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Stream the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert From SFJAZZ

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Stream the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert From SFJAZZ

March 31, 2022 • Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart & Cassandra Wilson. Watch live Thu, March 31, 10:30 p.m. ET!

NEA Names Its 2022 Jazz Masters: Hart, Clarke, Wilson And Harrison

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NEA Names Its 2022 Jazz Masters: Hart, Clarke, Wilson And Harrison

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July 20, 2021 • The NEA celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jazz Masters Fellowship and inducts the class of 2022, including four jazz icons: Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson and Donald Harrison, Jr.

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Stanley Clarke On World Cafe

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July 30, 2018 • A chat with the legend himself and band member Cameron Graves on the new album The Message.

Stanley Clarke On World Cafe

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Sonny Rollins.

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World Cafe Looks Back: Jazz Greats

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March 12, 2012 • Hear from tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Stanley Clarke.

World Cafe Looks Back: Jazz Greats

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Popping And Bopping: The Electric Bass In Jazz

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Popping And Bopping: The Electric Bass In Jazz

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September 6, 2011 • From '70s fusion on down, hear five electric bassists who turned the spotlight on the low end in jazz.

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White On JazzSet

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Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White On JazzSet

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October 7, 2010 • At the 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival, three-quarters of the stellar fusion band Return to Forever reunited. Hear Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White — on piano, bass and drums, respectively — perform a highly charged acoustic set.

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White On JazzSet

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World Cafe

S.M.V.: All-Star Bass Trio Brings The 'Thunder'

WXPN

October 3, 2008 • Featuring Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten, the electrifying S.M.V. blows aways audiences with their new project, which spans three generations of bass styles. In addition to a session by S.M.V., there is a bonus set with just Victor Wooten.

S.M.V.: All-Star Bass Trio Brings The 'Thunder'

World Cafe

Stanley Clarke: A Lyrical Bass Player

WXPN

November 26, 2007 • When he was only 25, the word "legend" was already being used to describe Stanley Clarke. Now, he's a king of the acoustic and electric jazz worlds, having won every major award available to a bass player. Hear an interview with the jazz/fusion innovator.