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Gerald Cleaver (born May 4, 1963 [1]) is a jazz drummer from Detroit, Michigan. [2]
May 1, 2024 · Cleaver is a Detroit native known for his work with a wide range of artists in jazz and improvised music, including Joe Morris, Roscoe Mitchell, Miroslav Vitous, Michael Formanek, Tomasz Stanko, Lotte Anker, Craig Taborn, and many more. Black Host, just ...
Aug 29, 2023 · Born May 4, 1963, Gerald Cleaver is a son of Detroit MI— his career embodies Detroit’s deep contribution to the music. His father, John Cleaver, was a noted jazz drummer who played with Joe Henderson, Tommy Flanagan, and others. Gerald grew up hearing jazz at home, and was playing drums as a child.
African-American jazz drummer from Detroit, Michigan, USA, born 4 May 1963. Husband of Jean Carla Rodea. Gerald Cleaver is one of the New York jazz scene’s leading drummer/composers, who covers a wide range of stylistic ground.
Gerald Cleaver. Drums* Chair, Drum Department. BA Music Education, University of Michigan; Assistant Professor Jazz Studies, University of Michigan; jazz faculty member Michigan State University; awarded a Jazz Study Grant, from the National Endowment for the Arts, to study with drummer Victor Lewis.
Cleaver has performed and recorded as a jazz drummer with a wide variety of artists, including Tommy Flanagan, Daniel Carter, Bill Frisell and more, contributing as a musician for nearly 20 years before exploring his own electronic-forward projects.
Well-traveled first-call jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader who is as comfortable and capable with free playing as he is with swing. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1980s - 2020s. Born. May 4, 1963 in Detroit, MI. Genre.
