Gerald Cleaver
Jazz band from Detroit, MI · formed 1963
- free improvisation
- free jazz
- jazz
- g-cleaver
- jazzdrums
- Fresh Sound Records
- GCleaver
- gerald cleaver
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- None on record
About
Gerald Cleaver is a band from Detroit, MI, formed in 1963, tagged free improvisation, free jazz, jazz by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- Gerald Cleaver formed in 1963 — MusicBrainz
- Gerald Cleaver is based in Detroit — MusicBrainz
- Declared Enemy: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Yaron Herman Trio: member — MusicBrainz
- Matthew Shipp Quartet: membranophone — MusicBrainz
- Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour: membranophone — MusicBrainz
- Matthew Shipp Trio: membranophone — MusicBrainz
- Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Aruán Ortiz Trio: member — MusicBrainz
- Tomasz Stańko New York Quartet: membranophone — MusicBrainz
- Benoit Delbecq 4: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- William Parker Organ Quartet: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- The Stephen Rush Quartet: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Farmers by Nature: drums (drum set), percussion — MusicBrainz
- Gerald Cleaver has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2001–2019 — MusicBrainz
- Gerald Cleaver plays Jazz — Wikipedia
- Gerald Cleaver has 3237 listeners on Last.fm — Gerald Cleaver on Last.fm
- Gerald Cleaver has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Gerald Cleaver on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
35 releases, 2001–2026Thee They Thy
2026
The Blacksmiths, The Flowers
2024
The Process
2024
In The Wilderness
2023
22/23
2023
In The Swarm
2022
Other Zones
2022
The Cleanly Violence Of Many
2022
Moten / López / Cleaver
2022
Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2
2022
What Is to Be Done
2019 · Album
Songs of the Wild Cave
2018 · Album
In the Shadow of a Cloud
2017 · Album
Octagon
2017 · Album
Breaking Point
2016 · Album
Hidden Voices
2016 · Album
Ida Lupino
2016 · Album
The Art of the Improv Trio, Volume 1
2016 · Album
The Art of the Improv Trio, Volume 3
2016 · Album
The Art of the Improv Trio, Volume 4
2016 · Album
The Art of the Improv Trio, Volume 5
2016 · Album
A Life in a Day
2015 · Album
Enigma
2013 · Album
Serendipity
2013 · Album
Family Ties
2012 · Album
Kalabalik
2012 · Album
Living Jelly
2012 · Album
The Foreign Legion
2012 · Album
We Don't Live Here Anymore
2011 · Album
Be It As I See It
2010 · Album
Searching For Adam
2010 · Album
Tivoli Trio
2010 · Album
Gerald Cleaver's Detroit
2007 · Album
Yellow (A Little Orange)
2006 · Album
Adjust
2001 · Album
Lineup
- Declared Enemy · drums (drum set)
- Yaron Herman Trio
- Matthew Shipp Quartet · membranophone
- Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour · membranophone
- Matthew Shipp Trio · membranophone
- Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth · drums (drum set)
- Aruán Ortiz Trio
- Tomasz Stańko New York Quartet · membranophone
- Benoit Delbecq 4 · drums (drum set)
- William Parker Organ Quartet · drums (drum set)
- The Stephen Rush Quartet · drums (drum set)
- Farmers by Nature · drums (drum set), percussion
- The Band of Guardian Angels · drums (drum set)
- Ivo Perelman Quartet · drums (drum set)
- Mat Maneri Quartet · drums (drum set)
- Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit · drums (drum set)
- Rob Brown Ensemble · drums (drum set)
- Daniel Levin Trio · drums (drum set)
- Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory · drums (drum set)
- Steve Swell Quintet · drums (drum set)
- The Blue Series Continuum · drums (drum set)
- Joshua Abrams’ Cloud Script · drums (drum set)
- Eric Revis Trio · drums (drum set)
- Charles Gayle Trio · drums (drum set)
- Brandon Lopez Trio
- Steve Swell's system for total immersion · percussion
- The Jus Grew Orchestra · drums (drum set)
- Plymouth · drums (drum set)
- Wadada Leo Smith’s Silver Orchestra · drums (drum set)
Former
- Roscoe Mitchell Trio · percussion
Airplay
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Gerald Cleaver on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Gerald Cleaver on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Spotify | Photos |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.