Clarence Lacquese Penn (born March 2, 1968) is an American jazz drummer and composer.
[1] In 1986, while still at high school, he attended the Interlochen Arts Academy.
[1] At Virginia Commonwealth, he studied with Ellis Marsalis, and played in the pianist's trio from 1987 to 1991, including for a tour of Japan in 1990.
[1] Penn later worked with David Sanchez, Jimmy Smith, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Scott, Greg Hatza, Stanley Clarke, Tim Warfield, Bob Berg, Diana Krall, Cyrus Chestnut, and Stephen Scott.
[1] In 1997, he recorded his debut album, Penn's Landing, for Criss Cross Jazz.