Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Maurice Spears

Los Angeles Times and Blue Note Japan lineups independently place Maurice Spears in the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra trombone section. The Hall biography supplies the Oklahoma birth, Army, Ray Charles, BoneSoir, and education details, which should remain clearly separated.

Oklahoma connection

High for Oklahoma City birth and early musical/educational history from the Hall page; independent sources confirm his long professional role in Clayton-Hamilton.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall biography identifies Maurice Spears as an Oklahoma City-born bass trombonist, educator, Army band musician, Ray Charles Orchestra member, BoneSoir founder, and Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra member.

Sources

  1. www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-07-ca-21220-story.html;
  2. www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/artists/clayton-hamilton/;
  3. www.okjazz.org/maurice-spears/