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Clark Gayton

January 01, 1970

This article is about the musician. For the Admiral of the Royal Navy, see Clark Gayton (Royal Navy officer).

Clark Gayton is an American multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer and musicians' rights advocate.

Clark Gayton playing trombone
Clark Gayton, Buffalo, NY, 2009

Biography edit

Born as Carver Clark Gayton Jr. to Carver Clark Gayton[1] and Mona Marie Lombard,[2] Clark Gayton is a professional musician (trombone,[3] euphonium, tuba, sousaphone, cornet, keyboards, piano), composer and producer.

Clark studied music with Floyd Standifer, JoAnn Christen, Curry Morrison, Julian Priester, Joe Brazil and Buddy Catlet while attending Garfield High School.[4] After graduating from high school in 1981, Clark received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Phil Wilson, Tom Plsek and Tony Lada. He graduated in 1984 and moved to Oakland before moving to New York in 1987 where he lives to this day.[5]

Since living in New York, Clark has worked and recorded[6] with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world, such as Charles Tolliver, Lionel Hampton, Wynton Marsalis and JALC, McCoy Tyner, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, Ted Nash and Odeon, Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel, Michael Blake, Brian Mitchell, Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra and Steven Bernstein/Henry Butler and the Hot 9, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, Clark Terry,[7] Nancy Wilson, and Ray Charles.[8]

In the early 2000s he joined the Levon Helm Band and performed at Helm's Midnight Ramblers concerts.

For several decades Gayton has toured and recorded toured with Bruce Springsteen, joining in 1997 as part of the We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions band. He rejoined Springsteen several years later as a regular member of his touring band, playing both trombone and sousaphone.

Clark has recorded or performed with Prince, Rihanna, Brazilian Girls, Steel Pulse, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah,[9] Quincy Jones, Sting,[10] Sturgill Simpson, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars, Bette Midler, Nora Jones, Usher, Steve Van Zandt, Beyoncé, Santana,[11] Maxwell, The Skatalites, and Bad Brains, to name a few.

Gayton is a staple on the New York City music scene often creating a regular series at local bars and clubs including the Parkside Lounge, 55Bar, Bar Lunatico and Nublu.[12] While he has led several bands, most notable is the Jamaican music inspired project Explorations in Dub,.[13]

Gayton has appeared in the movies Malcolm X,[14] Sweet and Lowdown,[15] and Kansas City.[16]

Gayton's most recent TV work was playing in the burlesque band on the series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel seasons 4 and 5.

It was reported in March 2023 that Gayton had recently suffered a very serious stroke. A GoFundMe page was set up to help raise money for his rehabilitation.

Family influence and early music history edit

He is the son of Carver Clark Gayton[1] and Mona Marie Lombard[2] and is the great-grandnephew of the legendary New Orleans musician, Manuel "Fess" Manetta.[17]

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. He played with Buddy Bolden 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. 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's, Arnold Du Pas and Manual Perez's, and solo work at Lulu White's.[18]

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.[19]

Discography edit

  • 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Beers, Carole (October 18, 1998). "Obituaries | Music, Church, Charity Filled The Life Of Lucille Lombard | Seattle Times Newspaper". Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Clark Gayton". Trombone-usa.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Tom Lord. "The Jazz Discography" (North Country Distributors, 1992) ISBN 1-881993-01-9, ISBN 978-1-881993-01-8
  5. ^ "Clark Gayton Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ All About Jazz. . Allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  8. ^ "Black Reign Music Guide – WikiMusicGuide, your music wiki". Wikimusicguide.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  9. ^ . October 27, 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  10. ^ He performed also for the video "Smooth" featuring Rob Thomas. https://www.youtube.com/v/gpX97eg-W-k&hl=en&fs=1
  11. ^ . Nublu. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  12. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  13. ^ Member of Lionel Hampton band (name misspelled) . Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
  14. ^ . Sonypictures.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  15. ^ . Rhapsody.web-enabled.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  16. ^ [1] September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "storyville madams". Storyvilledistrict.tripod.com. February 14, 1914. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  18. ^ Ogren, Kathy J. (1989). The jazz revolution twenties America & the meaning of jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507479-6.

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This article is about the musician For the Admiral of the Royal Navy see Clark Gayton Royal Navy officer Clark Gayton is an American multi instrumentalist musician composer and musicians rights advocate Clark Gayton playing trombone Clark Gayton Buffalo NY 2009 Contents 1 Biography 2 Family influence and early music history 3 Discography 3 1 As sideman 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn as Carver Clark Gayton Jr to Carver Clark Gayton 1 and Mona Marie Lombard 2 Clark Gayton is a professional musician trombone 3 euphonium tuba sousaphone cornet keyboards piano composer and producer Clark studied music with Floyd Standifer JoAnn Christen Curry Morrison Julian Priester Joe Brazil and Buddy Catlet while attending Garfield High School 4 After graduating from high school in 1981 Clark received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music where he studied with Phil Wilson Tom Plsek and Tony Lada He graduated in 1984 and moved to Oakland before moving to New York in 1987 where he lives to this day 5 Since living in New York Clark has worked and recorded 6 with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world such as Charles Tolliver Lionel Hampton Wynton Marsalis and JALC McCoy Tyner The Duke Ellington Orchestra the Mingus Big Band Ted Nash and Odeon Ben Allison amp Medicine Wheel Michael Blake Brian Mitchell Steven Bernstein s Millennial Territory Orchestra and Steven Bernstein Henry Butler and the Hot 9 the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band the Count Basie Orchestra Clark Terry 7 Nancy Wilson and Ray Charles 8 In the early 2000s he joined the Levon Helm Band and performed at Helm s Midnight Ramblers concerts For several decades Gayton has toured and recorded toured with Bruce Springsteen joining in 1997 as part of the We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions band He rejoined Springsteen several years later as a regular member of his touring band playing both trombone and sousaphone Clark has recorded or performed with Prince Rihanna Brazilian Girls Steel Pulse Wyclef Jean Queen Latifah 9 Quincy Jones Sting 10 Sturgill Simpson Whitney Houston Stevie Wonder Bruno Mars Bette Midler Nora Jones Usher Steve Van Zandt Beyonce Santana 11 Maxwell The Skatalites and Bad Brains to name a few Gayton is a staple on the New York City music scene often creating a regular series at local bars and clubs including the Parkside Lounge 55Bar Bar Lunatico and Nublu 12 While he has led several bands most notable is the Jamaican music inspired project Explorations in Dub 13 Gayton has appeared in the movies Malcolm X 14 Sweet and Lowdown 15 and Kansas City 16 Gayton s most recent TV work was playing in the burlesque band on the series The Marvelous Mrs Maisel seasons 4 and 5 It was reported in March 2023 that Gayton had recently suffered a very serious stroke A GoFundMe page was set up to help raise money for his rehabilitation Family influence and early music history editHe is the son of Carver Clark Gayton 1 and Mona Marie Lombard 2 and is the great grandnephew of the legendary New Orleans musician Manuel Fess Manetta 17 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 He played with Buddy Bolden 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 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 s Arnold Du Pas and Manual Perez s and solo work at Lulu White s 18 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 19 Discography editClark Gayton amp 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 edit Steel Pulse Rastafarian Centennial trombone vocals 1992 SkadanksGive Thanks 1994 trombone Mingus Big Band Que Viva Mingus 1997 Dr John Anotha Zone 1998 trombone Cornell Campbell Big Things Trombone 2000 Peter Salett Heart of Mine Trombone 2000 Dennis Brown Let Me Be the One Trombone 2000 George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Merryteria Trombone 2000 Monday Michiru 4 Seasons Trombone Tuba 2001 Sting All This Time Trombone 2001 Maxwell Now Trombone 2001 Barney McAll Release the Day Trombone 2001 Monday Michiru Selections 1997 2000 Trombone Tuba 2001 Jephte Guillaume Bourique Le 2001 Paul Peress Awakening Trombone Horn Arrangements 2002 Jah Works Bassmentality Trombone 2002 Dave Stryker Blue to the Bone III Trombone 2002 Tom Jones Mr Jones Trombone 2002 Bill Mobley and the Space Time Big Band New Light Trombone Soloist 2002 John Fedchock New York Big Band No Nonsense Trombone 2002 Queen Latifah She s a Queen A Collection of Hits Trombone Horn Arrangements 2002 Tom Browne Tom Browne Collection Trombone 2002 Gaijin a Go Go Happy 55 Lucky Trombone 2003 Dan Zanes and Friends House Party Tuba 2003 Julia Darling Julia Darling Trombone Trombonium 2003 Cannabis Cup Band Live Joint Trombone 2003 Mya Moodring Trombone 2003 Sting Sacred Love Trombone 2003 Barbershop 2 Back in Business Original Soundtrack Trombone 2004 Ben Allison amp Medicine Wheel Buzz Trombone Bass Trombone 2004 Mocean Worker Enter the Mowo Trombone 2004 David Pilgrim Island Soul Trombone 2004 Brazilian Girls Lazy Lover EP Composer Trombone Vocals background 2004 Nasio Living in the Positive Bonus Tracks Trombone 2004 Brazilian Girls Brazilian Girls 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 North trombone 2005 Kerry Linder Sail Away With Me Trombone 2005 Steven Bernstein MTO Vol 1 Trombone 2006 Brazilian Girls Talk to La Bomb 2006 Joss Stone It s a Man s World Live Trombone 2006 Rihanna A Girl Like Me Trombone 2006 Charles Tolliver With Love Trombone 2006 Nasio Fontaine Rise Up Trombone 2007 Duo Live The Color of Money Trombone 2007 Bad Brains Build a Nation Trumpet 2007 Bruce Springsteen Live in Dublin Trombone vocals 2007 East Village Opera Company Olde School Trombone 2008 Brazilian Girls New York City Tuba 2008 Lila Downs Shake Away Trombone valve trombone tuba 2008 Dispatch Live Zimbabwe Trombone 2008 Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball 2012 Glen Hansard Rhythm and Repose 2012 Sturgil Simpson A Sailor s Guide to Earth 2014 Bruce Springsteen Live in Leipzig Trombone vocals 2013 Lucio Kropf Pela Rua Trombone 2015 Bruce Springsteen Western Stars Trombone 2019 Steve Slagle Nascentia 2021 Michael Blake Combobulate Trombone 2022References edit a b the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History HistoryLink org May 28 2004 Retrieved October 20 2011 a b Beers Carole October 18 1998 Obituaries Music Church Charity Filled The Life Of Lucille Lombard Seattle Times Newspaper Community seattletimes nwsource com Retrieved October 20 2011 Clark Gayton Trombone usa com July 1 2008 Retrieved October 20 2011 july2006 indd PDF Archived from the original PDF on September 27 2011 Retrieved October 20 2011 Tom Lord The Jazz Discography North Country Distributors 1992 ISBN 1 881993 01 9 ISBN 978 1 881993 01 8 Clark Gayton Discography at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved October 20 2011 Archived copy Archived from the original on May 7 2006 Retrieved December 11 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link All About Jazz Clark Gayton Jazz Trombone Allaboutjazz com Archived from the original on January 18 2009 Retrieved October 20 2011 Black Reign Music Guide WikiMusicGuide your music wiki Wikimusicguide com Retrieved October 20 2011 SYNCHRONIsite Picture Gallery October 27 2009 Archived from the original on October 27 2009 Retrieved October 20 2011 He performed also for the video Smooth featuring Rob Thomas https www youtube com v gpX97eg W k amp hl en amp fs 1 Nublu Nublu October 11 2011 Archived from the original on November 12 2011 Retrieved October 20 2011 YouTube YouTube Member of Lionel Hampton band name misspelled Malcolm X 1992 Archived from the original on June 5 2009 Retrieved December 11 2008 Sweet and Lowdown Credits Sonypictures com Archived from the original on June 5 2011 Retrieved October 20 2011 Rhapsody Productions Inc Rhapsody web enabled com Archived from the original on October 5 2011 Retrieved October 20 2011 1 Archived September 5 2008 at the Wayback Machine storyville madams Storyvilledistrict tripod com February 14 1914 Retrieved October 20 2011 Ogren Kathy J 1989 The jazz revolution twenties America amp the meaning of jazz New York Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 507479 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clark Gayton amp oldid 1210282977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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