Clark is a very wonderful teacher. And if it's not correct, he will let you know. Both on the bandstand and off, Clark Terry's concerned with passing on the jazz tradition. He's chairman of the Academic Council of the Thelonius Monk Institute at Duke University. And Terry also devotes much of his time to jazz clinics, music camps and student bands.
Terry says jazz is both a technique and an attitude that can be taught.
Put simply, it's the way Clark Terry lives. Even at 70, Clark Terry has no plans to set his horn down any time soon. He'll celebrate his birthday on the road tonight when he performs at the University of New Hampshire. Saxophonist Red Halloway won't be with him, so he wanted to get his greeting in early. Happy birthday, Clark.