Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the United States, Canada and Europe with his orchestra, sextet, quartet, duo and as a solo pianist. His musical affiliations constitute a "who's who" of the jazz world, including Max Roach, Dexter Gordon, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Anthony Braxton, and The Art Ensemble of Chicago.
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Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
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George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
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Douglas Ewart
American musician
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Edward Wilkerson
American bandleader
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Malachi Favors
American bassist
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Jodie Christian
Jazz pianist
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Thurman Barker
American jazz drummer
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Steve McCall
American jazz drummer
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Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
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Joseph Jarman
American jazz musician
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Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer, and philosopher
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Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
American saxophonist
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Tomeka Reid
American jazz musician
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Jaribu Shahid
American jazz bassist
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Lester Bowie
American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999)
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Wadada Leo Smith
American jazz trumpeter and composer
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Art Ensemble of Chicago
American avant-garde group
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Amina Claudine Myers
American musician
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Donald Garrett
American musician and clarinetist
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Alvin Fielder
American drummer
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Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
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Leroy Jenkins
composer and Avant-garde Jazz violinist and violist
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Marty Ehrlich
American musician
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Nicole Mitchell
American jazz flutist
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Joe Daley
American educator, jazz musician, composer and arranger who plays tuba, trombone and euphonium
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Tani Tabbal
American jazz drummer
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Marilyn Crispell
American pianist
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James Emery
American musician
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Mark Helias
American musician
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Baikida Carroll
American musician
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Reggie Nicholson
American musician
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Ray Anderson
American trombonist/jazz/trumpet player
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Barry Altschul
American drummer
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Warren Smith
American musician
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Bobby Naughton
American musician
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Iqua Colson
vocalist, composer, lyricist, arts administrator, and educator from the United States
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Don Moye
American percussionist
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Cecil Bridgewater
American jazz trumpeter
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Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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Ernest Dawkins
jazz musician
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Hugh Ragin
American musician
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Phil Cohran
American trumpeter
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Ari Brown
American musician
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Harold Mabern
American pianist
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Craig S. Harris
American musician
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Marion Brown
American saxophonist