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Pianist and composer Gerald Clayton returns with the release of his third Blue Note album Ones & Twos featuring vibraphonist Joel Ross, flutist Elena Pinderhughes, trumpeter Marquis Hill, and drummer Kendrick Scott with post-production by Kassa Overall. Produced by Clayton, the album is available now on Blue Note Store exclusive color vinyl, black vinyl, CD, and all digital platforms. Clayton debuted the album release with a weeklong engagement at the Village Vanguard in New York City from April 15-20.
“Ones & Twos is an experiment—an idea inspired by the art of turntablism,” says Clayton. “I set out to create a record where the A side can be played simultaneously with the B side—a nod to that moment in the club when the DJ transitions from one song to the next, when you hear two separate pieces at the same time.”
‘Ones & Twos’ was released on Blue Note Records on April 11 - read more about the new record
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Six-time GRAMMY nominated pianist-composer and Blue Note Artist Gerald Clayton searches for honest expression in every note. An alumnus of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, USC’s Thornton School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, Clayton won second place in the Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition in 2006. For the following decade, he toured globally both as a band leader and special guest sideman to critical and commercial acclaim.
In 2016, Duke University commissioned Clayton’s evening-length composition Piedmont Blues which featured a mixed media performance of critical acclaim. Clayton received a commission from Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2019 to compose a musical pendant for artist Charles White’s “5 Great American Negroes” mural spotlighting race and racial tensions with the project White Cities: A Musical Tribute to Charles White. In 2020, Clayton scored Sam Pollard’s award-winning documentary film MLK/FBI.
Throughout his career, Clayton has also collaborated with such distinctive artists as Bill Frisell, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, John Scofield, and legendary band leader Charles Lloyd among many others. He currently serves as Director of Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and has served as Musical Director for Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour and the more recent Blue Note 85th Anniversary Tour. In April 2025, Blue Note records is set to release “Ones & Twos” Clayton’s highly anticipated album featuring Elena Pinderhughes, Joel Ross, Marquis Hill, Kendrick Scott and Kassa Overall.
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“Clayton should be known more as a composer – there’s compelling evidence for that viewpoint found in abundance all over Ones & Twos.” - Marlbank
