Founded in 1985 in Los Angeles, California, the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra was a
big band led by drummer Jeff Hamilton and brothers John and Jeff Clayton on
double bass and saxophone, respectively. The band was born from an agreement
that the Clayton brothers had to support each other’s preferred musical formats.
Jeff was a fan of small groups and John joined him in the Clayton Brothers
Quintet. John, on the other hand, was a fan of big bands and Jeff joined his
musical project the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra with drummer Jeff Hamilton, who
had previously played with Woody Herman’...