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Gerald Cleaver

Musician and composer

 

Drummer Gerald Cleaver, born and raised in Detroit, is a product of the city’s rich music tradition.  He has performed or recorded with a wide variety of artists: Roscoe Mitchell, Tommy Flanagan, Matt Shipp, William Parker, Eddie Harris, Kevin Mahogany, Charles Gayle, Jacky Terrasson, Muhal Richard Abrams, Dave Douglas, Tim Berne, Jeremy Pelt, David Torn, Miroslav Vitous and Bill Frisell, among others.
 

Discography on 577 Records

22/23 (Positive Elevation/577 Records, 2023)
In The Wilderness (Positive Elevation/577 Records, 2023)
Griots (Positive Elevation/577 Records, 2021)
Signs (2020)
Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2 with Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp & William Parker (2022)
Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1 with Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp & William Parker (2020)

 
© 2021 photos by Luke Marantz

© 2021 photos by Luke Marantz