Neil Clarke percussion

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BIOGRAPHY

Neil Clarke has been a student of percussion for more than forty years......

It is an ongoing pursuit and in that time Neil Clarke has had many great opportunities to study, perform and collaborate with percussion masters worldwide.

Neil Clarke's skill and artistry has taken him on numerous occasions to North, West and South Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the South Pacific and a majority of the United States.

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Neil Clarke

Neil Clarke has had performing, touring and recording relationships with many notable artists over the years. In addition to his ongoing collaborations with Randy Weston and fellow African Rhythms sidemen Alex Blake, Benny Powell and Talib Kibwe.

Neil Clarke has enjoyed long- standing relationships with such notable artists as Harry Belafonte, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn, Miriam Makeba, Letta Mbulu, Carlos Garnet, Paul Winter, the Spirit Ensemble, Tulivu Donna Cumberbatch, the late Noel Pointer, the late Arthur Prysock, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the International African American Ballet, and many others.

Regardless of where or what the musical genre:
folkloric, jazz, pop, rhythm and blues, gospel or classical orchestra
Neil Clarke is equally at home.

Neil Clarke also had the opportunity to perform in the Broadway production of Timbuktu and in the feature film Beat Street, over the span of his career, Neil Clarke has made numerous television appearances on both network and cable presentations as well as being featured on recordings with many of the artists mentioned earlier.

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