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Jeff Clayton remembered on Jazz Northwest

Jeff Clayton on sax and John Clayton on bass.
Jim Levitt
Jeff Clayton on sax and John Clayton on bass.

Saxophonist and flutist Jeff Clayton will be remembered Jan. 3 with a rebroadcast performance recorded in 2013 at Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend. Jeff Clayton passed Dec. 16 at the age of 65 at his home in Los Angeles. He had been diagnosed with kidney cancer two years earlier.

Jeff and his brother John have been regulars at Jazz Port Townsend for many years, and co-led a quintet and a jazz orchestra. Both have also been on the faculty at the annual jazz workshop at Port Townsend.

Also on this week's show is a rare recording of Patti Summers singing with Gary Steele, and The Bill Anschell Standards Trio.  

Jazz Northwest is recorded and produced by host Jim Wilke and airs Sundays at 2 p.m. Listeners may also subscribe to the podcast at KNKX, NPR, Apple, or Google.

Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He was the host of Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014. Currently Jim has been producing Jazz Northwest for KNKX since 1988. This weekly program focuses on the regional jazz scene and frequently includes performances Jim records on location for Jazz Northwest.