Gerald Veasley

Gerald Veasley (born July 28, 1955) is an American jazz bass guitarist.

Veasley was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played in R&B groups as a teenager. He worked with Joe Zawinul from 1988 to 1995, and began releasing his own records in 1992. He has also done extensive work as a studio musician. His 2008 release Your Move hit No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Veasley has also worked as a smooth jazz DJ on WJJZ in Philadelphia.

As leader

• Look Ahead (Heads Up International, 1992)
• Signs (Heads Up, 1996)
• Soul Control (Heads Up, 1997)
• Love Letters (Heads Up, 1999)
• On the Fast Track (Heads Up, 2001)
• Velvet (Heads Up, 2003)
• At the Jazz Base! (Heads Up, 2005)
• Your Move (Heads Up, 2008)
• Mingus Project (Heads Up, 2011)

As sideman

With The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir

• The Saxophone Shop (Soul Note, 1985)
• The Ponderer (Soul Note, 1990)

With Reverie

• Reverie - Featuring Larry Coryell (EAR, 1980)
• Watch the Skies (EAR, 1986)
• Reverie - In Concert (EAR, 1989)
• Tunnel Vision (EAR, 1991)

Places - Mark Knox (Dreambox Media, 2006)