
Clark Gayton is an American multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer and musicians' rights advocate.
Biography
Born as Carver Clark Gayton Jr. to Carver Clark Gayton
and Mona Marie Lombard,
Clark Gayton is a professional musician (trombone, euphonium, tuba, sousaphone, cornet, keyboards, piano), composer and producer.
Clark studied music with
Floyd Standifer
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,
JoAnn Christen
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,
Curry Morrison
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,
Julian Priester
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Bio ...
,
Joe Brazil
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and
Buddy Catlet
Buddy may refer to:
People
*Buddy (nickname)
* Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present)
* Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992)
*Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), Am ...
while attending Garfield High School. After graduating from high school in 1981, Clark received a scholarship to attend the
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cou ...
, where he studied with
Phil Wilson,
Tom Plsek
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* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
and
Tony Lada
Tony may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
. He graduated in 1984 and moved to Oakland before moving to New York in 1987 where he lives to this day.
Since living in New York, Clark has worked and recorded with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world, such as
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver (born 1942) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and co-founder of Strata East Records.
Biography
Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1942 and moved with his family to New York City when he was 10. During his ch ...
,
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charle ...
, Wynton Marsalis and JALC,
McCoy Tyner
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,
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
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, the
Mingus Big Band
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,
Ted Nash and Odeon,
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel, the
Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the
Count Basie Orchestra
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,
Clark Terry
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.
He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...
,
Nancy Wilson, and
Ray Charles
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. Clark toured with
Bruce Springsteen
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as part of the
Seeger Sessions
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Etymology
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band. Clark has recorded or performed with
Prince
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,
Rihanna
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,
Brazilian Girls
Brazilian Girls is a band from New York, United States, known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with musical styles as diverse as tango, chanson, house, reggae and lounge (but no Brazilian rhythms at all). None of the member ...
,
Steel Pulse
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,
Wyclef Jean
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,
Queen Latifah
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,
Quincy Jones
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,
Sting
Sting may refer to:
* Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger
* Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself
Fictional characters and entities
* Sting (Middle-ear ...
,
Sturgill Simpson
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,
Whitney Houston
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,
Stevie Wonder
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, Bruno Mars, Bette Midler, Nora Jones, Usher, Steve Van Zandt, Beyoncé,
Santana,
Maxwell
Maxwell may refer to:
People
* Maxwell (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist
* Justice Maxwell (disambiguation)
* Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage o ...
,
The Skatalites
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, and
Bad Brains
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, to name a few. He performs regularly with his band, Explorations in Dub, at
Nublu in New York City. He was also a member of
Levon Helm
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's Midnight Ramble Band. He has appeared in the movies ''
Malcolm X
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'', ''
Sweet and Lowdown
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'', and ''
Kansas City
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''. He has performed frequently with
Conan O'Brien
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's house band as a substitute for
Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg
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Early life
Rosenberg became a trombonist when his junior high ...
. In addition, he is a strong advocate for musicians’ rights and has been a panelist for discussions about the online and independent music industry.
Family influence and early music history
He is the son of Carver Clark Gayton
and Mona Marie Lombard
and is the great-grand nephew of the legendary New Orleans musician,
Manuel "Fess" Manetta.
The first two professionally trained musicians on his maternal side were Jules and Deuce Manetta who founded the Pickwick Brass Band and played cornet and trombone, respectively. Deuce, trained classically in France, was said to be the first slide trombone player in New Orleans. Valve trombone was the instrument of choice at the time. Their nephew was Manuel Manetta. He began on violin and guitar but did his first paid work as a pianist for Countess
Willie Piazza
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. He played with
Buddy Bolden
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in 1903. By 1910 he had mastered cornet, saxophone, and trombone. Manuel played at Tuxedo Hall with the Eagle band. He went to Chicago in 1913, then returned to New Orleans, played locally for five years. He went to Los Angeles in November 1919 to join
Kid Ory
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He was b ...
. He returned home shortly afterwards and toured as pianist for with Martels' Family Band, then played piano in
Ed Allen's Band on riverboats. He settled down in New Orleans where his versatility and musicianship enabled him to work with many bands and orchestras, including
Papa Celestin
Oscar Phillip Celestin (January 1, 1884 – December 15, 1954) better known by stage name Papa Celestin was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
Life and career
Celestin was born in Napoleonville, Louisiana, to a Creole family, son of a ...
's, Arnold Du Pas and
Manual Perez's, and solo work at
Lulu White's.
In later years he became the most renowned teacher in New Orleans. He gave occasional public appearances well into his seventies, making a specialty of playing two brass instruments simultaneously. Manuel had a sister, Olivia, who had a son, Lawrence (trombone), and three daughters: Lucille (Clark's grandmother, piano), Dolly (Adams, played all instruments, mother of Justin, Placide, and Gerry Adams), and Gladys (piano). All were born in
Algiers.
Discography
* Clark Gayton & Neatherealm – ''Don't Try To Question'' 1995 (Ritual, Ltd.)
* Neatherealm – ''JahMerican Jazz'' (Ritual, Ltd.)
* Clark Gayton – ''Walk the Water'' 1999 (Ritual, Ltd.)
* Clark Gayton – ''Sankofa!'' 2003 (Ritual, Ltd.)
* Clark Gayton – ''Best of Clark Gayton'' 2008 (Ritual, Ltd.)
* Clark and the SuperSlicks- “New York” 2013 (Ritual, LTD)
As sideman
* Steel Pulse Rastafarian Centennial (trombone, vocals) 1992
* Skadanks “Give Thanks” 1994 (trombone)
* Mingus Big Band “Que Viva Mingus” 1997
* Dr. John “Anotha Zone” 1998 (trombone)
*
Cornell Campbell
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– ''Big Things'' (Trombone) 2000
*
Peter Salett
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– ''Heart of Mine'' (Trombone) 2000
*
Dennis Brown
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– ''Let Me Be the One'' (Trombone) 2000
*
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
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– ''Merryteria'' (Trombone) 2000
*
Monday Michiru
is a Japanese American actress, singer, and songwriter whose music encompasses and fuses a wide variety of genres including jazz, dance, pop, and soul. She is arguably best known for being a pioneer of the acid jazz movement in Japan in the ...
– ''4 Seasons'' (Trombone, Tuba) 2001
*
Sting
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* Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger
* Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself
Fictional characters and entities
* Sting (Middle-ear ...
– ''
All This Time'' (Trombone) 2001
*
Maxwell
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People
* Maxwell (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist
* Justice Maxwell (disambiguation)
* Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage o ...
– ''
Now
Now most commonly refers
to the present time.
Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
Organizations
* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
* National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization
* Now ...
'' (Trombone) 2001
*
Barney McAll
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– ''Release the Day'' (Trombone) 2001
* Monday Michiru – ''Selections 1997–2000'' (Trombone, Tuba) 2001
* Jephte Guillaume Bourique Le 2001
*
Paul Peress
Paul Peress is an American drummer, composer, and record producer.
Career
Peress grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. He started on violin when he was six years old, then played trumpet when he was twelve.
His family moved after his father, Maur ...
– ''Awakening'' (Trombone, Horn Arrangements) 2002
*
– ''Bassmentality'' (Trombone) 2002
*
Dave Stryker
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Career
Stryker grew up in Omaha, Neb ...
– ''Blue to the Bone III'' (Trombone) 2002
*
Tom Jones
Tom Jones may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
* Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist
*''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...
– ''
Mr. Jones'' (Trombone) 2002
*
Bill Mobley
Joseph William Mobley (born April 7, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player.
Early life and education
Mobley was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Both of his parents were musicians. Mobley learned piano, his mother's instrument, from ...
and the Space Time Big Band – ''New Light'' (Trombone, Soloist) 2002
*
John Fedchock
John William Fedchock (born September 18, 1957) is an American jazz trombonist, bandleader, and arranger.
Early life and education
Fedchock was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Ohio State University and the Eastman School of Music at th ...
New York Big Band – ''No Nonsense'' (Trombone) 2002
*
Queen Latifah
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– ''
She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits'' (Trombone, Horn Arrangements) 2002
*
Tom Browne – ''Tom Browne Collection'' (Trombone) 2002
*
Gaijin à Go-Go
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History
In 1999, former model and fashion designer Petra Hanson placed a newspaper ad looking for members for the "fun, fantasy, not fame" band she hoped to form. Bassist Sanford Santacroc ...
– ''Happy–55–Lucky'' (Trombone) 2003
*
Dan Zanes
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History
Zanes's father was a teacher, as well as a p ...
and Friends – ''House Party'' (Tuba) 2003
*
Julia Darling
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Early life and education
Darling was born in 1956 in 8 College Street, Winchester—the house Jane Austen died in. Her parents were John Ramsay ...
– ''Julia Darling'' (Trombone, Trombonium) 2003
* Cannabis Cup Band – ''Live Joint'' (Trombone) 2003
*
Mýa
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– ''
Moodring
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'' (Trombone) 2003
* Sting – ''
Sacred Love
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'' (Trombone) 2003
* ''
Barbershop 2: Back in Business Original Soundtrack'' (Trombone) 2004
*
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel – ''
Buzz
Buzz may refer to:
People
*Buzz (nickname), a list of people
* J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born 1967; aka ''Dr. Buzz''), American forensic psychologist and journalist
Fictional characters
*Buzz, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie '' Rev ...
'' (Trombone, Bass Trombone) 2004
*
Mocean Worker
Mocean Worker (pronounced "motion worker") is the recording alias of jazz musician and producer Adam Dorn.
Biography
Philadelphia native Adam Dorn is the son of renowned jazz and R'n'B producer Joel Dorn. He grew up around the jazz and R&B disc ...
– ''Enter the Mowo!'' (Trombone) 2004
* David Pilgrim – ''Island Soul'' (Trombone) 2004
*
Brazilian Girls
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– ''Lazy Lover
P' (Composer, Trombone, Vocals (background)) 2004
*
Nasio
Nasio Fontaine, also known simply as Nasio, is a reggae artist from the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Biography
Nasio is the youngest of seven children born to a Kalinago mother and father of African descent, in the village of Carte-Bois.Hamilton, A ...
– ''Living in the Positive
onus Tracks
Onus, from Latin, indicates accountability/responsibility
Onus may also refer to:
* Blame
* Burden (disambiguation)
* Legal burden of proof (''onus probandi'')
As a surname
* Bill Onus
William Townsend Onus Jnr (15 November 1906 – ...
' (Trombone) 2004
* Brazilian Girls – ''
Brazilian Girls
Brazilian Girls is a band from New York, United States, known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with musical styles as diverse as tango, chanson, house, reggae and lounge (but no Brazilian rhythms at all). None of the member ...
'' (Composer, Trombone, Vocals (background)) 2005
*
Ted Nash – ''Espada de la Noche'' (Trombone, Tuba, Horn (Baritone)) 2005
*
JJ Sansaverino – ''Sunshine After Midnight'' (Trombone) 2005
*
Elvis Costello
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– ''
North
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Etymology
The word ''no ...
'' (trombone) 2005
*
Kerry Linder
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* Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name)
Places
* Kerry, Queensland, Australia
* County Kerry, Ireland
** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
– ''Sail Away With Me'' (Trombone) 2005
*
Steven Bernstein – ''MTO Vol. 1'' (Trombone) 2006
* Brazilian Girls Talk to La Bomb 2006
*
Joss Stone
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"It's a Man's World", Live (Trombone) 2006
*
Rihanna
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– ''
A Girl Like Me'' (Trombone) 2006
*
Nasio Fontaine
Nasio Fontaine, also known simply as Nasio, is a reggae artist from the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Biography
Nasio is the youngest of seven children born to a Kalinago mother and father of African descent, in the village of Carte-Bois.Hamilton, An ...
''Rise Up'' (Trombone) 2007
* Duo Live ''The Color of Money'' (Trombone) 2007
*
Bad Brains
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– ''
Build a Nation
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'' (Trumpet) 2007
*
Charles Tolliver
Charles Tolliver (born 1942) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and co-founder of Strata East Records.
Biography
Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1942 and moved with his family to New York City when he was 10. During his ch ...
– ''With Love'' (Trombone) 2007
*
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...
– ''
Live in Dublin'' (Trombone, vocals) 2007
*
East Village Opera Company
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– ''Olde School'' (Trombone) 2008
* Brazilian Girls – ''
New York City
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'' (Tuba) 2008
*
Lila Downs
Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (born 9 September 1968
*
*) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporat ...
– ''
Shake Away'' (Trombone, valve trombone, tuba) 2008
*
Dispatch
Dispatch or dispatches may refer to:
Arts, media and entertainment Newspapers
* ''The Columbus Dispatch'', daily newspaper of Columbus, Ohio
* ''Daily Dispatch'', a South African newspaper
* ''The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus'', daily newspape ...
– ''
Live Zimbabwe'' (Trombone) 2008
* The Swell Season “Strict Joy” (trombone)
* GPSM Unit 2009
* Bruce Springsteen “Wrecking Ball” 2012
* Glen Hansard “Rhythm and Repose” 2012
* Sturgil Simpson “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” 2014
*
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...
– ''Live in Leipzig'' (Trombone, vocals) 2013
*
Lucio Kropf
Lucio is an Italian and Spanish male given name derived from the Latin name '' Lucius''. In Portuguese, the given name is accented Lúcio.
Lucio is also an Italian surname.
Given name
* Lúcio (Lucimar Ferreira da Silva) (born 1978), Brazi ...
– ''Pela Rua'' (Trombone) 2015
* Sting and Shaggy Trombone 2018
* Bruce Springsteen “Western Stars” (trombone) 2019
* Steve Slagle “Nascentia” 2021
References
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Living people
Musicians from Louisiana
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Berklee College of Music alumni
American trombonists
The Lounge Lizards members
E Street Band members