Gerald Clayton

About

Grammy-nominated jazz artist who fan-funded his debut album as a leader Two-Shade on the ArtistShare platform.

Before Fame

He began studying classical piano when he was seven under the tutelage of Linda Buck.

Trivia

He toured with The Clayton Brothers and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.

Family Life

He was born into a musical family, with his father being bassist and bandleader John Clayton and his uncle being multi-instrumentalist wind player Jeff Clayton.

Associated With

He cited as influences his father, Oscar Peterson, Monty Alexander, Benny Green, and Ray Brown.