The Clayton Brothers

The Clayton Brothers
This article is about the musical group. For the painters, see Clayton Brothers.

The Clayton Brothers is the brain child of saxophonist Jefferey (Jeff) Clayton. According to Jeff, some 30 years ago he and brother, Grammy Award winning bassist John Clayton agreed to support each other's preferred formats. Jeff's love of small groups lead to formation of the Clayton Brothers Quintet. John's love for big bands led to formation of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with legendary drummer Jeff Hamilton, of which brother Jeffery is a part. The current roster of the Clayton Bothers Quintet includes brothers Jeff and John, along with John's son Gerald Clayton (piano), Obed Calvaire (drums) and Terell Stafford (trumpet). The band's latest album Brother to Brother was released in November 2008.

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Main Band Members

Jeff Clayton

Jeff Clayton plays reed instruments alto sax and oboe, in addition to the French horn and flute. He has performed and recorded with various well known musicians such as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Kenny Rodgers, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Queen Latifah, Patti Labelle, Earth Wind & Fire, Barry Manilow, D.J. Rogers, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Quincy Jones, Valerie King, Helen Baylor, etc. He also has worked with numerous well-known jazz artists such as B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Woody Harmon, Lionel Hampton, Diana Krall, the late Freddy Hubbard, Lena Horne, McCoy Toner, John Pizzarelli, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Ray Charles.

John Clayton

John Clayton is a bassist and also a composer/arranger/conductor. He has worked for the Los Angeles Philharmonic as the Artistic Director of Jazz from 1998 through 2001. His work was recognized by NARA and nominated for multiple Grammy awards. He has received a Grammy award for Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Queen Latifah's"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die," as arranger in 2008. He has written and/or arranged music for Milt Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Ray Brown, Regina Carter, McCoy Tyner, Carmen McRae, Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, Kurt Elling, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, etc.

Discography

  • It's All in the Family (Concord, 1980)
  • The Music (Capri, 1991)
  • Expressions (Warner Bros, 1997)
  • Siblingity (Warner Bros, 2000)
  • Back in the Swing oh Things (Sindrome,2005)
  • Brother to Brother (ArtistShare, 2008)

Brother to Brother

ArtistShare Project-Brother to Brother-

ArtistShare has been well known for their "Fan-funded" projects. The Clayton Brothers joined ArtistShare to provide unique participant offers to let their fans to have exclusive access to videos, audio shows, downloads, photos and updates on the project. If participants fund the project at higher level, they can have an autographed and personalized CD, narrated listening guide to the recordings by the artists, an iPod pre-loaded with the artists' favorite music, VIP access to performances with backstage access etc.

Reviews

Brother to Brother has been receiving reviews that highly value the album.

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