John Clark

Horn player, arranger, and composer, John Clark has performed all over the world with a wide diversity of musicians in a variety of musical arenas: jazz, pop, Broadway, classical, and studio work. Clark was awarded the M.M. degree from New England Conservatory of Music where he studied Horn, composition and improvisation. His improvisation/composition instructors included Jaki Byard, Ran Blake and George Russell and many others. The list of artists (many of them Grammy winners) with whom he has recorded and/or performed includes: Gil Evans, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Turtle Island String Quartet, Joe Lovano, Julius Hemphill, Jaco Pastorius, George Russell, Sting, Ornette Coleman, Paquito D’Rivera, and the Mingus Orchestra, among many others. He has released 7 albums as a leader and appeared on over 20 as a side-person.

Clark is the recipient of a composition grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, and his work has been performed and/or recorded by the Gil Evans Orchestra, McCoy Tyner Big Band, Paul Winter, Imani Winds, among many others. He is on the Board of Directors of Mohawk Trail Concerts (MA) and Composers Concordance (NYC).