Muhal Richard Abrams

piano, clarinet, cello · 1930–2017 · Chicago

Pianist, composer and educator, a founding member and first president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) of Chicago. He also wrote for classical music, including a string quartet played by the Kronos Quartet.

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Styles

• AACM
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• Levels and Degrees of Light (1967)
• Young at Heart (1970)

Sources

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