Album Notes

Jazz/Rhythm harpist Jan Aldridge Clark's explosive debut CD
is truly a unique listening experience!After completing degrees in classical performance atThe Music Academy of the West Santa Barbara,Indiana University Bloomington, and California State University Los Angeles, Jan headed for Las Vegas, where she performed nightly at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. It was recommended to her by friendly patrons that she play something with a groove. She was dismayed at realizing she'd never learned to groove on the harp at college,so she went back to the drawing board, enlisting in studies with renowned jazz/pop harpist, Carrol McLaughlin.
After intensive studies, Jan began showing up at jam sessions, sitting in with Bass and drums. She then left Los Angeles to try out her new jazz skills on cruise ships and formed her own rhythm combos to the delight of many a listener.Soon,though,motherhood came on the scene, and with the advent of two beautiful children, Jan dropped out to raise them full-time. After the children were old enough, she promptly hit the recording studio. The result is delightfully "Anything But Ordinary!" Enjoy!