Jay Clayton (musician)

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Jay Clayton (born October 28, 1941 in Youngstown , Ohio , as Judith Colantone ) is an internationally renowned American vocalist between jazz and new music .

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After studying at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio , she moved to New York City , where she took private lessons from musicians such as Steve Lacy . With her then husband, the percussionist Frank Clayton, she organized loft concerts as early as 1967, at which she came into contact with Sam Rivers , Cecil McBee , Joanne Brackeen , Dave Liebman , Jeanne Lee , Bob Moses , John Gilmore and Jane Getz . Even then, Clayton began to be recognized as an avant-garde singer due to her ability to voicing. She was one of the first singers to incorporate poetry and electronics into her improvisations, and has also given excellent interpretations of compositions by John Cage . She was also a long-time member of the ensemble of the minimalist composer Steve Reich .

Clayton held his first workshops as early as 1971, partly together with Jeanne Lee. At that time she worked with Muhal Richard Abrams , but also with the groups of John Fischer and Byron Morris . She later appeared with Kirk Nurock , Stanley Cowell , the String Trio of New York , Lee Konitz , Bud Shank , Charlie Haden and Fred Hersch and was at the 1982/84 Vocal Summit with Jeanne Lee, Lauren Newton , Urszula Dudziak and Bobby McFerrin involved. She released her own groups as the Jay Clayton Project and performs with other singers under the title Different Voices . She appears in the Trio Outskirts with drummer Jerry Granelli and saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom . She is involved in numerous records and CD productions.

Clayton was the artistic director of the first Women in Jazz Festival , which Cobi Narita produced in 1979. She worked as a consultant for the television series Women in Jazz (ABC). From 1981 to 2001 Clayton taught at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle , where she a. a. worked with Jim Knapp ; She also worked at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz , the Cologne University of Music and the Berlin University of the Arts . She has been giving workshops with Sheila Jordan for many years. In 2001 she published her book Sing Your Story , which was followed by two more textbooks. Since 2001 she has lived mainly in New York again and is a member of the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University .

Publications

  • Jay Clayton: Sing Your Story: A Practical Guide for Learning and Teaching the Art of Jazz Singing Advance Music 2001
  • Jay Clayton: Jazz Vocal Practice Series Vol 1 . Advance Music
  • Jay Clayton: Jazz Vocal Practice Series Vol 2 - Vamps and Blues - Practice Improvisation . Advance Music

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SURNAME Clayton, Jay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Colantone, Judith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and jazz teacher
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Youngstown , Ohio