Dana Clark
Music is my favorite language
On the Chicago music scene for ten years, Dana played clubs, coffeehouses, and hotels around the city. She also traveled to perform at more than fifty colleges throughout Illinois and Wisconsin. During those years, she studied piano with Erwin Helfer, legendary for his traditional Chicago blues style, and Skip Green, one of Chicago’s most respected teachers of jazz.
She has played in rock bands, country groups, folk duos, jazz groups, as a solo act, and with blues musicians. This has given her the ability to compose in a wide range of styles, allowing her to mold her musical settings to fit the subject matter of her lyrics.
Music & live video
Press photos
I love recording, because it's the only way I get to play all my instruments at once!
Press / Reviews
“Dana Clark is an outstanding singer/songwriter. Her music is either playful, sultry, upbeat, or meditative. The lyrics will make you laugh or cry.” - DR. SUSAN DILL, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, UTSA.
“"You have to admire an artist whose songs can emit a child-like innocence on one track, a sultry, brazen aura on the next, and yet still retain a distinct musical personality throughout." ” - Dan Kening, Illinois Entertainer Magazine
““If you're having a bad day any day, you should hear Dana Clark make music. Clark is a singer and songwriter who plays piano, flute, and guitar. Her music fuses folk, jazz, blues, and pop. ” - Jim Beale, San Antonio Express-News
“"Dana spares no effort in promoting her gigs to ensure a good turn-out and has a loyal following who actually do show up! Hers was the only sold-out show in my house-concert series" ” - Susan Smylie