Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum

11/14/2017

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-black-woman-steel-worker-and-artist-through-the-eyes-of-latoya-ruby-frazier

In a new exhibit, the photographer teams up with a fellow-resident of Rust Belt Pennsylvania to forge a record of loss and change in black working-class life.

11/14/2017

Tomorrow Tues Nov 14 6:30pm, Rm 1246 Public Affairs Building, free screening, discussion and Q&A with director of 41st & Central The Untold Story of the LA Black Panthers UCLA Department of English UCLA Department of African American Studies UCLA History Department UCLA Institute of American Cultures

11/14/2017

http://www.newsweek.com/slavery-lynching-and-racism-america-will-be-inescapable-ejis-memorial-and-709624

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration will open on April 26, 2018.

10/16/2017

Read more about the much-anticipated concert featuring John Clayton’s Baaad Bass Monsters.
http://www.thejazzcat.net/2017/10/15/john-claytons-baaad-bass-monsters-sun-nov-5th-mclm/

10/05/2017

Sunday, November 5, 2017 1-5pm | Jazz at the Clayton
Double M Jazz Salon
John Clayton Baaad Bass Monsters!
John Clayton's Baaad Bass Monsters! Directed by John Clayton, the bass ensemble is (in alphabetical order): Edwin Livingston, Lyuman Medeiros, Gabe Noel, Johnathan Richards, Katie Thiroux, students of David Young, and special guest, Nashir Janmohamed.

Sunday, November 5, 2017 1-5pm | Jazz at the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum
Double M Jazz Salon
John Clayton's Baaad Bass Monsters!

Purchase Tickets at https://goo.gl/HbZPiv

John Clayton's Baaad Bass Monsters! Directed by John Clayton, the bass ensemble is (in alphabetical order): Edwin Livingston, Gabe Noel, Johnathan Richards, Katie Thiroux, students of David Young, and special guest, Nashir Janmohamed.

12:30PM DOORS OPEN
1-1:30PM JOHN CLAYTON IN CONVERSATION WITH JEFFREY WINSTON
2-3PM FIRST SET – JOHN CLAYTON'S BAAAD BASS MONTSTERS!
3-3:15PM PRESENTATION OF THE 3RD MIMI MELNICK DOUBLE M AWARD FOR YOUNG JAZZ TALENT
3:15-4PM BREAK
4-5PM SECOND SET – JOHN CLAYTON'S BAAAD BASS MONTSTERS!

10/02/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/arts/design/african-american-museum-collects-charlottesville-artifacts.html?ribbon-ad-idx=3&rref=arts/design&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Art%20%26%20Design&pgtype=article

In places like Charlottesville, Baltimore and Orlando, curators now rush to save evidence of tumultuous events.

07/08/2017

Double M Jazz Salon is coming soon.
Don't miss Kamau Daaood and a Band of Griots at the
Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum
Sunday, July 9, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
Culver City, CA

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/double-m-jazz-salon-kamau-daaood-and-a-band-of-griots-tickets-34841044502

Presents Mimi Melnick’s Double M Jazz Salon
Kamau Daaood and a Band of Griots An afternoon of poetic storytelling…

02/23/2017

Presents Mimi Melnick’s Double M Jazz Salon The Azar Lawrence Quartet Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 2pm The Azar Lawrence Quartet is Azar Lawrence, saxophones; Theo Saunders, piano; Henry "The Skipper" Franklin, bass; and Tony Austin, drums. 12:30PM DOORS OPEN 1-1:30PM AZAR LAWRENCE IN CONVERSATION WITH...

11/01/2016

Coming Sunday, November 6, 2016 2pm. Don't miss this one! Theo Saunders, Henry "Skipper" Franklin, George Bohanon, Kendall Kay, Chuck Manning and Louis Van Taylor... Tickets are $20.00
See you there!

10/23/2016

Don't miss the next Double M Jazz Salon featuring Jassemblage
Sunday, November 6, 2016, 1-5pm

WITH A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND MIMI MELNICK DOUBLE M AWARD FOR YOUNG JAZZ TALENT

Jassemblage is Theo Saunders, piano & leader; Louis Van Taylor, alto sax; Chuck Manning, tenor sax; George Bohanon, trombone; Henry Franklin, bass; and Kendall Kay, drums.

Buy tickets at https://goo.gl/t91dSi

http://www.theosaunders.com/
Louis Van Taylor
Chuck Manning
George Bohanon
Henry Franklin
Kendall Kay

Presents Mimi Melnick’s Double M Jazz Salon Jassemblage WITH A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND MIMI MELNICK DOUBLE M AWARD FOR YOUNG JAZZ TALENT Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 2pm Jassemblage is Theo Saunders, piano & leader; Louis Van Taylor, alto sax; Chuck Manning, tenor sax; George Bohanon, trom...

10/23/2016

"Jassemblage," a sextet of some of our finest artists lead by pianist Theo Saunders. (Be sure to check out his website: www.theosaunders.com and listen to some of his stuff. Fabulous pianist!) His sextet will include: Louis Van Taylor, alto; Chuck Manning, tenor; George Bohanon, trombone; Henry "The Skipper" Franklin, bass; and Kendall Kay, drums

10/23/2016

Hi all -

We are pleased to announce that our next Double M Jazz Salon will be held on Sunday afternoon, November 6, at the Mayme Clayton Library and Museum in Culver City.

It will feature "Jassemblage," a sextet of some of our finest artists lead by pianist Theo Saunders. (Be sure to check out his website: www.theosaunders.com and listen to some of his stuff. Fabulous pianist!) His sextet will include: Louis Van Taylor, alto; Chuck Manning, tenor; George Bohanon, trombone; Henry "The Skipper" Franklin, bass; and Kendall Kay, drums.

The second annual Mimi Melnick Double M Award for Young Jazz Talent, a grant of $2,000, will also be presented.

Doors open at 12:30 p.m. At 1:00 p.m., Theo will discuss his life and career in an informal Q&A with jazz historian Jeffrey Winston. The first of two sets will begin at 2:00 p.m.
Seating is limited. Salon tickets are $20.00 and may be purchased online at


Hope you can make it. Should be an outstanding event!