Joe Clark

Praised as "haunting" (Chicago Tribune), "very intriguing and attractive" (Journal of Singing), and "a tour de force" (Chicago Classical Review), the music and multimedia work of Joe Clark is an ambitious synthesis of traditions in, "an emphatic new voice that should be heard" (AllAboutJazz). Joe's compositions and arrangements have been performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Jeff Hamilton, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Marquis Hill, Kurt Elling, Phil Woods, Ira Sullivan, WDR Big Band, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Chicago Brass Quintet, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Spektral Quartet, and ensembles worldwide. He has written extensively for The Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His work can be heard on many albums including: "Sisters in Song" (2018) featuring Nicole Cabell; Alyson Cambridge and the Lake Forest Symphony; and recordings as a leader: "Lush" (2013); "The C.O.W.L. Sessions" (2014); "Arcana: This Sounds Like Us" (2017); and "Black and Cardinal" (2024).

Joe also writes comics and graphic novels in collaboration with New York Times best-selling author Kyle Higgins. Their Eisner-nominated miniseries "Deep Cuts" has been praised as "an absolute triumph of the medium" (Comic Book Resources) and their work on "Radiant Black" was nominated for the 2024 Harvey Award for Book of the Year. He has been on the faculty at DePaul University since 2012 and Northwestern University since 2014. (Photo by Keeton Holder/ DePaul University)

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