Gerald Clayton Trio at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

Six-time Grammy-nominated pianist, composer and Blue Note artist, Gerald Clayton formally began his musical journey at the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He then graduated from USC’s Thornton School of Music under the instruction of piano icon Billy Childs, following a year of intensive study with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron at The Manhattan School of Music. In 2006 Clayton won second place in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. The son of beloved bass player and composer John Clayton, Gerald has performed and recorded with such distinctive artists as Diana Krall, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, John Scofield and the Clayton Brothers Quintet, and tours and records with saxophone legend Charles Lloyd....

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Six-time Grammy-nominated pianist, composer and Blue Note artist, Gerald Clayton formally began his musical journey at the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He then graduated from USC’s Thornton School of Music under the instruction of piano icon Billy Childs, following a year of intensive study with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron at The Manhattan School of Music. In 2006 Clayton won second place in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. The son of beloved bass player and composer John Clayton, Gerald has performed and recorded with such distinctive artists as Diana Krall, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, John Scofield and the Clayton Brothers Quintet, and tours and records with saxophone legend Charles Lloyd.

Gerald Clayton – Piano; Jermaine Paul – Bass; Kevin Kanner – Drums

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