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Clif Wallace

About Me

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Clif Wallace Began serious studies in Jazz at North Carolina Central University where he received both a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance.Clif Began performing professionally while still in high school and has since performed with jazz greats such as Branford Marsalis, John Hendricks, Jimmy Owens, Robert Trowers, Yusef Saleem, Marvin Stamm, Gene Bertoncini, Joey Calderazzo, John Brown, and Stephanie and Marlon Jordan.In College, Clif earned the drum seat in the African American Jazz Caucus’s Historically Black College and University (HBCU) All-Star Big Band for three years. With the HBCU Band, he had the opportunity to perform with Jimmy Heath, Joe Chambers, Gerald Wilson, and Jimmy Cobb.In 2007, Clif played drums on John Brown’s “Merry Christmas, Baby”, that broke top 40 in the Billboard charts in 2008.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/10/2006
Band Members: Varies pending gig: Juinus Paul- Bass, Dudley Owens - Sax, John Tate- Bass, Chris Mcbride - Sax ..

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Influences: Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Art Taylor, Carl Allen, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Zutty Singleton, Big Sid, Cozy Cole, Count Basie, George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ed Thigpen, Joe Chambers, Ahmed Jamal, Kenny Baron, Mulgrew Miller, Duke Ellington, Earth Wind and Fire, the Ohio Players, Morris Day and the Time (*Jellybean Johnson), Prince, Micheal Jackson, Ike Turner, Gamble and Huff, Quincy Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Chuck Brown, Jimmy Cobb, Tony Williams, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Billy Higgins, Herbie Hancock, Roy Haynes, Monk, Sly and the Family Stone, Sun Ra, Billy Hart, Chris Dave, James Brown, Chuck Brown, Bill Evans, Oliver Nelson, Victor Lewis, Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, Outkast, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib, Sade, Tribe Called Quest, Al Green, The Staple Singers, The Emotions, John Lee Hooker, The Dave Mathews Band, Nirvana, Cream, Rick James, Cameo, The Red Hot Chilly Peppers, Marvin Gaye, 311, Bill Withers........
Sounds Like: I don't know, what do you think?
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Jazz on the Green Press Release June 2008

WNCU 90.7 FM   June 6, 2008   PRESS RELEASE   WNCU and White Rock Baptist Church present Sunday Jazz on the Lawn   A white tent summer jazz affair is scheduled on the front...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:34:00 GMT

Clif Wallace At Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead

Clif Wallace at Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead 2009 linked in the following:http://www.frostillustrated.com/full.php?sid=5523h ttp://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_de tail&nid=1369
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:29:00 GMT