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Sat, Nov 02
|Sam First
"THE TWO-O DUO" John Clayton Plays Duets with Billy Childs & Alex Hahn
GRAMMY Award-winning Bassist, Composer, Arranger and Producer, John Clayton has written for and/or recorded with artists such as Milt Jackson, Diana Krall and Paul McCartney to name only a few. For this special performance, Clayton performs duos with some of LA's most unique and creative musicians.
Nov 02, 2024, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Sam First, 6171 W Century Blvd #180, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA
John Clayton (bass), Billy Childs (piano), Alex Hahn (saxophone)
Bassist, Composer, Arranger and Producer, John Clayton is a busy man. He is a Grammy© winner with nine additional nominations and has written and/or recorded with artists such as Milt Jackson, Diana Krall, Paul McCartney, Regina Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gladys Knight, Queen Latifah, McCoy Tyner, YoYo Ma and Charles Aznavour, to name only a few.
John was the principal bassist in the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (The Netherlands) from 1980-1984. In 1986, John co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and rekindled The Clayton Brothers Quintet. In addition to his individual clinics and workshops, he has also worked as director of the educational components to Centrum, The Port Townsend Jazz Festival, and the Vail Jazz Workshops.
It is John’s arrangement of the “Star Spangled Banner” that helped propel Whitney Houston in her 1990 performance at the Super Bowl (the recording went platinum). His recordings with…
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1st set ticket (7:30pm)
One ticket is good for one set of music only. Student discount code : SAM1STUDENT
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