Dwayne Clemons - Center of Gravity: Live at Smalls

Dwayne Clemons was raised in Dallas,Texas. He started playing trumpet at age 8. It was in Dallas where he started his musical apprenticeship under the the likes of, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Cohn, Red Garland, James Clay, Buster Smith, Marchel Ivery, Claude Johnson, et.al. Upon arriving in New York in 1985, Clemons furthered his apprenticeship and received a lot of encouragement from with, Clarence"C"Sharpe, Jonah Jones, Barry Harris, Tommy Turrentine and many more.

Clemons resides in Denmark but still performs at Smalls Jazz Club, whenever he visits the NYC. The 10th release in the Smalls Living Masters series was recorded in 2023 on one such visit to the U.S. Alongside him were Amanda Sedgwick on alto saxophone, Aaron Johnson on tenor saxophone, JinJoo Yoo on piano, Paul Gill on bass and Taro Okamoto on drums. The Living Master's Series is an honorarium award for jazz artists who are seniors and have been important contributors to the Smalls and Mezzrow communities in their careers. It helps to preserve the work of these important jazz artists.