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Milford Graves
dr, perc, *1941 US, Queens
Musician of Jazz
Milford Graves (born August 20, 1941 in Queens, New York) is an American 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 alongside John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, and Reggie Workman. He is considered to be a free jazz pioneer, liberating the percussion from its timekeeping role. In fact, many of his music contemporaries, musician inspirees, and fans world-wide would argue that Graves is perhaps the most influential known musician in the development and continuing evolution of free-jazz/avant-garde music, to date. Milford Graves taught at Bennington College, in Bennington, Vermont, being a tenured professor from 1973 to 2011; in 2011, he is awarded Emeritus status.
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WEBO C3, Gayle - Graves - Parker - Live on WEBO C3, Gayle - Graves - Parker by Charles Gayle, Milford Graves & William Parker March 11, 1976 I on Children of the Forest by Milford Graves, Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover March 11, 1976 II on Children of the Forest by Milford Graves, Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover Stated With Peace on Real Deal by David Murray & Milford Graves Grand Unification on Grand Unification by Milford Graves March 11, 1976 III on Children of the Forest by Milford Graves, Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover January 24, 1976 I on Children of the Forest by Milford Graves, Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover February 2, 1976 I on Children of the Forest by Milford Graves, Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover Transcriptions on Grand Unification by Milford Graves Side A on Historic Music Past Tense Future by Peter Brötzmann, William Parker & Milford GravesTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space/Time • Redemption | Milford Graves & Bill Laswell | 2014 | Album |
| The Stone | Milford Graves & Bill Laswell | 2014 | Single |
| Beyond Quantum | Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves, William Parker | 2008 | Album |
| 50² | Milford Graves / John Zorn | 2004 | Album |
| Stories | Milford Graves | 2000 | Album |
| Grand Unification | Milford Graves | 1998 | Album |
| Real Deal | David Murray & Milford Graves | 1992 | Album |
| Pieces Of Time | Milford Graves, Andrew Cyrille, Kenny Clarke, Famoudou Don Moye | 1984 | Album |
| Meditation Among Us | Milford Graves | 1977 | Album |
| Bäbi | Milford Graves | 1977 | Album |
| Dialogue Of The Drums | Andrew Cyrille \ Milford Graves | 1974 | Album |
| Nommo | Milford Graves & Don Pullen | 1967 | Album |
| In Concert At Yale University | Don Pullen - Milford Graves | 1966 | Album |
| Percussion Ensemble | Milford Graves With Sunny Morgan | 1965 | Album |
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