APR 16–19 | Big Band Week
Apr 19, 2020
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
ALL SFJAZZ SHOWS AND EVENTS CANCELED THROUGH AUGUST 16
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we have made the decision to cancel the remainder of the 2019–20 Season, including all shows and education events that were previously scheduled from March 11–May 31, the 38th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival, which was scheduled from June 9–21, and Summer Sessions 2020 which was scheduled from July 9–August 16.
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Co-led by three master musicians, each with an impeccable big band pedigree, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra has carried on the tradition of Count Basie and Thad Jones as one of the finest working big bands in the world, soon celebrating their 30th anniversary. Saxophonist Jeff Clayton and bassist John Clayton co-lead the hard-hitting Clayton Brothers quintet, and both served apprenticeships in Basie’s illustrious band. Between them, they have amassed a gold-plated résumé that includes work with Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Paul McCartney.
Jeff Hamilton established his reputation as one of the great living jazz drummers in the bands of legends Basie, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Oscar Peterson, and Ray Brown, with whom Hamilton performed and recorded in various contexts for nearly two decades. Most recently, he has been the first-call drummer for Diana Krall and leads his own superb trio. The three Basie alums formed the GRAMMY-nominated CHJO in 1985 with an all-star lineup of Los Angeles-based musicians, and have recorded nine albums with guests including Modern Jazz Quartet vibraphonist Milt Jackson and French singing star Charles Aznavour.
WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM
Bill & Margie Holdnak
The playing is at so high a level, so un-hackneyed, that sheer quality triumphs.
PopMatters
The playing is at so high a level, so un-hackneyed, that sheer quality triumphs.
PopMatters
Personnel
Jeff Clayton alto saxophone
John Clayton bass
Jeff Hamilton drums
[John] Clayton plays bass with a big, smooth tone and his band likewise gives off a concordant hum.
The New York Times
Personnel
Jeff Clayton alto saxophone
John Clayton bass
Jeff Hamilton drums
[John] Clayton plays bass with a big, smooth tone and his band likewise gives off a concordant hum.
The New York Times
Watch & Listen
Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
I Love Being Here With You
Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Hat's Dance
Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
I Love Being Here With You
Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Hat's Dance
APR 16–19 | BIG BAND WEEK
APR 16
Data Lords
MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRAAPR 17
The Distance
MICHAEL FORMANEK ENSEMBLE KOLOSSUSAPR 18
Big Band Innovator
DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY