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Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Celebrates the Legacy of South Central LA's Jazz Age 11/24 at OCPAC Print E-mail
Written by LA Jazz (lajazz.com)   
Monday, 19 November 2007

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Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra
From the 1930s to 1950s, Central Avenue - known as "The Avenue" - just south of downtown Los Angeles, was an oasis of jazz education, composition, performing and recording. The rich tradition of that golden era will be celebrated in two performances at the Orange County Performing Artscenter on Saturday, November 24 by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with guest artists Ernie Andrews, Les McCann and Red Holloway. To enhance this unique musical occasion, a second late-night performance has been added. The evening begins with the full Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at 8pm followed by members of the orchestra and the guest artists in Samueli Theater at 10:30pm.

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, led by brothers John Clayton, bass, Jeff Clayton, reeds, and drummer Jeff Hamilton, will perform the familiar and lesser-known songs most associated with the wealth of famous bands, singers and soloists who came from, came to or passed through Central Avenue. Helping the CHJO bring it home will be three special guests with ties to Central Avenue: vocalist Ernie Andrews, saxophonist Red Holloway and pianist-singer Les McCann. John Clayton, the group's six-time Grammy®-nominated arranger, is working on new arrangements of many of the signature tunes from that era to showcase Andrews, Holloway and McCann and the great music associated with them. As Clayton noted, "You had Lionel Hampton and Benny Carter, and in Lionel Hampton's band you had people playing and writing for the band like Quincy Jones, Slide Hampton and so many other greats. So it's mind-boggling how much music we can choose from."

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