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Gerald Beckett

Born: May 2

Gerald, born in Beaumont, Texas, started playing alto saxophone at the age of 11. As a freshman at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas he switched to playing the flute. During his years as an undergraduate at UNT he played with various local bands. Mindful of how unpredictable making a living as a musician could be, he studied business and received his BBA in Administrative Management. It wasn't until moving to San Francisco in 1985 that he began immersing himself in the jazz scene. He started listening to various flutists, from Eric Dolphy, Frank Wess, Herbie Mann, Hubert Laws, to Dave Valentin, Paul Horn, and others

Joe Martin, Joe Chambers & Roy Eldridge

by Joe Dimino
March 7, 2021

New York City bassist Joe Martin has Kansas City roots and is featured on the 689th Episode of Neon Jazz. Following his lead is a great group of musicians whi are constantly releaseing material keeping the world of jazz an innovative artistic medium. They include Patrick Cornelius, Tarik Hassan, Joe Chambers and Gerald Beckett. Enjoy the ...

Mood

By Gerald Beckett

Label: Pear Orchard Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Down Low; Spirit Song; Doom; John Neely–Beautiful People; Club Raven; Waterfalls; Shacktown; Minor Funk; Ode To Ray Wood.

Gerald Beckett: Mood

by Chris M. Slawecki
July 31, 2020

Flautist, bandleader and composer Gerald Beckett picks up on Mood where he left off from 2017's Oblivion (Summit), a stellar collection of songs by Miles Davis, Ellis Marsalis, Astor Piazzolla, Gerry Mulligan and other great jazz composers. Beckett wrote several new originals for his new Mood, including personal remembrances of hometown haunts such as “Club Raven" ...

Places in Space, in Time

by Chris M. Slawecki
July 17, 2020

Abraham Inc. Together We Stand Table Pounding Music 2019 “Ever since I formed Klezmer Madness! in the mid 1990's I've been exploring the possibilities of adding funk, jazz, and lately hip-hop influences to klezmer," explains David Krakauer, an expert clarinet voice in jazz, klezmer and classical ...

Oblivion

By Gerald Beckett

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: So What; Davito; Swinging at the Haven; Nem Um Talvez; Blues #2; Eva; Bernie’s Tune; Oblivion; Out of this World.

The Messenger

By Gerald Beckett

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: The Messenger; Anticlimax; Little Brown House; Idle Moments; Lupe's Ride; Bittersweet; Sunset Place; Mr Softee; Tempus Fugit; Sularin's Dogma; Searching the Unknown; The Messenger (Reprise).

Standard Flute

By Gerald Beckett

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Why Wait; Arietis; When We Were One; After the Morning; Caminhos Cruzados; A Luta Continua; On a Misty Night; Entre Nous; Wild Flower; Father; Melancholia.

Jazz Flute Summit

July 26, 2009

Flute Vibes

By Gerald Beckett

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Soothsayer; Fami-Lee; Bimbe Blue; Broken Wing; Pamela