Jim Clayton (born 1967) is a Canadian pianist and
jazz
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musician. He is the co-leader (with
Andrew Scott),
pianist
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and
composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
for The Clayton/Scott Group. The band won Group of the Year in 2005 and 2006 at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards and Best Jazz Recording at the 2004
Canadian Urban Music Awards
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.
In 2013 Clayton released an album, ''Songs My Daughter Knows''. The album was recorded in
through Clay-Tone Records with bassist Peter Harris, drummer Jason Marsalis and percussionist Bill Summers.
"Jim Clayton, Songs My Daughter Knows (Clay-Tone)"
''Off Beat'', 1 January 2014, by: Ken Franckling
References
External links
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Songs My Daughter Knows
1967 births
Canadian male jazz composers
Canadian jazz composers
Canadian jazz pianists
Living people
21st-century Canadian pianists
21st-century Canadian male musicians
Canadian male jazz pianists
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