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Grammy Consideration: John Clayton, Houston Person – Family Tree

October 14, 2023 by Mango

Family Tree

Released: 08/15/2023
Label: ArtistShare
Format: Digital download, CD

For your consideration
Best Jazz Instumental Album – Family Tree

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Huge thanks to Houston Person for your playing, laughter, depth and insisting that we make this recording. I will take your advice more often.

Thanks to Joel Moss, Shelley Hubbard, Terri and David Harper, Gail Boyd and Brian Camelio. You are my team and have each moved me forward, advised and assisted me in more ways than I can ever list. I adore you all.

Thanks to my family for being the biggest reason I embrace life.

I thank everyone who came in as a participant in this project! Coming on board the way you did is both humbling and inspiring. Earmarking some of your personal funds to help make this happen touches me in a very personal way. You’ve got a hug of appreciation coming the next time I see you!

Specifically, our participants are:

ArtistShare® Gold Participant

Sari Hornstein

ArtistShare® Bronze Participants

Madeleine Crouch

Ian Gleissner

Jeff Kellem

Stephanie Nelson

Michael Peak

Kelly Peterson

Didi Wilson

2023

Track Listing

1. MY FUNNY VALENTINE – Lorenz Hart/ASCAP, Richard Rodgers/ASCAP 4:40

1. THAT’S THAT – Houston Person – Person KIA/BMI, John Clayton – Ginger Kids Music/ASCAP 4:40

3. CRAZY HE CALLS ME – Carl Sigman/ASCAP, Sidney Keith Russell/ASCAP 5:03

4. EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE – Benard Ighner/ASCAP 5:24

5. ROCK ME TO SLEEP – Benny Carter/ASCAP, Paul Vandervoort/ASCAP 5:21

6. THESE FOOLISH THINGS – Eric Maschwitz/PRS, Jack Strachey/PRS 5:09

7. HEY THERE – Richard Adler/ASCAP, Jerry Ross/ASCAP 4:32

8. FOOLS RUSH IN – Johnny Mercer/ASCAP, Rube Bloom/ASCAP 5:18

9. I WONDER WHERE OUR LOVE HAS GONE – John S. Darnielle/ASCAP 5:05

10. MORE – Marcello Ciorciolini/BMI, Norman Newell/BMI, Nino Oliviero/BMI, Riziero Ortolani/BMI 5:09

11. MY LITTLE SUEDE SHOES – Charlie Parker/BMI 4:44

12. GONE AGAIN – Lionel Hampton/BMI 3:38

John Clayton – Bass

Houston Person – Saxophone

Produced by John Clayton, Joel Moss and Brian Camelio

Recorded at Sear Sound, NYC January 17th, 2023

Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Joel Moss

Assistant Engineer Steven Sacco

Project coordination – J4U Entertainment, LLC, Terri L. Harper, David A. Harper

Photo credit – Wayne Hillaire

Album artwork – Shelley Hubbard

Management (John Clayton) – Gail Boyd Artist Management

Houston Person appears courtesy of HighNote Records

John Clayton uses Evah Pirastro strings

This recording is dedicated to the memory of my brother, Jeff Clayton, whose “Family Tree” roots are so strong that they affect me daily.

LOS ANGELES JAZZ SOCIETY: September 9, 2023

September 1, 2023 by admin

40th Anniversary Celebration & Jazz Tribute Concert

Please join us for this extra special occasion:

LOS ANGELES JAZZ SOCIETY

40th Anniversary Celebration & Jazz Tribute Concert

September 9th at the Montalban Theater

Featuring the CLAYTON HAMILTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA

WITH Several Special Guests including:

John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Tierney Sutton, Sara Gazarek, George Bohahan, James Barrall, Anthony White, Katie Thiroux, Sammy Miller, Rickey Woodard, Charles Owens, and more.

HOSTED BY: LEROY DOWNS

ticket link: https://feverup.com/m/136747

I’ll see you there! Now, back to practicing…

The Jazz Cruise ~ Jan 6-13, 2023

December 11, 2022 by admin

The Jazz Cruise is the first and only full-ship cruise charter dedicated to “straight-ahead” jazz. After more than two decades of producing the best jazz-only festival in the world, The Jazz Cruise is hailed by both the musicians and guests as Jazz Heaven.

For those of us who have experienced this 7-day, 7-night presentation of jazz magic, we simply call it…The Jazz Cruise!

The Jazz Cruise lineups are comprised of Performing Groups, The Jazz Cruise Leaders and Musicians who perform as members of Anita’s Big Band and in All-Star settings. With sidemen, the Performing Groups account for nearly 65 jazz musicians. There are roughly 10 more outstanding artists who serve as The Jazz Cruise Leaders. The remaining 25 musicians are Big Band members and All-Stars.

PERFORMING GROUPS

WYNTON MARSALIS Special Guest DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE MONTY ALEXANDER KURT ELLING JOEY DEFRANCESCO JOHN PIZZARELLI ETIENNE CHARLES TIERNEY SUTTON ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY BILL CHARLAP HOUSTON PERSON JEFF HAMILTON STEVE TYRELL CHRISTIAN SANDS SAMARA JOY

THE JAZZ CRUISE LEADERS

SHELLY BERG Music Director JOHN CLAYTON Big Band Director EMMET COHEN RANDY BRECKER WYCLIFFE GORDON NIKI HARIS KEN PEPLOWSKI ALONZO BODDEN Comedian

ALL-STARS & BIG BAND

JOHN ALLRED PATRICK BARTLEY BILLY CHILDS JOHN FEDCHOCK ERIC HARLAND JAMES MORRISON LEWIS NASH JAVIER NERO DICK OATTS NICKI PARROTT RENEE ROSNES ADA ROVATTI BRIA SKONBERG GARY SMULYAN TERELL STAFFORD BIJON WATSON JENNIFER WHARTON RODNEY WHITAKER MATT WILSON RICKEY WOODARD

MORE THAN 100 MUSICIANS

This lineup does not include the band members for the Performing Groups, many of whom are leaders and soloists. When announced, there will be more than 100 of the world’s very best “straight-ahead” jazz stars on the cruise. At this time, we can share the names of a few of the band members:VINCENT ECTOR PASQUALE GRASSO BENNY GREEN JON HAMAR LAFAYETTE HARRIS, JR. TAMIR HENDELMAN TIM HORNER MATTHEW PARRISH TED ROSENTHAL KENNY WASHINGTON PETER WASHINGTON MARTIN WIND