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Cleto Escobedo III, the beloved bandleader of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, died on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. He was 59 years old. Jimmy Kimmel announced the death in an emotional Instagram …

KEY POINTS Cleto Escobedo III, Kimmel’s lifelong friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader, has died at 59.Kimmel reportedly cancelled a show taping to be by Escobedo’s side before his passing. …

Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime bandleader for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, has died. He was 59 years old. Escobedo passed away from complications following a recent liver transplant. He was Jimmy …

Cleto Escobedo III wasn’t just the longtime bandleader on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, although that’s how the saxophone player became famous along with working with big names like Paula Abdul and …