Name: Cleave Guyton Jr

From: New York, NY

I started teaching music… 30+ years ago

I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 1997

My inspiration: My dad, Muhammad Ali, and all great musicians

Few people know that I… am an avid hunter

Education: Berklee College of Music – BA
Aaron Copland School of Music at CUNY Queens College – MM

I play and teach: the woodwind family – Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Piccolo

My other artistic/musical endeavors: The original Ray Charles, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Abdullah Ibrahim, Aretha Franklin bands and too many more to mention

Biography: Cleave Guyton is a professional musician who plays the saxophone, flute 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.