Dawn Clement

Adjunct Instructor

Piano

dclement@cornish.edu

Pianist/composer and Cornish alum Dawn Clement (B.M., 2000) maintains a hectic schedule between teaching and touring with saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, recording with trombonist and fellow Cornish faculty member Julian Priester, and performing with her own trio consisting of Matt Wilson and Dean Johnson. In addition to Bloom, Clement has toured the U.S. with the Sabella Consort and the Rubin/Clement Piano Dialogues, the latter for which she received a King County Arts Commission grant in 2002. Clement has also performed with such notable artists as Pharaoh Sanders, Nancy King, Ingrid Jensen, Louis Moutin, Hadley Caliman, Mercer Ellington, Mark Helius, Mark Dresser, and Bobby Previte.

Over the last seven years, Clement has performed in some of the world‘s premier venues including Carnegie Hall, Le Conservatoire Superieur, Paris, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Seattle’s Benaroya Hall, as well as numerous clubs (Sweet Rhythm, Tonic, and Iridium), art museums, and theaters. Clement also has been the recipient of numerous accolades and awards including an invitation to compete at the Third International Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition in Paris, France (2002), the Earshot Jazz awards for “Best Emerging Artist” (2000), “Best Jazz Quartet” and “Best Album” for her performance with trombonist Priester (2003), and a nomination for “Earshot Jazz Record of the Year” (2004) for her CD Hush. She also finished as one of the top five finalists in the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition (2006).