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Chris Clark
Chris Clark was raised in Waco, Texas, where he received a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a trumpet emphasis from Baylor University. Chris also earned a Master of Jazz Studies from DePaul University in Chicago where he studied Jazz Composition with Thomas Matta. Chris has also been fortunate enough to study with Bob Lark, Wiff Rudd, Alex Parker, Tim Coffman, Bob Palmieri, and Brent Turney. Chris has had many opportunities to perform in both the Dallas and Chicago areas. He has shared the stage with artists such as Bob Mintzer, Jon Faddis, Wycliffe Gordon, Jon Metzger, Nicholas Payton, Rufus Reid, and Maria Schneider, among others. Although Chris spends his days teaching middle school band in Plano ISD, he keeps a busy performing schedule in several groups around the Dallas area.
Chris has had the opportunity to compose and arrange music for the Waco Jazz Orchestra, Baylor Jazz Ensemble, DePaul Jazz Orchestras, American Jazz Composers Orchestra, Jazz Icon Phil Woods, as well as Dallas area jazz ensembles and various middle school and high school band programs.
Chris currently resides in Dallas, TX with his lovely wife and beautiful daughter.
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Benoit Delbecq & Fred Hersch Double Trio's "Fun House" and Chris Clark's Debut "Cedar Wisely" Coming from Songlines
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Songlines will release a pair of extremely diverse yet equally exciting albums on March 12. Fun House, the first recorded collaboration between the critically acclaimed pianists Benoit Delbecq and Fred Hersch, finds them performing in a rare double-trio configuration. It's a ground-breaking encounter and between jazz piano and the sonic resources of contemporary classical music, between American tradition and the European avant-garde. Hersch's quest for absolute beauty and impeccable virtuosity have become legendary. Delbecq is one of Europe's most prominent ...
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