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The trio includes Andrew Bishop on saxophones and clarinet, Gerald Cleaver on drums and Tim Flood on bass and draws its aesthetic through the use of diverse methods to find a balance of composition and improvisational forms along with a search for a cohesive equilibrium of musical genres.
Andrew Bishop is an active composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist in highly diversified musical idioms. He has received over 20 commissions along with recognition, grants, and/or awards from ASCAP, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Hewlett-Melon Foundation, Meet the Composer, and a nomination from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His orchestral composition “Crooning" was recorded by the Albany Symphony Orchestra on Two American Piano Concertos (Albany Records). Bishop has performed worked with Karl Berger, Sandip Burman, Kenny Burrell, Eugene Chadbourne, Gerald Cleaver, Jerry Hahn, John Lindberg, Hank Roberts, Jacob Sacks, Dave Sayers, Craig Taborn, Clark Terry, and Matt Wilson. He has recorded over 30 compact discs and recordings as a sideman and his performance with the Ellen Rowe Quartet at the 2003 San Jose Jazz Festival was broadcasted on NPR's Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater. He earned five degrees in music including a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Michigan.
Gerald Cleaver was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and is 1992 graduate of the University of Michigan. While pursuing his degree he received a National Endowment of the Arts grant to study with Victor Lewis. He has performed with a wide variety of artists including Muhal Richard Abrams, Ralph Alessi, Franck Amsallem, Bruce Barth, David Berkman, Tim Berne, Ray Bryant, Kenny Burrell, Marilyn Crispell, Marty Ehrlich, Ellery Eskelin, Tommy Flanagan, Charles Gayle, Barry Harris, Mark Helias, Bob James, Hank Jones, John Lindberg, Kevin Mahogany, Roscoe Mitchell, Joe Morris, Andrea Parkins, Craig Taborn, Jacky Terrasson, Henry Threadgill, Mark Turner, Steve Wilson, Matt Shipp, Rodney Whitaker, and Reggie Workman. As a leader, Gerald Cleaver's Veil of Names--featuring Andrew Bishop, Mat Maneri, Craig Taborn, Ben Monder, and Reid Anderson--recording Adjust (Fresh Sound New Talent), received a nomination for “debut record of the year" from the Jazz Journalists' Association.
Tim Flood is a bassist and composer who has performed with Uri Caine, Frank Lowe, Hank Roberts, Roswell Rudd, and many others. His original electronic compositions and mixed-media installations have been shown at venues such as The Detroit Institute of the Arts, Pauline Oliveros' Deep Listening Space, and the Sync '05 Digital Art Festival. Tim is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
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