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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
Alone
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Moments with You; Alone; Rapture; The Ice Queen; The Shadow of Your Smile;
Blues for D.P.;
Stella by Starlight;
Since I Fell for You.
House of the Singing Blossoms
Label: Sam First Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Triple Chase; In A Silent Way; Walk Tall; Bordertown; Because; House of the Singing
Blossoms; Blues for
Wandering Angels; Introduction & Yaqui Indian Folk Song; Le Mistral; Simple Song.
Ones & Twos
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Angels Speak; Cinnamon Sugar; Sacrifice Culture; How Much Love?; Count M; Just Above; Lovingly; Rush; For Peace; More Always; Space Seas; Endless Tubes
Simply Me
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Down Home Blues;
Give Me One Reason;
How Glad I Am;
The Very Thought Of You;
Alright Ok, You Win;
But Beautiful;
Never Make Your Move Too Soon;
Do It Again;
We're in This Love Together / Let's Do It Again;
Simply Me.
Jakob Dreyer: Roots and Things
by Dan McClenaghan
Bassist Jakob Dryer searched for a new sound for his third album as a leader. He has, for his previous two releases, expressed his art via the standard quartet-- sax, bass, drums and piano. For Roots and things, the piano is replaced by Sasha Berliner's vibraphone, joining the leader's other new- to-the-fold sidemen, saxophonist Tivon Pennicott ...
John Scofield Combo 73 at Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
John Scofield Combo 73 Miner Auditorium San Francisco November 7, 2025 Grammy-winning guitarist John Scofield returned to Miner Auditorium for a three-night residency (November 6--8) alongside Combo 73, a lively quartet featuring pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart. Their performance on the second night crackled with grit, ...
Kahlil Childs and Jacob Hart: Two Young Stars Rise From Detroit
by Paul Rauch
The Detroit Jazz Festival is a huge draw. For fans, it is the largest free jazz event in the world, removing financial barriers and accommodating over 300,000 attendees over Labor Day weekend annually. Over four days, four stages present the best the jazz world has to offer and in the process, celebrates the great jazz history ...
Dominique Fils-Aimé, Joe Alterman / Mocean Worker, Brittany Davis & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is another batch of recent and upcoming releases from artists doing things their own way--whether it's reimagining the legacy of pianist Les McCann and the poetry Everett Hoagland, or turning the listener into a real-time DJ. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ...
Anthony Wilson’s Nonet Blooms Again on House of the Singing Blossoms
by Steven Roby
Guitarist-composer Anthony Wilson is circling back to a format that has shaped his voice since the beginning: the nonet. His new live album, House of the Singing Blossoms (Sam First Records, 2025)), documents two nights at Los Angeles listening room Sam First and sets the stage for four shows at SFJAZZ's Joe Henderson Lab on September ...
