- Born: August 20, 1941, New York, NY
- Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
- Genres: Jazz
- Instrument: Drums
- Representative Albums: "Stories," "Milford Graves and John Zorn: 50th Birthday Celebration," "Meditation Among Us"
| Artist: Milford Graves |
| Discography: Milford Graves |
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Milford Graves (b. Queens, NY, August 20, 1941) is an American-born jazz drummer and percussionist, most noteworthy for his early avant-garde contributions in the early 1960s with Paul Bley and the New York Art Quartet. He is considered by many within the free jazz community to be one of the pioneers of the free jazz percussion movement.
Graves has worked with a variety of established jazz musicians throughout his career, including Don Pullen, Eddie Gomez, Andrew Cyrille, Rashied Ali, Kenny Clarke, Don Moye, Philly Joe Jones, John Zorn and Albert Ayler. He is also noted for his work and research within the field of music healing[1]. Graves teaches at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.
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with the Giuseppi Logan Quartet:
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with the Jazz Composer's Orchestra:
with Miriam Makeba:
with the Lowell Davidson Trio:
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with Sonny Sharrock:
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with John Zorn:
with David Murray:
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