Talented
Artists Garner More Musical Nominations May
11, 2005 - Smooth Jazz
Now would like to congratulate some terrific and versatile Canadian musicians
who were nominated for the first ever Canadian
Smooth Jazz Awards and are now in line for a National Jazz Award. In the Electric
Group of the Year The Eddie Bullen Band
and the Clayton/Scott Group, who
won the Group/Duo category at the Canadian
Smooth Jazz Awards are nominees. More
Clayton
/ Scott Group Nominations -
Guitarist of the Year - Andrew
Scott -
Group/
duo - Keyboardist - Jim Clayton The
Clayton/Scott Group Wins Jazz Award October
25, 2004 - TORONTO - Toronto Smooth Jazz band, The Clayton/Scott
Group captured the Best Jazz Recording Award at the Canadian Urban Music Awards.
The awards, which took place Oct. 21, covered soca, gospel, spoken word and other
urban categories, were distributed at a bash held at the John Bassett Theatre
in downtown Toronto. The show will air on CBC-TV in Canada on Thursday, Oct. 28
at 8 p.m. and 12 midnight. The Clayton/Scott Group won for their latest album
"On the Money." A full list of winners can be found at www.umac.ca.
"So
Nice" to Hear From the Clayton/Scott Group! November
14, 2003 - Smooth Jazz Now has learned that the Clayton/Scott group has completed
work on the follow up to their popular release "August". Entitled "So
Nice" the CD was produced by Four80East (Rob DeBoer and Tony Grace) and features
guest appearances by saxophonist Phil Dwyer (Gino Vanelli, Carol Welsman, Manteca,
Charlie Haden) and Don Thompson (Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, George Shearing, Mel
Torme) on vibraphone. The much awaited release date will be set as soon as the
distribution deal is set. - By Liz
Rivard Clayton/Scott
Group's New Album January
9, 2003 - There's great news for fans of The Clayton/Scott Group the follow up
to their successful debut 'August' has finally been recorded and keyboardist Jim
Clayton says expect it in stores by spring. This time around Clayton/Scott
enlisted production help from Four80East masterminds Rob DeBoer and Tony Grace.
Clayton told Smooth Jazz Now he's very pleased with the results, "Recording
with Rob & Tony was a great experience. They tightened up our arrangements,
laid down amazing grooves, and pushed us to perform to a higher standard. I honestly
think I play better on this CD than on anything I've done". 'August' was
ranked at #9 on Smooth Jazz Now's
Top Canadian Albums of the 2002 and received tons of airplay from both of
Canada's official Smooth Jazz station The Breeze in Calgary and The Wave in Hamilton.
We asked Jim Clayton to give us a feel for the next album "The new CD is
definitely more polished than our first album. It sounds more "produced,"
in a good way, and I think it's more upbeat overall. With the Four80East guys
behind the controls, nobody was giving anything less than their best. And there's
some amazing musicians on the CD, including Don Thompson on vibes and Phil Dwyer
on saxophone, plus a top-call three-piece horn section". Review -
The Clayton/Scott Group - August Here's
a cornucopia of near-flawless Smooth Jazz. This Toronto duo thinks big and delivers
an album with bracing slickness. You know the kind that has a distinct flavor
to soothe the musical palette. It's Jazz that's not too out there kind of a cross
section of Jazz and Smooth Jazz. Driven heavily by melody and great piano chops
from Jim Clayton and the smart guitar hooks of Andrew Scott August shares a rich
passion for a genre on the move in Canada. The cozy satisfying 'Black Horse' is
a stand out and the delicate yet robust 'Dukish' is clean and compelling. Read
more.
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May
11, 2005 - Smooth Jazz
Now would like to congratulate some terrific and versatile Canadian musicians
who were nominated for the first ever 
January
3, 2005 - Canadian Smooth Jazz musicians finally have an awards body to recognize
their work - 
October
25, 2004 - TORONTO - Toronto Smooth Jazz band, The 
November
14, 2003 - Smooth Jazz Now has learned that the Clayton/Scott group has completed
work on the follow up to their popular release "August". Entitled "So
Nice" the CD was produced by Four80East (Rob DeBoer and Tony Grace) and features
guest appearances by saxophonist Phil Dwyer (Gino Vanelli, Carol Welsman, Manteca,
Charlie Haden) and Don Thompson (Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, George Shearing, Mel
Torme) on vibraphone. The much awaited release date will be set as soon as the
distribution deal is set. - By 
Here's
a cornucopia of near-flawless Smooth Jazz. This Toronto duo thinks big and delivers
an album with bracing slickness. You know the kind that has a distinct flavor
to soothe the musical palette. It's Jazz that's not too out there kind of a cross
section of Jazz and Smooth Jazz. Driven heavily by melody and great piano chops
from Jim Clayton and the smart guitar hooks of Andrew Scott August shares a rich
passion for a genre on the move in Canada. The cozy satisfying 'Black Horse' is
a stand out and the delicate yet robust 'Dukish' is clean and compelling. 
