Gerald Cleaver
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Biography
[Edit]Although jazz drummer Gerald Cleaver has been known in the Detroit area as a great musician and educator since the early '90s, he was not so well-known to listeners outside of the Midwest until an explosion of recordings released starting in 1999 brought his powerful and tasteful drumming to the attention of jazz listeners everywhere. Born and raised in Detroit, Cleaver became deeply involved with the jazz scene there, working with respected area musicians including bassist Ali Muhammad Jackson, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, tenor saxophonist Donald Walden, bassist Rodney Whitaker (on Hidden Kingdom), guitarist A. Spencer Barefield, reedsman Wendell Harrison, and many others. An NEA fellowship allowed Cleaver to study with drummer Victor Lewis; Cleaver then earned a music degree from the University of Michigan. During his years as a student, he had a band with keyboardist Craig Taborn called the Tracey Science Quartet. Cleaver went on to become a jazz educator after graduating and began teaching in Detroit in the early '90s, later joining the jazz faculty at the University of Michigan. Splitting time between Detroit and N.Y.C., where he subsequently moved, Cleaver has worked with a long list of great jazz leaders including Roscoe Mitchell (notably on 1999's Nine to Get Ready), Henry Threadgill, Jacky Terrasson, Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Charles Gayle, Reggie Workman, and Eddie Harris, among others. Cleaver can be heard in a number of groups and settings, including the Joe Morris Quartet (with releases on Omnitone and Knitting Factory); the Matthew Shipp Quartet (Pastoral Composure); young bassist Chris Lightcap's debut as a leader, Lay-Up; and vocalist René Marie's Maxjazz release. Cleaver has been active with such additional groups as the Roscoe Mitchell Trio; Bishop Cleaver Flood (featuring Ann Arbor reedsman Andrew Bishop and bassist Tim Flood); David Torn's Prezens; and his own sextet, Gerald Cleaver's Veil of Names, which includes guitarist Ben Monder, violinist/violist Mat Maneri, bassist Reid Anderson, saxophonist Andrew Bishop, and former college collaborator Craig Taborn. Adjust was released in 2001 on FSNT (Fresh Sound New Talent), which also released Gerald Cleaver's Detroit in 2008. Farmers by Nature, with William Parker and Craig Taborn, appeared from Aum Fidelity in 2009.
Title: The Art of the Improv Trio, Vol. 4
Artist: Matthew Shipp, Ivo Perelman, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Art of the Improv Trio, Vol. 1
Artist: Karl Berger, Ivo Perelman, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Rub and Spare Change
Artist: Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, Michael Formanek, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock
Title: Moten / López / Cleaver / Moten / Lopez / Cleaver
Artist: Gerald Cleaver, Fred Moten, Brandon Lopez
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gentle Ghosts
Artist: Mark Turner, Gerald Cleaver, Benoît Delbecq / Benoit Delbecq, John Hebert
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Art of the Improv Trio, Vol. 6
Artist: Joe Morris, Ivo Perelman, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ida Lupino
Artist: Gianluca Petrella, Gerald Cleaver, Giovanni Guidi, Louis Sclavis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dancer In Nirvana
Artist: Gerald Cleaver, Russ Lossing, Cameron Brown, Kazuki Yamanaka
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Art of the Improv Trio, Vol. 5
Artist: Joe Morris, Ivo Perelman, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Art of the Improv Trio, Vol. 3
Artist: Matthew Shipp, Ivo Perelman, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz
Title: Trio New York II
Artist: The Drums, Ellery Eskelin, Gerald Cleaver, Garcy Versace
Genre: Jazz
Title: Farmers By Nature
Artist: Craig Taborn, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz
Title: Breaking Point
Artist: Mat Maneri, Gerald Cleaver, Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1 (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Daniel Carter, Gerald Cleaver
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York Trio
Artist: Gerald Cleaver, Jonathan Finlayson, Christopher Tordini, Angelika Niescier
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Book Of Three
Artist: Gerald Cleaver, John Hebert, Taylor Ho Bynum
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation
Title: Don't Touch My Music Vol. 2
Artist: Gebhard Ullmann, Gerald Cleaver, John Hebert, Steve Swell, Julian Argüelles / Julian Arguelles
Genre: Jazz
Title: Searching For Adam
Artist: Gerald Cleaver, John Hebert, Rodrigo Amado, Taylor Ho Bynum
Genre: Jazz, Alternative
Title: Title: Cool With That
Artist: Matthew Shipp, Gerald Cleaver, Kevin Ray, Allen Lowe, East Axis
Genre: Jazz, Free Improvisation