Mr. Clark is a native of Commerce, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of North Texas where he was a member of the One O’clock Lab Band on bass trombone and tuba. He did graduate work at Yale University and received his master’s degree from East Texas State University (Texas A&M University-Commerce).  His teachers have been his father, James Clark, Neill Humfeld, John Swallow, Royce Lumpkin, John Kitzman, Ed Jones and  Vern Kagarice.  He currently teaches trombone, euphonium and tuba.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Mr. Clark has an active performance schedule. He is the principal trombone of the Dallas Opera Orchestra.  He is also principal trombone with the Dallas Wind Symphony with whom he has recorded eight CDs.  He has also performed with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera, Singapore Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, East Texas Symphony, Richardson Symphony, Plano Symphony, and Keith Brion's New Sousa band. He performs frequently as acting Principal Trombone with the Dallas Symphony. He has also played with the big bands of Claude Gordon, Les Elgart, and Warren Covington. Mr. Clark was selected as a member of the University Of North Texas One O’clock All Star Alumni Band in 1996 and has also taught at the University of North Texas. He has been on the staff of Blast of Brass summer camp at Southern Methodist University since its inception in 1997.  He is a member of Sundance Brass Quintet, which performs throughout the Southwest.  He is a clinician for Edwards Trombones.

In 2003 , Mr. Clark formed the Texas Trombone Octet, which won the Remington Trombone Choir competition of the International Trombone Association.  This group performed at the International Trombone Festival in Helsinki, Finland.   His recordings of the TMEA all-state trombone etudes are produced by Jordan Sound Productions and are distributed throughout Texas as a performance guide for high school trombone students.

Mr. Clark is active as a euphonium specialist and has performed on euphonium with the Dallas Symphony, the Dallas Wind Symphony, and various other groups.

His wife Lou Ann, is the high school librarian in Sulphur Springs, Texas and their son Chris, is a member of the trombone section of the President’s Own United States Marine Band in Washington, DC.