Clark Terry

Clark Terry's illustrious career--as an innovative trumpeter and flugelhornist, horn designer, leading jazz educator, and composer--has covered an epic span of jazz history. Winner of the 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and an NEA Jazz Master, in addition to many other accolades and awards, Terry is the author of"Let's Talk Trumpet: From Legit to Jazz" and "The Interpretation of the Jazz Language, "both with Phil Rizzo.

Clark Terry's illustrious career--as an innovative trumpeter and flugelhornist, horn designer, leading jazz educator, and composer--has covered an epic span of jazz history. Winner of the 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and an NEA Jazz Master, in addition to many other accolades and awards, Terry is the author of"Let's Talk Trumpet: From Legit to Jazz" and "The Interpretation of the Jazz Language, "both with Phil Rizzo. See less