If you watched Jimmy Kimmel's moving, 22-minute tribute to his longtime bandleader and lifelong best friend, saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III last week following the musician's death at age 59, you know ...

Jimmy Kimmel paid an emotional tribute to his friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo in his monologue on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Less than a week after Cleto Escobedo III died at age 59, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host shared that his late band leader was undergoing treatment at a medical center leading up to his passing. And while ...

Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo III’s cause of death has been revealed after his death at age 59. Escobedo died from “cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause of death with vasodilatory ...

On Nov. 11, Jimmy Kimmel announced on Instagram that his childhood best friend, Cleto Escobedo III, had died Escobedo had been the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band for Jimmy Kimmel ...

New information surrounding the passing of Jimmy Kimmel's band leader has been uncovered. Additionally, the document cited underlying causes as vasodilatory shock—or blood vessel dilation—and ...

Jimmy Kimmel’s sister, Jill Kimmel, shared a heartfelt tribute to Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader Cleto Escobedo III following his death. “I keep forgetting that you’ve moved on from here…but I’ll never ...

Kimmel's sister Jill shared a post of her own and paid tribute to Escobedo days after his death, writing, "It's been a beautiful life with you in it, Cleto" Jimmy Kimmel's sister Jill is mourning the ...

The house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has changed its name after the death of their bandleader, Cleto Escobedo. Formerly known as Cleto and the Cletones, they revealed their new name, The Cletones, ...

Before "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Cleto Sr. worked at Caesar's Palace for 30 years, from busboy to room service waiter to head butler. He had walked away from a career in music to support his family.

Jimmy Kimmel’s former bandleader Cleto Escobedo’s cause of death has been revealed. The late saxophonist died of cardiogenic shock, according to TMZ. The outlet notes that Escobedo’s death certificate ...

Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s house band has changed its name following the death of Cleto Escobedo III. Last week, Jimmy Kimmel‘s bandleader and lifelong friend died on Tuesday, November 11 from cardiogenic ...