Gerald Clayton Trio at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Gerald Clayton searches for honest expression in every note he plays. With harmonic curiosity and critical awareness, he develops musical narratives that unfold as a result of both deliberate searching and chance uncovering. The four-time Grammy-nominated pianist/composer formally began his musical journey at the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where he received the 2002 Presidential Scholar of the Arts Award. Clayton went on to win second place in the 2006 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. Expansion has become part of Clayton’s artistic identity and his music is a celebration of true artistic synergy...

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Gerald Clayton searches for honest expression in every note he plays. With harmonic curiosity and critical awareness, he develops musical narratives that unfold as a result of both deliberate searching and chance uncovering. The four-time Grammy-nominated pianist/composer formally began his musical journey at the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where he received the 2002 Presidential Scholar of the Arts Award. Clayton went on to win second place in the 2006 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. Expansion has become part of Clayton’s artistic identity and his music is a celebration of true artistic synergy. The Gerald Clayton Trio will feature guitarist Anthony Wilson and bassist Alan Hampton on this concert date.

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