. The tenor bass is a standard Alembic bass tuned up one fourth higher than standard. With both of these instruments, Stanley's melodic range is extended for playing in higher registers as he sees orchestrationally fit.He was Rolling Stone's very first Jazzman of the Year, and bassist winner of Playboy's Music Award for ten straight years. His artistry has spanned classical, jazz, R&B and pop idioms. He has already succeeded in a multitude of diverse careers, any one of which would be satisfactory to anyone else. Yet he still pushes on, as invigorated and as passionate about music as that teenage prodigy from Philadelphia with a dream. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |