Milford Graves

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Milford Graves 1941-2021

John Zorn once called Milford Graves a “20th-century shaman.” It wasn’t just because the pioneering free-jazz drummer created an extremely personal approach to drumming that included ferocious explosions of churning beats across his entire kit, complementary vocalizations, and mid-performance narratives.…

Modern Drummer
Mar 26, 2021

March 2000 - Volume 24 • Number 3

Taylor Hawkins, Milford Graves, Jimmy DeGrasso, Elaine Leighton, Jerome Dillon, Alan White, David Garibaldi, Steven Gillis, Ralph Peterson, Brian “Brain” Mantia, Nathaniel Townsley, Peter Erskine, Manu Katche, Milt Jackson, Bill Stewart TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…

Modern Drummer
Mar 1, 2000

December 1992 - Volume 16 • Number 12

In this Issue: Jeff Porcaro, Nicko McBrain, Ed Blackwell, Rashied Ali, Andrew Cyrille, Milford Graves TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Dec 1, 1992
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