Stanley Clarke interview: “What you wanna retire for? Think of all the jazz musicians that have come before me that played until the last note”
Kevin Le Gendre
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
A towering figure in the bass world since he burst onto the global jazz scene in 1970s as a founding member of Return To Forever and with his classic solo album School Days, Stanley Clarke is now back with a new band of Young Turks, N 4EVER
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