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Gerald Clayton

Gerald was born on May 11, 1984 in Utrecht, The Netherlands and moved to the United States at a young age. He graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) in the summer of 2002 and received a Bachelor's of Music from the Jazz Studies program at USC in the Fall of 2006. Gerald grew up in a musical family (his father is bassist/composer John Clayton and his uncle saxophonist Jeff Clayton) and was exposed to a variety of musical styles from a very young age. He studied classical piano with Mrs. Linda Buck and jazz piano and composition with Shelly Berg, Kenny Barron and Billy Childs. Gerald was the winner of the 2001 Music Center Spotlight Awards and received the 'Outstanding Soloist' Award during the Monterey High School Jazz Competition in 2001 and 2002

The Two-o Duo Project

By John Clayton

Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2026
Track listing: Blue Bayou; Nail In Need; Beautiful; On the Day You Were Born; En La Orilla Del Mundo; The Longest Time; Smile Medley; Some Other Time; Come Sunday; Forth.

Swingin' On a Star

By Gina Saputo

Label: GSJQ Productions
Released: 2003
Track listing: !'ve Got No Strings; Street Of Dream; Now Or Never; Bye Bye Blackbird; Body And Soul; Thou Swell; In Spirit; Swingin' On A Star; Inchworm; But Not For Me

Kind of Now - The Pulse of Miles Davis

By Gregory Hutchinson

Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Ah-Leu-Cha; Fran-Dance; Fall; Orbits; Marley's Mood; Feio; Water Babies; Seven Steps to Heaven; Bitches Brew; Black Comedy; Ellehcem's Time; Circle In the Round; I'm Done

Festival-ing on Historic Grounds

by Josef Woodard
October 9, 2026

Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey, CA September 25-27, 2026 As the legendary Monterey jazz festival leans into its 70th year in 2027, the artistic and commercial mission remains steadfast, while the leadership chair has been in rotation the last few years. After Tim Jackson retired after 32 years of noble and forward-thinking duty ...

Charles Lloyd at the Umbria Summer Jazz Festival 2026

by Rhonda Wagner
August 12, 2026

Charles Lloyd Quartet Arena Santa Giuliana  Umbria Jazz Festival Perugia, Italy July 6, 2026  It was a night to remember in Perugia, Italy. During a brutal heat wave sweeping across southern Europe, the legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd performed at the Umbria Jazz Festival in the open-air Arena Santa Giuliana, at ...

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026

by Geoff Anderson
July 10, 2026

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026 Aspen, Colorado June 26-27, 2026 When nourishing the soul, it is important to consume a balanced diet. Failure to draw from a wide array of musical genres can lead to ennui, shallow breathing and excessive television watching. A properly tuned soul can be an ephemeral thing, ...

John Clayton: The Two-o Duo Project

by Pierre Giroux
July 7, 2026

The album the two-o duo project, a collaboration between bassist John Clayton, vocalist René Marie and pianist Gerald Clayton, quietly draws the listener into their world through intimacy, trust and a shared musical understanding. Rooted in the art of duo playing, the album expands naturally into trio performances, creating a gathering of old friends discovering music ...

Orbits

June 6, 2026

Album: Kind of Now - The Pulse of Miles Davis
By Gregory Hutchinson
Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 2026
Duration: 04:53

Jazzkaar Interviews: Jason Hunter

by Martin Longley
April 30, 2026

Miles At 100 is now all-pervasive, as we celebrate the centenary of that shooting star pioneer of jazz trumpet. The currently-running Jazzkaar festival in Tallinn, Estonia, is also contributing to the retrospective rush, presenting a specially-conceived gig on Friday May 1st, assembled by the Stateside trumpeter Jason Hunter. Hunter was raised in Los Angeles, ...