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A "Duo" conversation: Janis Siegel talks with René Marie & John Clayton

WBGO | By Janis Siegel,
Billy Robinson
Published August 11, 2026 at 10:04 AM EDT

Singers Unlimited co-host Janis Siegel sits down with Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer and cherished educator John Clayton and his longtime collaborator, vocalist and contemporary storyteller René Marie.

They talk about John's latest album, Two-o Duo, which features Ms. Marie, as well as his son, and frequent musical partner, 7-time Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Gerald Clayton.
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Janis Siegel
Over the past five decades, the voice of Janis Siegel, a nine-time Grammy winner and an eighteen-time Grammy nominee, has been an undeniable force in The Manhattan Transfer’s diverse musical catalog. Alongside her career as a founding member of this musical institution, Siegel has also sustained a solo career that has spawned almost a dozen finely-crafted solo albums and numerous collaborative projects, amassed a large international fan base and garnered consistently high critical praise.
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