Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 356 - Colleen Clark (Part 1)

University of South Carolina (USC) Assistant Professor of Jazz Colleen Clark stops by to talk briefly about Art Blakey (02:10), her responsibilities at USC and getting the job (05:15), her composing and arranging career, creating Jazz Girls Day, women who play instrumental jazz, “cats”, and getting prepared for the job market (32:00), and growing up in Connecticut, her early years playing jazz and making connections, and her youth sports careers in cross country and equestrian show jumping (01:04:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film Barbie (01:24:20).

Links:

Colleen Clark’s homepage

Colleen Clark’s USC page

Previous Podcast folks:

Scott Herring from 2022

Other links:

Art Blakey

Steve Maxwell Drums

Brevard Music Center Jazz Institute

Branford Marsalis

Jacob Will

Diana Taurasi at UConn

Dawn Staley

Geno Auriemma

A’ja Wilson

Matt White

Michael Dease

Rodney Whitaker

Jazz Girls Day

Sheila E.

Terri Lynne Carrington

Cindy Blackman Santana

Biblioteca Nacional de México

Corridos of the Mexican Revolution

Quentin Baxter

CC and the Adelitas

Ricky Riccardi

Jazz Education Network

International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Mary Lou Williams

Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz

“Twilight World” - Marian McPartland

Tad Dameron

Cecil Taylor

Viola Smith

Sophisticated Giant - Maxine Gordon

Thelonious Monk - Robin D.G. Kelley

Kenny Clarke

Marian Anderson

James Baldwin

Summer Camargo

Wynton Marsalis

Essentially Ellington

Syndicate Performances UNT

Freddie Crump

Alexander Lepak

Louie Bellson

John Riley

Jon Faddis

Gordon Stout

Mark Fonder

Stephen Peterson

Ed Soph

Green Mountain Running Camp

Candace Parker

Raves:

Barbie trailer