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Upcoming shows
- 2026-05-17 Dazzle Denver Denver, US
Recent shows
- 2026-05-09 Sierra Madre Playhouse Sierra madre, US
- 2025-09-14 Segerstrom Center for the Arts Costa mesa, US
- 2025-07-21 Chapiteau Marciac, FR
About John Clayton
A multi-talented musician, John Clayton deserves much more recognition. A brilliant bassist whose bowed solos are exquisite, Clayton is also a top-notch arranger and composer. A protégé of Ray Brown (whom he recorded with on a couple of occasions, including a late-'90s collaboration with fellow bassist Christian McBride), Clayton picked up important early experience playing with Count Basie's Orchestra for two years. He has co-led the Clayton Brothers with his younger brother, altoist Jeff, off and on since 1977, and in 1985 put together the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, along with Jeff ...
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