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The Logan Giuseppi QuartetMilford Graves Milford Graves American jazz drummer and percussionist (1941–2021) Milford Graves (August 20, 1941 – February 12, 2021) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music,[3][4] researcher/inventor,[5][6] visual artist/sculptor,[7][8][9][10] gardener/herbalist,[11][12] and martial artist.[13][14] Graves was noteworthy for his early avant-garde contributions in the 1960s with Paul Bley, Albert Ayler, and the New York Art Quartet, and is considered to be a free jazz pioneer, liberating percussion from its timekeeping role. The composer and saxophonist John Zorn referred to Graves as "basically a 20th-century shaman."[15] Quick facts Background information, Born ... Milford Graves Background information Born (1941-08-20)August 20, 1941[1][2] Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. Died February 12, 2021(2021-02-12) (aged 79) Genres Jazz free jazz avant-garde jazz world music… (Source: Wikipedia)
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