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Stanley Clarke

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1951-06-30 (72 years old)

Biography

Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fusion bassist to headline tours, sell out shows worldwide and have recordings reach gold status.Clarke is a 5-time Grammy winner, with 15 nominations, 3 as a solo artist, 1 with the Stanley Clarke Band, and 1 with Return to Forever. Clarke was selected to become a 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship.A Stanley Clarke electric bass is permanently on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

Filmography

all 81

Movies 77

self 11

Stanley Clarke

Biography

Filmography

all 81

Movies 77

self 11

TV Shows 4

Undercover Brother 2 (2019)

Halston (2019)

Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

Marcus (2015)

The Best Man Holiday (2013)

Freelancers (2012)

Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Jazz à Sète Festival 2012 (2012)

Return To Forever - The Mothership Returns (2012)

Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Live Catania Jazz 2012 (2012)

SMV: Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Jazz a Vienne 2009 (2009)

Return To Forever: Live At Montreux (2009)

Clarke-Miller-Wooten "S.M.V. Live In Spain" (2009)

Soul Men (2008)

Return to Forever: Live in San Sebastian (2008)

First Sunday (2008)

Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades (2006)

Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006)

Into the Sun (2005)

Roll Bounce (2005)

Meet Bob Shaye (2004)

Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)

The Big Time (2002)

The Transporter (2002)

Undisputed (2002)

Undercover Brother (2002)

Little John (2002)

The Red Sneakers (2002)

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)

Romeo Must Die (2000)

The Color of Friendship (2000)

The Loretta Claiborne Story (2000)

If You Believe (1999)

The Best Man (1999)

Rocky Marciano (1999)

Funny Valentines (1999)

Down in the Delta (1998)

On The Line (1998)

Sprung (1997)

B.A.P.S (1997)

Dangerous Ground (1997)

The Cherokee Kid (1996)

Eddie (1996)

The Road to Galveston (1996)

Bleeding Hearts (1995)

The Show (1995)

Panther (1995)

Higher Learning (1995)

Royce (1994)

Al Di Meola Jean-Luc Ponty Stanley Clarke Live at Montreux (1994)

Little Big League (1994)

A Cool Like That Christmas (1993)

Poetic Justice (1993)

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

Watch It (1993)

Mood Indigo (1993)

Passenger 57 (1992)

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (1992)

Love Kills (1991)

Perfect Crimes (1991)

Cool as Ice (1991)

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Fusion Night (1991)

A Tribute to Miles Davis (1991)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

The Five Heartbeats (1991)

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990)

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)

Book of Love (1990)

Moe's World (1990)

Dangerous Pursuit (1990)

Blue Bayou (1990)

The Blue Note Collection - The Manhattan Project (1990)

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1951-06-30 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
NEA Jazz Masters