A pioneering jazz drummer. Completely groundbreaking playing. Very sad day today.
A pioneering jazz drummer. Completely groundbreaking playing. Very sad day today.
R.I.P. and thank you for the music.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Saw him in Guelph several years back; a great trio with Kidd Jordan and D.D. Jackson. Graves perhaps had the second largest drum kit I ever saw (after Neil Peart), but certainly the largest I was ever to see up close from the third row.
RIP, I know the name but I don't think I have any of his music. Maybe a few sideman things?
Ingot to see him do a solo gig at a improvised music festival a few years ago. Interesting dude.
RIP
One of the more interesting characters from around that time and one whose drumming is always a tour de force.
As a drummer (and a lover of drum music) I always like this quote:
"I couldn't understand how a guy would sit and play a basic beat all the time. In African drumming, the drum is in the forefront. Timekeeping for the drummer? I said no way. You just can’t stay in the background; that’s not the nature of the instrument. Most drummers are so reduced." He certainly played that way.
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Never let good music get in the way of making a profit.
I'm only here to reglaze my bathtub.
Never saw him and greatly regret that.
Rest In Peace to the original drummer for the New York Art Quartet and so much more
Steve F.
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www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/mil...ind-body-deal/
Apparently he had this exhibition at the Institute Of Contemporary Art In Philadelphia. Sadly I only found out about it after his death. I'm glad he got to complete it though. It sounds like it would have been something to experience.
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Never let good music get in the way of making a profit.
I'm only here to reglaze my bathtub.
Documentary trailer: MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS
^ Is there anywhere where I can watch the full thing?
Please don't ask questions, just use google.
Never let good music get in the way of making a profit.
I'm only here to reglaze my bathtub.
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