Hampton fest gets new director - Seattle TimesThere will be no more first-place trophies for Seattle high-school jazz bands at the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival.
That's the word from John Clayton, new artistic director of the education-centered festival in Moscow, Idaho. Clayton accepted the post this week.
"There is no such thing as 'the best' trumpet player," said the bassist, band leader and past-Grammy Award nominee, from Los Angeles...
No stranger to the Northwest, Clayton was appointed artistic director of Jazz Port Townsend two years ago. Clayton also teaches bass at the University of Southern California and co-leads the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, whose new CD features vocalist Diana Krall...
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