John Clayton

Bassist, composer, arranger and co-leader, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. The orchestra will be playing the Ford Amphitheater on June 27, Aug. 22 and Sept. 19.

I love to go fishing off the coast. A lot of people go fishing to meditate and connect with nature and all that. Well, I’m connecting with nature, but I’m on a mission to catch fish. It’s really fun, what bait is working best, what areas are the best, reading the water, figuring out what kind of gear you need. Then I grill it up on the barbecue. Before I was a bass player I wanted to be a chef. Now I do both. I do typical summertime California cooking, which means grilling.