Clayton Hamilton

Chucho Valdés and Arturo Sandoval To Perform at The Soraya This February

The Soraya congratulates jazz legends Chucho Valdés and Arturo Sandoval for their recent lifetime achievements. Valdés is named a 2025 NEA Jazz Master, and Sandoval will be celebrated this December.

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Straight No Chaser & More Join Hollywood Bowl 2024 Season

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association revealed additions to the Hollywood Bowl 2024 season. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Grace Kelly, Accompanied By Strings, To Celebrate Cinema With New Album Out In March

Grace Kelly announces her 15th album, 'Grace Kelly with Strings: At The Movies,' set for release on March 1, 2024. The album features special guests and an all-star cast of millennial arrangers.

Cal State LA Music Faculty Member James Ford III Honored With This Year's Outstanding Professor Award

James Ford III, a professor of music in the College of Arts and Letters at Cal State LA, was recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during University Convocation 2023.

Samara Joy & McLendon Family Join The Soraya's Holiday Series

Samara Joy returns to The Soraya for a second time in 2023—this time with her multi-generational musical family fusing her jazz and gospel talents for an all-new soulful holiday concert following her sold-out Soraya debut, shared with big band Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra in The Soraya's acclaimed Jazz at Naz Festival. 

Jeff Hamilton Trio Comes To Broward Center for the Performing Arts This April

This exuberant and lively musician, with reviews that reflect the riveting performances he offers, will share “Rim Shots” along with Tamir Hendelman on Piano and Jon Hamar on Bass at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL on Wednesday, April 12!

JAZZ AT NAZ Continues In March With Charles Lloyd and Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra With Grammy-Winner Samara Joy

The Soraya's monthlong Jazz at Naz Festival rolls into March this year with two masters of the musical genre—the elder statesman sax legend Charles Lloyd celebrates his 85th birthday on March 18 with an all-star lineup, and the 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning Best New Artist Samara Joy makes her debut at The Soraya with Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra on March 26. Both concerts will be Live Streamed from The Soraya's Great Hall for just $19 each.  

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Featuring Samara Joy Rescheduled at The Soraya

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra featuring Samara Joy scheduled for Saturday, February 11, has been rescheduled to Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 7pm. 

Grammy Winner Christian McBride Launches JAZZ AT NAZ At The Soraya

The Soraya, a new epicenter for jazz in L.A., launches its second annual Jazz at Naz Festival with five nights of the best of Jazz performances kicking off on Thu, Feb 2 with Christian McBride's “The Movement Revisited: a Musical Portrait of Four Icons.”

Los Angeles Jazz Society Tribute and Awards to Be Held Later This Month

Los Angeles Jazz Society's annual Jazz Tribute Concert and Awards are a celebration of jazz and its talented musicians who have made this extraordinary music their life's passion. This year's edition, hosted by KJAZZ's Rhonda Hamilton, will feature over 90 minutes of musical tributes, honoring the likes of Rickey Minor, Ledisi, and Bill Holman at the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday, October 29, 2022, beginning at 7:30pm.

JAZZ AT NAZ Festival Returns To The Soraya At CSUN

he Soraya's Jazz at Naz festival returns for a second year with  five nights of the best of Jazz performances kicking off on February 2 with Christian McBride's  “The Movement Revisited,” celebrating heroes of the Civil Rights movement during Black History Month. Four more February performances follow—two in The Soraya's Great Hall, with its pristine acoustics, and two nights of performances in the intimate onstage Jazz Club. 

Pianist Steven Feifke And Trumpeter Bijon Watson's GENERATION GAP JAZZ ORCHESTRA Now Available

Celebrated Pianist, composer, arranger/orchestrator and conductor Steven Feifke has joined forces with trumpet titan Bijon Watson on the eponymous debut album of their star-studded new ensemble, the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra.

Live At Birdland Jazz Club And Birdland Theater Announce September 2022 Lineup

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this September with a full slate of nightly performances!

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Shares Fall 2022 Schedule Of Performances And Public Events

Audiences are invited to return to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music's (CCM) concert halls and theaters to experience world-class performances and presentations by the next generation of performing and media artists!

The Soraya's 2022-23 Signature Series Now On Sale To Members

The Soraya continues to rollout news of its 2022-23 season following the recent announcement of its Premium Classical Series lineup.  Now, tickets for the Signature Series are available to Members only through July 11, and will be available to the general public on July 12. 

The Django to Welcome Today's Premier Swing Band, 15+ Vocalists, and Hot Latin Tuesday Nights This Summer

THE DJANGO will bring another month of stellar jazz by some of the field’s heroes alongside young, emerging artists.

All-Black Female Army Battalion Will Be the Subject of New Musical 6888 From Blair Underwood

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion were given the daunting task of sorting and routed an overwhelming backlog of more than 17 million pieces of mail. Led by Major Charity Adams, their motto was 'No Mail, Low Morale.'

Dave Brubeck Centennial Celebration Announced at Segerstrom Center

Segerstrom Center for the Arts celebrates the centennial of one the most influential figures in the history of jazz, the legendary pianist and composer Dave Brubeck by presenting a Dave Brubeck Centennial Celebration on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Segerstrom Hall. 

World Premiere Of John Clayton's THE HILL WE CLIMB Featured In New Film By Amit Peled And The Mount Vernon Virtuosi

Amit Peled and the Mount Vernon Virtuosi today release a new performance film set to the world premiere of composer John Clayton's The Hill We Climb. The piece is inspired by and is set to the poem of the same name by American poet and activist Amanda Gorman, which she powerfully recited at the presidential inauguration in January 2021.

Segerstrom Center For The Arts Announces 21-22 Jazz Season

Segerstrom Center for the Arts' renowned Jazz Series returns for the 2021 – 2022 Season with an all-star line-up that includes Cecile McLorin Salvant joined by Sullivan Fortner, Chucho Valdes, Diane Reeves and Joe Lovano, Veronica Smith, the Kurt Elling Christmas concert, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the Dave Brubeck Centennial Celebration with the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, The Brubeck Brothers & Dianne Reeves sharing the stage, and closing out the season is Matthew Whittaker. Jazz fans can also add Spanish Harlem Orchestra's Salsa Navidad holiday concert.