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Clark Gayton

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NEW RELEASE!! Best of Clark Gayton available through CDBaby
"If you are fond of reggae, ska, gospel, the b flat tuba and trombone, the explorations of Clark Gayton in these musics on these instruments will have you dancing and shouting hallelujah, his in-the-pocket rock-steady a smooth groove. Composer, arranger and keyboardist, Gayton also possesses a seductive blues palette authenticated by roots in the Mississippi riverboat tradition. That Mr. Gayton is a compelling jazz man goes without saying. Having first encountered him at nublu on NY's Lower East Side, I soon found myself looking forward to his then-weekly Tuesday nights. The band could always be counted on. Skankin'! Gayton's trombone is one of the mellowest since Lawrence Brown, supported by laid-back arrangements and solid composition. There is nothing amorphous about it - want to skank? Here it is.... Tradition seems to be at once Mr. Gayton's tool and his plaything: while the function of brass in the orchestra is to compel, Gayton's work on these instruments is subversive, delivering subtle lines of bebop wrapped carefully in a ska sandwich. Vocalist Dollarman rides these rhythms as easily as a mare. The brass,composition and arrangements are pop jewels. Gayton is indeed a man for all seasons and all persuasions when it comes to his music. Still, it's all about the skank. Listen if you will, to 'Just For You'. Gayton's organically metronomic tuba is a perfect foil for the others in the section. The blues guitar of Bill Sims must rank with the best." --John Farris
BIOClark Gayton was born in Seattle, WA, January 18th, 1963. After graduating high school in 1981, Gayton received a scholarship to attend the Berklee School of Music, where he graduated in 1984. Gayton then moved to Oakland briefly before moving to New York in 1987.Get Your Own! | View SlideshowWhile in New York, Clark worked with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world, such as Charles Tolliver, Lionel Hampton, McCoy Tyner, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, Ted Nash and Odeon, Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra Nancy Wilson, and Ray Charles.Currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen as part of the Seeger Sessions band, Clark has spent a great deal of time with other popular musicians such as Prince, Bette Midler, Steel Pulse, Wyclef Jean, Queen Latifah, Quincy Jones, Sting, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, matchbox twenty, Santana, Maxwell, The Skatalites, and Brazilian Girls, to name a few.


DISCOGRAPHY:
As Band Leader and Solo Artist:
Clark Gayton & Neatherealm - "Don't Try To Question"
CD 1995 (Ritual, Ltd.)
Neatherealm- "JahMerican Jazz"
CD (Ritual, Ltd.)
Clark Gayton - "Walk the Water"
CD 1999 (Ritual, Ltd.)
Clark Gayton - "Sankofa!"
CD 2003 (Ritual, Ltd.)
As Contributor to Compilation:
Gascd Various Artists - Glad I Found My Religion in Time from "Walk the Water" CD 2002
As Band Member or Studio Artist for the years 2000 - 2007:
Cornell Campbell - "Big Things" (Trombone) CD 2000
Peter Salett - "Heart of Mine" (Trombone) CD 2000
Dennis Brown - "Let Me Be the One" (Trombone) CD 2000
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band - "Merryteria" (Trombone) CD 2000
Monday Michiru - "4 Seasons" (Trombone, Tuba) CD 2001
Sting - "All This Time [UK Bonus Tracks]" (Trombone) 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
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
Lucky Gaijin a Go-Go - "Happy 55" (Trombone) 2003
Dan Zanes & 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 & 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 (bckgr)) 2004
Nasio - "Living in the Positive [Bonus Tracks]" (Trombone) 2004
Brazilian Girls - "Brazilian Girls" (Composer, Trombone, Vocals (bckgr)) 2005
Ted Nash - "Espada de la Noche" (Trombone, Tuba, Horn (Baritone)) 2005
JJ Sansaverino - "Sunshine After Midnight" (Trombone) 2005
Elvis Costello - "North" (trombone) 2005
Various Artists - "Ultra Chilled, Vol. 5"(Trombone, Tuba) 2005
Kerry Linder - "Sail Away With Me" (Trombone) 2005
Steven Bernstein - MTO Vol. 1 (Trombone) 2006
Joss Stone "It's a Man's World, Live" (Trombone) 2006
Rihanna - "A Girl Like Me" (Trombone) 2006
Nasio Fontane "Rise" (trombone" 2007
Duo LIve "The Color Of Money" (trombone) 2007
Bad Brains - "Build A Nation" (Trumpet) 2007
Charles Tolliver- "With Love" (Trombone) 2007
Bruce Springsteen - "Live in Dublin" (Trombone, vocals) 2007
The East Village Opera Company- "Olde School" (trombone)2008
Brazilian Girls- "New York City" (tuba) 2008
Lila Downs- "Shake Away" (trombone, valve trombone, tuba) 2008
Clark Gayton- "The Best Of" (trombone, tuba, euphonium, keyboards, producer, arranger, mixing enineer) 2008
Dispatch "Live Zimbabwe" 2008(trombone)
As Arranger or Composer for the years 2000 - 2005:
Glen Washington - "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" (Arranger)
CD 2001

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/25/2005
Band Website: clarkgayton.com
Influences:

Sounds Like: Good Music, Brother! DREAD!
Record Label: Ritual, Ltd.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Release

Best of Clark Gayton now available through CDBaby.
Posted by Clark Gayton on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:09:00 PST

review

My ears tells me that Clark Gayton is one of the better trombone players I have heard in a long time. His bio is impressive: he has played with many of the greats and spent four years in the Duke Elli...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:07:00 PST

Whole lot of shaking going on!

"Lord knows there's already a whole lot of shaking going on throughout MTO Volume 1 whenever trombonist Clark Gayton tailgates." JazzTerritorial ImperativesA party band fluent whether the language is...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:21:00 PST

MTO Vol. 1 Review

Album ReviewTrumpeter Steven Bernstein's Millenial Territory orchestra is inspired by the leader hearing some of the exciting late '20s and early '30s recordings of territory bands .... The musicians ...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:21:00 PST

History and Jazz Venues in NYC

Some of you may have heard about the recent fracas at nublu - (check out http://www.myspace.com/karinazeviani site) - and may be interested in the history of the "cabaret" laws in NYC which ...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:36:00 PST

From the blogosphere - jazzshark.blogspot.com (with permission)

Friday, February 10, 2006 AFTER DARK [at the Zinc Bar] &There are two heavily over-used words in this language, and I will over-use them some more to describe Clark Gayton's reggae/ska bass euphonium ...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:04:00 PST

Backs Up Tina Turner Tribute Band at Kennedy Center Honors

Check out Clark performing with the Tina Turner tribute band airing December 27, 2005 on CBS.  This is the 4th year Clark has performed as part of a tribute band for the KC Honors.  The awar...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:44:00 PST

Album Reviews - Buzz Chart

ALBUM REVIEWS  "The accompanying CD to David Toop's astonishing book Ocean of Sound kicks off with a King Tubby track, before exploring ever more diverse representations of sound and music and th...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Review - NYT

The New York TimesA Reverse Vanishing Act From a Hard-Bop ProBy NATE CHINENPublished: August 5, 2005 "The possibilities of Mr. Tolliver's aesthetics were most exhaustively explored on "Mournin' Variat...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Karmadownload Chart August '05

"This is an email to say well done on your inclusion in my August buzz chart list, which you can peruse over here, http://www.karmadownload.com/album/?2132321" John-Paul Harold...
Posted by Clark Gayton on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST