Gerald Clayton
Oscar Peterson's ‘The AFRICA Suite’
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102
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U.S. premiere of Oscar Peterson’s previously unperformed AFRICA suite featuring GRAMMY-nominated Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Oscar Peterson protégé Benny Green, 2010 NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron and more!
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Gerald Clayton Biography
Gerald Clayton searches for honest expression in every note. The six-time GRAMMY nominated pianist-composer and recent Blue Note Artist began formal studies at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance at USC’s Thornton School of Music under the instruction of Billy Childs, following a year of intensive study with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron at The Manhattan School of Music. In 2006, Clayton won second place in the Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition.
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