Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan sits down with the legendary drummer Mike Clark. He is one of the founders of the modern style of funk drumming and might be best known for working with Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters in the 1970’s. This music is now amongst the most sampled in music history and has sold millions of records. In addition to working in that idiom, Mike Clark is a well respected jazz drummer who has worked on hundreds of recordings as a sideman and leader. From Mikes Bio On His Website: While often referred to as the “Tony Williams of funk,” Mike Clark is considered one of the foremost jazz drummers of the genre. He gained worldwide recognition as one of the instrument’s important innovators while playing with Herbie Hancock in the early seventies. His incisive playing on Hancock’s “Actual Proof” garnered him an international cult following and influenced generations of drummers. Born in Sacramento, CA, Mike traveled around the country with his father, a former drummer himself and a union man for the railroad. His dad had a great appreciation for jazz and blues music, and Mike absorbed the music of America while riding the rails. He credits this exposure as forming the foundation for his ability to synthesize many different regional styles. From age 4, he was a prodigy, sitting in–and getting “house” –with bands in Texas and New Orleans. And by the time he reached his early twenties he was known as one of the founders of the distinctive East Bay Sound coming out of Oakland, California. Besides Herbie Hancock, Mike has performed with such well-known jazz greats as Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett, Chet Baker, John Scofield, Nicholas Payton, Tony Bennett, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Eddie Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Mabern, Woody Shaw, Vince Guaraldi, Donald Harrison, Stanley Clarke, Kenny Barron, Albert King, Robben Ford, Larry Coryell, Jack Wilkins, Charlie Hunter, Michael Wolff, Wallace Roney, Billy Childs, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chris Potter, Bobby McFerrin, Rob Dixon, Nat Adderly, Oscar Brown Jr., and Gil Evans and his Orchestra. Wish Mike A Happy 74th Birthday Upcoming On October 3 Visit Mike’s Website At: https://www.drummermikeclark.info/ Check out this video of Mike Clark with Herbie Hancock In The 1970’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAlej… The video has been segmented into chapters in order to get a better idea of whats discussed: 1. Early Years In Development And Time As A Child Prodigy 2. Playing Gigs As A Teenager In Texas 3. The East Bay Sound, Funk Drumming And Meeting Paul Jackson 4. Getting The Gig With Herbie Hancock 5. Mike Clark Further Discusses His Extensive Career In Jazz 6. Mike’s Advice For Young Drummers 7. Mike Discusses Jazz Education 8. Mike Talks About New Episodic Drum Series 9. Mike Encounters Miles Davis 10. Improving With Age And Still Developing 11. Some Playing To Finish Up Thanks for watching please subscribe like and share Visit our website at Jazzmusiciansvoice.netSHOW LESS