{"id":18429,"date":"2026-11-09T19:46:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T18:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asmm.fr\/?post_type=team&p=18429"},"modified":"2026-11-09T19:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T18:46:43","slug":"mike-clark","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.asmm.fr\/en\/our_team\/mike-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Clark is an American jazz and funk drummer known for his work with Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters. His playing on the album <em>Thrust<\/em> (1974), particularly on \u201cActual Proof,\u201d has become a landmark in jazz-funk drumming.<\/p>\n<p>He has also played with Brand X and collaborated with artists including Chet Baker, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson and Christian McBride. 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