Clark Gayton
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.[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.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.[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.
Clark Gayton (Royal Navy officer)Floyd StandiferJulian PriesterJoe BrazilBerklee College of MusicPhil WilsonCharles TolliverLionel HamptonMcCoy TynerThe Duke Ellington OrchestraMingus Big BandTed NashBen Allison & Medicine WheelMichael BlakeBrian MitchellSteven BernsteinHenry ButlerCarnegie Hall Jazz BandCount Basie OrchestraClark TerryNancy WilsonRay CharlesLevon HelmBruce SpringsteenPrinceRihannaBrazilian GirlsSteel PulseWyclef JeanQueen LatifahQuincy JonesSturgill SimpsonWhitney HoustonStevie WonderBruno MarsBette MidlerNora JonesSteve Van ZandtBeyoncéSantanaMaxwellThe SkatalitesBad BrainsMalcolm XSweet and LowdownKansas CityThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselstrokeGoFundMeManuel "Fess" ManettaWillie PiazzaBuddy BoldenKid OryEd AllenPapa CelestinManual PerezLulu WhiteAlgiersCornell CampbellPeter SalettDennis BrownGeorge Gruntz Concert Jazz BandMonday MichiruAll This TimeBarney McAllPaul PeressJah WorksDave StrykerTom JonesMr. JonesBill MobleyJohn FedchockTom BrowneGaijin à Go-GoDan ZanesJulia DarlingMoodringSacred LoveMocean WorkerElvis CostelloTalk to La BombJoss StoneA Girl Like MeWith LoveNasio FontaineBuild a NationEast Village Opera CompanyNew York CityLila DownsShake AwayDispatchLive ZimbabweWrecking BallWestern StarsRob ThomasYouTubeWayback MachineThe Lounge LizardsJohn LurieEvan LurieArto LindsayAnton FierPeter ZummoRoy NathansonCurtis FowlkesMarc RibotErik SankoBilly MartinJane ScarpantoniOren BloedowDavid TronzoBen PerowskyTony ScherrMauro RefoscoJohn MedeskiKenny WollesenDanny BlumeLounge LizardsNo Pain for CakesVoice of ChunkQueen of All EarsLive in Berlin 1991 Vol. ILive in Berlin 1991 Vol. II