Hank and Elvin Jones. John Abbott hide caption toggle caption John Abbott Take Five: A Jazz Sampler 30 Years Of Jazz In The Motor City WESA August 31, 2009 • This coming weekend, more than 100 jazz acts will descend upon the Detroit International Jazz Festival. The event will celebrate three brothers from a special Detroit-rooted jazz family: pianist Hank Jones and his two late brothers, drummer Elvin and trumpeter Thad.
Concerts Clayton Brothers Celebrate Bassist Ray Brown WBGO May 22, 2008 • Every February, high-schoolers toting band instruments trek to frosty Ann Arbor to meet and compete. Then, on Saturday night, the pros take the stage. They are the Los Angeles-based Clayton Brothers (John on bass, Jeff on alto), and they bring sunshine to the University of Michigan Jazz Festival. Clayton Brothers Celebrate Bassist Ray Brown
