On the death of a peerless jazz legend: Clark Terry 1920 - 2015

by George Vermij
23 February 201530 March 2022
2 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, FILM, MUSIC

Clark Terry was een legende en is niet meer. De Amerikaanse jazztrompettist overleed zaterdag op 94-jarige leeftijd. Hij begon zijn muzikale carrière bij de jazzgrootheden Count Basie en Duke Ellington die zijn bijzondere talent al gauw inzagen. Hij zei over die twee: “Count Basie was college, but Duke Ellington was graduate school.”
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George Vermij

George Vermij is a cultural omnivore with a curious and critical eye. He studied art history and political science in Leiden and has an incurable film addiction. Besides Cultuurpers, he writes about film for Schokkend Nieuws, Gonzo Circus and In de bioscoop. For Tubelight, Metropolis M and Jegens & Tevens he writes about visual art.View Author posts

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