John Clayton is a natural born multitasker. The multiple roles in which he excels—composer, arranger, conductor, producer, educator, and yes, extraordinary bassist—garner him a number of challenging ...

Grammy-winning Jazz musician John Clayton was being honored Lincoln Center for his music. At the same time, he learned he lost his home of 40 years in California.

In 1985, drummer Jeff Hamilton joined bassist John Clayton and saxophonist Jeff Clayton to form the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Together with an all-star lineup of Los Angeles-based musicians ...

Clayton, 68, has directed the Workshop since its inception in 1996, when it became the educational arm of the Vail Jazz Festival. He and five other professional jazz musicians tutor a dozen ...

Jazz legends John Clayton and Houston Person will perform at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on Friday to kick off this year’s Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival at Saratoga Performing Arts center.

Jazz-wise. The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra wants everyone to have some serious fun - Los Angeles Times "We ended up creating a jazz family, where loyalty is big," says John Clayton of the ...

Music was Gerald Clayton's first language. His dad, the revered bassist and musical multi-hyphenate John Clayton, remembers Gerald always singing as a child — duetting with the songs of birds ...