Gerald Cleaver, 75 died Saturday March 29th., 2014. “Jerry” was born to Madeline and Bert Cleaver on March 30, 1938 in Louisville Kentucky, but lived in the Chicago area for more than seventy years.

While trumpet plus rhythm trios are not a dime a dozen, they are becoming increasingly common currency. Following after Stephen Haynes' Parrhesia (Engine, 2011) and Kirk Knuffke's Chew Your Food (No ...

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A beautiful piece of jazz is similar to perfectly constructed prose in that it carries the audience on a crest of emotion, at once making us feel in our hearts and see in our minds the truths that the ...