Pianist extraordinaire Jerome Clay is a truly gifted pianist.
While earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from the New England
Conservatory of Music in Boston, Jerome performed in leading
five-star hotels and other venues throughout the Greater Boston
area and performed with various musical groups. A highlight of
his stay in Boston was a performance at Carnegie Hall in New
York City with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a member of
the NEC chorus. Upon completing his studies, Jerome returned to
San Francisco to pursue his career as a professional musician.

Shortly after returning to San Francisco, Jerome formed Clayboard
Records (www.clayboardrecords.com), a local record company with
his brother Ken aka “Fast Ken” to provide a platform for regional
musicians to express themselves the recording medium. Because of
their musical background, Ken & Jerry recognized an opportunity to
offer musicians a special, welcoming environment where they could
not only record their music but also have a say in how it was
promoted and delivered

Shortly after returning to San Francisco, Jerome formed Clayboard
Records (www.clayboardrecords.com), a local record company with
his brother Ken aka “Fast Ken” to provide a platform for regional
musicians to express themselves the recording medium. Because of
their musical background, Ken & Jerry recognized an opportunity to
offer musicians a special, welcoming environment where they could
not only record their music but also have a say in how it was
promoted and delivered

Shortly after returning to San Francisco, Jerome formed Clayboard
Records (www.clayboardrecords.com), a local record company with
his brother Ken aka “Fast Ken” to provide a platform for regional
musicians to express themselves the recording medium. Because of
their musical background, Ken & Jerry recognized an opportunity to
offer musicians a special, welcoming environment where they could
not only record their music but also have a say in how it was
promoted and delivered.

In the 2000’s Clayboard Records launched Clayboard Entertainment
(cbe.com.com) and expanded the company’s scope to include video
production and artists management and became a digital creator on
Youtube, producing numerous high-quality videos by Jerry & The
Champions, Trisha Gold and Jerome Clay; that can be seen on the
company’s Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/nypd06.

While pursuing his recording career in the bay area, Jerome/Jerry
also played in several local bay area bands such as “Non-Stop LTD”,
“Passion” & “In The Mix”. Also, during this period Jerome was
employed as the organist at New Liberation Presbyterian Church in
San Franciso over 17 years. After the completion of his assignment at
New Liberation Church, Jerome went on to play for over 6 years as a
pianist at the Leatherneck Steakhouse inside the Marines’ Memorial
Club & Hotel in San Francisco’s Union Square District. He’s also performed
at the Liberace Masion in Las Vegas as well as Nugget Casino in Sparks,
NV with singer Mary Holland and produced numerous musical and
theatrical stage productions with his group “Jerry & The Champions.”

Beginning January 2025, Jerome returned to the Marines’ Memorial
Club’s newly name Chesty’s Bar & Grill and performs every Friday &
Saturday from 5:00-8:00 pm. He also performs every Monday
evening from 6:30-9:30 pm at Zingari Ristorante inside the Donatello
Hotel near Union Square.