Lesa Terry remembers Clark Terry

Lesa Terry is a violinist, arranger, educator and composer who has played in groups including the Uptown String Quartet, which received significant support from Max Roach. She frequently performs around the Los Angeles area and beyond and is a professor in Santa Monica College's music department. Here, she discusses her musical and familial relationship with her cousin, the jazz legend Clark Terry.
Adam Reese interviewed Lesa Terry in Playa Vista, CA on June 24th, 2023. This discussion first aired on KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles on January 23rd, 2024.
This interview is available in podcast form via The Pointed Nose (the-pointed-nose.simplecast.com/)
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0:00 Meeting Clark Terry
5:10 Studying under Clark Terry
20:15 Clark Terry's response to hate and discrimination
26:19 Making a children's book about Clark Terry

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