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Clayton Brothers

The Clayton Brothers Quartet was founded in 1977, and while their paths would sometimes diverge, the brothers continued to share a common musical vision that would draw them back together. Reed player Jeff Clayton began his career as both a touring and studio musician. He recorded important albums with, among others, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Kenny Rodgers, Michael Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Earth, Wind & Fire, and a solo on Madonna's recording "Back in Business"...

SFJAZZ Collective: Live SFJAZZ Center 2013 - The Music of Chick Corea & New Compositions

By JOHN KELMAN

Some things change, some things stay the same. After two successive recordings and tours with an identical lineup--a first in its now 10-year history--the SFJAZZ Collective once again undergoes some minor personnel shifts. More important, however, is that Live SFJAZZ Center 2013: The Music of Chick Corea & New Compositions comes a full two years after ...

The Gathering

By CLAYTON BROTHERS

Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2013
Track listing: Friday Struttin'; Tsunami; Touch The Fog; This Ain't Nothin' But A Party; Stefon Fetchin' It; Don't Explain; Coupe De Cone; Somealways; Souvenir; Blues Gathering; Simple Pleasure; The Happiest Of Times.

Clayton Brothers: The Gathering

By AAJ ITALY STAFF

Non è sempre detto che i segni del passato, quando vengono riproposti con onesto senso di devozione e vocazione, debbano a tutti i costi risultare vecchi o inattuali. Come per molti musicisti coevi, anche per i Clayton Brothers praticare la tradizione implica apertamente rispettare un sistema normativo dotato di natura rituale e simbolica che, portato avanti ...

The Clayton Brothers: The Gathering

By LARRY TAYLOR

The Clayton Brothers--John on bass and Jeff on reeds--have been playing together for over 30 years, either in their small groups or in the large Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, formed in 1985 in partnership with drummer Jeff Hamilton. In small contexts, they have specialized in post-bop swing with a touch of funk, while the critically acclaimed big ...

Jackie Ryan: Listen Here

By DAN BILAWSKY

Jackie Ryan isn't simply a singer; she's a force of nature. Her voice possesses a weighty power, yet soars with grace and ease. Her ability to transmute into different characters and forms, as dictated by the song, lyrics and style, makes her one in a million and she's managed to parlay that unique gift into project ...

The Gathering

By CLAYTON BROTHERS

Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2012
Track listing: Friday Struttin'; Tsunami; Touch The Fog; This Ain't Nothin' But A Party; Stefon Fetchin' It; Don't Explain; Coupe De Cone; Somealways; Souvenir; Blues Gathering; Simple Pleasure; The Happiest Of Times.

The Clayton Brothers: The Gathering

By DAN BILAWSKY

The Clayton Brothers' prior ArtistShare albums were high quality, thematically driven outings that highlighted their respect for notable jazz siblings on Brother To Brother (ArtistShare, 2008), and honored the relationship between the art forms of dance and jazz with The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare, 2010). For the group's third effort on this fan-funded imprint, The ...

16th Litchfield Jazz Festival: Kent, CT, August 5-7, 2011

By SANDY INGHAM

Litchfield Jazz Festival Kent, CT August 5-7, 2011 “I like to save the best for last," saxophonist Jimmy Heath told the crowd near the end of his big band's grand finale set at the Litchfield Jazz Festival on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. It was a successful strategy, not only for Heath's ...