What is Jeff Clayton?
[[File:Jeff Clayton.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jeff Clayton''' (February 16, 1954 – December 17, 2020) was an American [[jazz]] alto saxophonist and flautist. He was born in [[Los Angeles]]. He recorded with [[Gladys Knight]], [[Kenny Rogers]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Patti Labelle]], and [[Madonna]]. Clayton founded [[The Clayton Brothers]] in 1977, and later formed the [[Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra]] with [[Jeff Hamilton (drummer)|Jeff Hamilton]]. Clayton died on December 17, 2020 from [[kidney cancer]]-related problems in Los Angeles at the age of 66.<ref>[https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/18/jazz-great-jeff-clayton-who-performed-with-sinatra-madonna-dies-at-65/ Jazz great Jeff Clayton, who performed with Sinatra, Madonna, dies at 66]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton, Jeff}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from kidney cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:American saxophonists]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]] {{US-bio-stub}}