Jardin Albert 1er - Nice
Théâtre de Verdure
18 luglio 2022

Gerald Clayton Trio 
Gerald Clayton,piano - Joe Sanders, bass - Gregory Hutchinson , batteria

tGerald Clayton est la définition même de la classe. Le pianiste et compositeur américain a été nommé à six reprises aux Grammy Awards. La suite logique de son parcours prometteur déjà bien entamé : il devient Blue Note Artist en 2020 avec la sortie de “ Happening : Live at the Village Vanguard “. Il revient avec “Bells On Sand”, son deuxième album pour Blue Note Records. L'album explore l'impact et l'abstraction du temps à travers onze titres en osmose avec son mentor Charles Lloyd au saxophone, le père John Clayton à la basse, l'ami de longue date Justin Brown à la batterie, et le nouveau collaborateur MARO au chant. Son élégance et sa finesse lui ont valu de jouer et enregistrer avec Diana Krall, Ben Wendel, Dianne Reeves ou encore Terence Blanchard. Cet ancien élève de Billy Childs a également été le pianiste de Roy Hargrove...

Gerald Clayton is the very definition of class. The American pianist and composer has been nominated six times for the Grammy Awards. The logical continuation of his promising career is already well underway: he became Blue Note Artist in 2020 with the release of “Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard”. He returns with “Bells On Sand”, his second album for Blue Note Records. The album explores the impact and abstraction of time through eleven tracks in osmosis with his mentor Charles Lloyd on saxophone, father John Clayton on bass, longtime friend Justin Brown on drums, and new addition MARO on vocals. His elegance and finesse have earned him the chance to play and record with Diana Krall, Ben Wendel, Dianne Reeves and Terence Blanchard. This former student of Billy Childs was also Roy Hargrove's pianist...