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 ...

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 ...

The Utah Jazz have made some big announcements surrounding their two new first-round picks, Ace Bailey and Walt Clayton Jr.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Jeff Clayton, the acclaimed jazz saxophonist, flutist and bandleader who worked with such legendary artists as Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Madonna and Count Basie, died Dec. 17 in Los Angeles.

For his eclectic talent and accomplishments as a musician, poet, painter, and composer, Lake won the 2006 Mellon Jazz Living Legacy Award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. Gerald Clayton's ...