Gerald Cleaver (musician)

Gerald Cleaver (born May 4, 1963) is a jazz drummer from Detroit, Michigan.

Cleaver's father is drummer John Cleaver Jr., originally from Springfield, Ohio, and his mother was from Greenwood, Mississippi. Gerald had six older siblings.

Cleaver joined the jazz faculty at the University of Michigan in 1995. He has performed or recorded with Joe Morris, Mat Maneri, Roscoe Mitchell, Miroslav Vitouš, Michael Formanek, Tomasz Stańko, Franck Amsallem and others.

Under the name Veil of Names, Cleaver released an album called Adjust on the Fresh Sounds New Talent label in 2001. It featured Maneri, Ben Monder, Andrew Bishop, Craig Taborn and Reid Anderson and was a Best Debut Recording Nominee by the Jazz Journalists Association.

Cleaver currently leads the groups Uncle June, Black Host, Violet Hour and NiMbNl as well as working as a sideman with many different artists.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

With Lotte Anker

With Samuel Blaser

With Rob Brown

With Michael Formanek

With Roscoe Mitchell

With Jemeel Moondoc

With Joe Morris

With William Parker

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