Bishop/Cleaver/Flood will celebrate the release of their sophomore recording De Profundis (Envoi Recordings). Founded in 1996, the trio includes Andrew Bishop on woodwinds, 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 ideas.

Andrew Bishop is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, educator, and scholar comfortable in many musical idioms. He maintains an international career and serves as an Associate Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Bishop’s two recordings as a leader have received widespread acclaim from The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, Chicago Reader, All Music Guide, Cadence Magazine, All About Jazz-New York, All About Jazz-Los Angeles, and the Detroit Free Press, among others. As a composer and arranger he has received over 30 commissions; numerous residencies and awards and recognition from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; the Andrew W. Melon Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; and a nomination from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A dedicated teacher and clinician, Bishop was a two time recipient of the Arthur Andersen professor of the year and the Joyce G. Ferguson Faculty Development Grant for Excellence In Teaching. He earned five degrees in music including a DMA in music 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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"A composer of contemporary orchestral and chamber music, Bishop combines a jazzman's fire and flow with a rigorous compositional sensibility, resulting in a potent and highly satisfying blend."

-Dave Lynch, All Music Guide