Cleave Guyton

Cleave Guyton is a professional musician who plays the saxophones, flutes and clarinet. He has been fortunate to have worked with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Abdullah Ibrahim, Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Nat Adderley, Abby Lincoln, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Jon Hendricks, The Ray Charles Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, The Count Basie Orchestra, The Cab Calloway Orchestra, Little Jimmy Scott, Maceo Parker, Spike Lee, Joe Williams, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Ronny Jordan, The Mingus Big Band, Cleo Laine, Chaka Khan, The Boys Choir of Harlem and many more.

He received a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College in 2009 and a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance from Berklee College of Music in 1985.