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John Clayton
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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 assignments and commissions. With a Grammy on his shelf and eight additional nominations, artists such as Diana Krall, Paul McCartney, McCoy Tyner, Milt Jackson, Regina Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gladys Knight, Dr. John, Queen Latifah, and Charles Aznevour vie for a spot on his crowded calendar.
He began his bass career in elementary school playing in strings class, junior orchestra, high school jazz band, orchestra, and soul/R&B groups. In 1969, at the age of 16, he enrolled in bassist Ray Brown's jazz class at UCLA, beginning a close relationship that lasted more than three decades. After graduating from Indiana University's School of Music with a degree in bass performance in 1975, he toured with the Monty Alexander Trio (1975-77), the Count Basie Orchestra (1977-79), and settled in as principal bassist with the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Amsterdam, Netherlands (1980-85). He was also a bass instructor at The Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Holland from 1980-83.
Naptown Sound
By Steve Allee
Label: Jazzville Studios
Released: 2025
Track listing: Full House; Twins; Spang a Lang; Cookin' at the Kitchen; Naptown Nights; Wes at
the Turf; Hubbub; Friends; Zebra II.
New Jazz Standards, Volume 7
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: August in New York; High on Blueberry Pie; Theme for Jobim; Feels Like Home; Is That Asking
Too Much?; Looking at You; I Need a Dream; Sweet Talk; You’re So Cute; Do Be Do Be Do;
Alone; Can You Dig Being Dug?; Always in My Heart; Minute Waltz.
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.
Joe Farnsworth, Sam Dillon, Etienne Charles, Cory Weeds and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Joe Farnsworth, Sam Dillon, Etienne Charles, Tyreek McDole, Cory Weeds, Sarah Wilson, Peter Lin & AAPI Jazz Collective, Ola Annabel/Nicolas Meier, NYO Jazz, Jimme Greene, Jordan VanHemert, Alan Broadbent, Antonio Adolfo, Anaïs Reno, Dave Anderson, Gabriel Latchin, Danny Grissett, Atlantic Jazz Collective, Gregory Tady, Greg Murphy, John Clayton, Nicole Glover, ...
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with John Pizzarelli at the 92NY Jazz in July
by Paul Reynolds
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with John Pizzarelli Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92NY Jazz in July New York, NY July 15, 2025 What's the perfect jazz concert for a sultry summer night? If short and swinging (and air conditioned) is your answer, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra delivered the goods ...
Benny Benack III, Brandee Younger, Something Blue, Robert Glasper and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Benny Benack III, Brandee Younger, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Ola Onabule/Nicolas Meier, Something Blue, Diego Rivera, Robert Glasper, Tessa Souter, Michael Dease, Clifford Jordan, Cyrus Chestnut, Mark Masters Ensemble, John Clayton, Hot Toddies Jazz Band, Planet D Nonet, Behn Gillece, Bobby West, NYO Jazz, Pete McGuinness, Rob Clearfield, Tyreek ...
46th Annual Tri-C JazzFest
by C. Andrew Hovan
46th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Playhouse Square Cleveland, OH June 26-28, 2025 Jazz festivals occupy a precarious space these days. Pressured by financial constraints, too many have drifted toward booking artists with only a passing connection to the jazz tradition. Cuts to both public and private funding have only compounded ...
Deborah Silver: Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks!
by Jack Bowers
Basie Rocks! A great idea? One best left on the cutting-room floor? Or perhaps a little of both? There are reasonable arguments to be made on all sides of the equation. On the one hand, this is the one and only Count Basie Orchestra, swinging in its own exceptional way. On the other, the orchestra has ...
Jed Levy, Kandace Springs, Leon Anderson, Behn Gillece and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Charles Rouse, Jed Levy, Bill O'Connell, Doug Wyatt, Joe Lovano, Reginald Cyntje, Eric Scott Reed, Beatle Jazz, Royce Campbell, John Clayton, Jane Ira Bloom, Kandace Springs, George Colligan, Albare, Pete McGuinness, Marilyn Kleinberg, Leon Anderson, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Behn Gillece, Charles Chen, Greg Murphy, Saul Dautch, Greg Hopkins, Mark Masters, and ...
