Curtis Clark

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Curtis Clark
Born	(1950-04-23) 23 April 1950
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	jazz
Instruments	piano
Years active	1970s–present
Labels	Nimbus

Curtis Clark (born 23 April 1950) is a jazz pianist from Chicago, United States.

Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1950, but moved to Los Angeles where he spent his student years and started composing and playing the piano. After Clark graduated in music theory and composition from the California Institute of Arts in Valencia, he set out for New York City. There he began working and recording with David Murray.

Influenced by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Horace Tapscott, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, Clark was based in Amsterdam for many years until his return to the U.S. He is now situated in New England.

While working with various groups, Clark has played with musicians including Oscar Brown, Jr., Julian Priester, Art Taylor, Billy Bang, Richard Davis, Abbey Lincoln, Charles Tyler, John Tchicai and Han Bennink.

He was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.^[1]

Discography

As leader

Dedications (1981, Freelance Records)
Phantasmagoria (1984, Nimbus 3368)
Self Trait (1985,Free Music Production, SAJ-52)
Amsterdam Sunshine (1987, Nimbus 3691)
Letter to South Africa (c. 1987, Nimbus 501)
Live at the Bimhuis (1988, Nimbus 505)

As sideman

With Billy Bang

Invitation (Soul Note, 1982)

With M. Cook

Trance (1979, Circle Records (Germany) RK20-31279/20)

With Julian Priester

Polarization (ECM, 1977)

With J. C. Tans

Around the World (1989, BVHaast 8905)

References

Kennedy, Gary W. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 March 2009. (subscription required)

↑ Delta Omicron List of National Patrons & Patronesses

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Name	Clark, Curtis
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Short description	American musician
Date of birth	23 April 1950
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