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5 unusual facts about Bruce Clarke


Bruce Clarke

His past guitar students include Mick Harvey, Robert Goodge (of I'm Talking), Pierre Jaquinot,Laszlo Sirsom (sirsom.wix.com), Mark Cally, Anne McCue, Doug de Vries, Dominic Kiernan, Barry Morton, and Andrew Pendlebury (of The Sports).

Bruce Clarke worked with Frank Sinatra and recorded with him on his tour of Australia, and also worked with Mel Torme, Dizzy Gillespie, Stephane Grappelli, Stan Getz, and Legendary Guitarist John Collins (by whom he was greatly influenced), amongst many other world class musicians.

He accepted a commission to realise the first major Australian electronic work for the 1968 Adelaide Arts Festival, and conducted performances in Melbourne of works by 20th-century composers Stockhausen, Berio and Webern.

Felix Werder

He formed the performance ensemble Australia Felix, which toured Europe, and included Bruce Clarke, Merlyn Quaife, Brian Brown, Alex Grieve, Judy Easton, Tony Conolan, Kevin Makin and Peter Clinch.

Malvern East, Victoria

Bruce Clarke - Jazz guitarist, composer and educator, lived in Malvern East.



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