Clifford Osbourne Jarvis[1] (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999)[2] was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career.
[2] Moving to New York City, he established himself in jazz between 1959 and 1966, by recording with bebop and hard-bop musicians including Randy Weston, Yusef Lateef,[1] Freddie Hubbard, Barry Harris,[1] Jackie McLean, John Patton, Chet Baker, Kenny Drew, Walter Davis, and Elmo Hope, and playing with Grant Green[1] and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
He worked and recorded with musicians associated with free jazz, including Sun Ra (from 1962 to 1976),[1] Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Alice Coltrane, and Archie Shepp.
During the 1980s, Jarvis moved to England,[1] where he played with younger musicians including Courtney Pine.
[4] With Chet Baker With Alice Coltrane With Kenny Drew With Curtis Fuller With Barry Harris With Elmo Hope With Freddie Hubbard With Jackie McLean With Archie Shepp With Sonny Simmons With Jukka Syrenius Band With Sun Ra With John Patton With Randy Weston With Harry Beckett Arkestra members