Jeff Clayton
Jeff Clayton (February 16, 1954 – December 17, 2020) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist.
Clayton studied oboe at California State University and undertook a tour with Stevie Wonder. Following this he recorded with Gladys Knight, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, Patti Labelle, and Madonna. With his brother John Clayton he founded The Clayton Brothers in 1977, and later formed the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with Jeff Hamilton.
He worked with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Ethan Smith, and Lena Horne, and played in the Count Basie Orchestra while under the leadership of Thad Jones. From 1989 to 1991 he was a member of the Philip Morris Superband. He also toured with Gene Harris, Dianne Reeves, Joe Cocker, B.B. King, and Ray Charles.
Discography
Boogie-Down, Ernestine Anderson and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 1989Groove Shop, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 1989Heart and Soul, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 1991Music, The Clayton Brothers, 1991Absolutely, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 1995Expressions, The Clayton Brothers, 1997Explosive!, Milt Jackson and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 1999Siblingity, The Clayton Brothers, 2000Back in the Swing of Things, The Clayton Brothers, 2005Christmas Songs, Diana Krall and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, 2005Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Live at MCG, 2005Flirting With Twilight, Kurt Elling, 2001
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