Search results for "Milford Graves"
Milford Graves: Nothing (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 22, 08I have always had a thing for percussion music. I've also had loads of fun defending it as music. That's right, some ...
Lowell Davidson: Stately (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 13, 08Sometimes, when encountering a person who is inordinately bright, it's fun to use the description "too many brains in...
Giuseppi Logan: Tabla Suite (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 22, 08Who doesn't love a good musical tightrope walk? Giuseppi Logan's sinuous horn kicks off the event, Don Pullen rides w...
Paul Bley: Walking Woman (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 10, 08Vicious. That's the word. With Eddie Gomez and Milford Graves holding down the low end, Sun Ra's not-so-secret weapon...
Graves, Milford posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09Milford Graves’ adventurous, often explosive style of drumming made a distinctive mark on the New York avant-garde sc...
Paul Bley: Batterie (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 17, 08Carla Bley has had a career-long flair for writing theatrical pieces that sometimes sound like they should accompany ...
Pullen, Don (Gabriel) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09Pianist Don Pullen straddled the line between the lyrical devices of bebop and the primal dissonance of free jazz. Th...
Eisenbeil, Bruce (Jeffrey) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Eisenbeil, Bruce (Jeffrey), guitarist, composer, educator; b. Chicago, IL, 21 August 1968. A year after he was born, ...
Sharrock, Sonny (Warren Harding) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09Guitarist Sonny Sharrock forged a path for the electric guitar in experimental jazz by adapting the improvisational s...
Giardullo, Joe (Joseph Ralph Giardullo) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Giardullo, Joe (Joseph Ralph Giardullo), soprano saxophone, flutes, bass clarinet, alto and tenor saxophones; born: B...
Barnett, Anthony (Peter John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Barnett, Anthony (Peter John), author, percussionist, publisher, record producer; b. London, England, of Polish and L...
Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 25, 08Our intrepid reviewers sometimes even surprise this seasoned editor. Their latest batch of track reviews cove...
Building the World's Largest Online Jazz Encyclopedia posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 12, 09If I thought writing a blog was demanding, little did I guess how challenging it would be to construct an encyc...
Ware, David S. (Spencer) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09Tenor saxophonist David S. Ware has an earthy yet spiritual sound full of kinetic energy. In performance, he soars aw...
Ali, Rashied (Robert Patterson Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia August 14, 09Drummer Rashied Ali dedicated his career to enhancing the voice of the drums in the modern jazz ensemble. Best known ...
Cyrille, Andrew (Charles) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Cyrille, Andrew (Charles), drummer, composer; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1939. He was born to Haitian parents and w...
Parker, William posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Parker, William, bassist; b. Bront, NY, 10 January 1952. Parker is an internationally recognized bassist and compo...
Warren, Dennis posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Warren, Dennis, drums; b. Roxbury, South End of section of Boston, MA, 24 March 1952. His father was born in Macon, G...
Blum, John posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Blum, John, pianist, composer; b. New York City, NY, 15 April 1968.His father is Harold Blum, b-1927, Jersey City, N....
Lightcap, Chris (Robert Christian Lightcap) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Lightcap, Chris [Robert Christian Lightcap], bass, composer; b. Latrobe, PA, 23 1971. His parents are Jo Ann Rymer Li...
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