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Clint Ashlock

About Me

Clint grew up in the Kansas City area and was introduced to music when he was told he could miss an hour of class every day by going to band rehearsal. Things turned serious after hearing recordings by Miles Davis and Clifford Brown late in high school. After graduating from Fort Hays State with a Bachelors of music in trumpet performance, Ashlock moved back to KC, where he recently finished studying with the legendary Bobby Watson at UMKC, playing in combos and in the award winning Concert Jazz Ensemble. Education-wise, he received a double masters degree in Jazz/Studio music and Composition from the UMKC Conservatory, and keeps busy playing around town as well as teaching at Johnson County Community College. Clint has appeared on stage with such personalities as James Carter, Clark Terry and the Temptations, among others.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/02/2006
Band Website: www.clintashlock.com
Band Members: Currently can be heard with a number of different groups, ranging from straight ahead to salsa to contemporary jazz.
Influences: Anyone that plays and/or writes with soul and spirit. Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Watson, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Duke Ellington, Igor Stravinksy, Chicago, Ray Charles, Maria Schneider, Frank Sinatra, Bela Bartok, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Harry Connick Jr, Quincy Jones, Nicholas Payton, Charles Mingus, Film Scores, Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, Dave Holland... the list goes on and on and on and on. Seriously.
Sounds Like: Everyone puts "me", but isn't that what we're all going for?
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Check this out

Hey everyone, my good friend and outstanding saxophonist Gary Denbow has just released a CD that I had the pleasure of playing on. It features his great compositions as well as some really good playin...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:39:00 GMT

NJO Article in the Star

Check it out! Joe Klopus wrote the article that will be in Thursday's (today's) paper. There's also a link to a video piece Allison Long did. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/745218.html
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:42:00 GMT

New Website

In hopes to get this self-promotion thing underway, I've revamped my website. Drop by and check it out. More importantly, come listen! Thanks!
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:58:00 GMT

No More Jazz

So apparently word is that Plaza III isn't having jazz music any more. I sure hope they change their mind, but the way things are going in KC, it's probably made up. Apparently they're going for "danc...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:23:00 GMT

New tunes

A couple new things are up - Byouba and April Mist. Guess which one's the happy song...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:12:00 GMT

What I Learned in Jazz History

While I can't take credit for teaching THESE students, I'm pretty sure a few of mine ended up thinking these exact thoughts. Funny stuff.******************>>>> What I Learned In Jazz Class>>>>>> T...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:13:00 GMT

Hans Groiner, Monk connoiseur.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51bsCRv6kI0Priceless.
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:08:00 GMT

Funniest Music References Ever? You gotta check this out...

I just had to share this one. Maybe I'm just in the right mood to appreciate this, this morning, but I think everyone can appreciate this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLMFeel free to call...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:32:00 GMT

How to Sing the Blues

HOW TO SING THE BLUES: 1. Most Blues begin with: "Woke up this morning..." 2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line like, "I got a ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:16:00 GMT

Sort of... no; COMPLETELY in awe

Sometimes I wonder how many people in my line of work are actually excited and thankful for what they get to do. I got a chance to play with Aretha Franklin tonight, and, maybe a little too honestly, ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:44:00 GMT