Muhal Richard Abrams
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: September 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Died: October 29, 2017 in Manhattan, New York, United States
- Active: 1950 - 2017
Biography
Muhal Richard Abrams (1930 to 2017) was an American free jazz pianist, composer and educator from Chicago. A largely self taught musician, he founded the Experimental Band in 1961, which grew into the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1965, with Abrams as its first president, mentoring generations of improvisers. His first album as leader was 'Levels and Degrees of Light' (1967). After moving to New York in 1977, he recorded for #Black Saint#, #Novus Records# and #Pi Recordings#, won the inaugural Jazzpar Prize in 1990, and received an NEA Jazz Masters fellowship in 2010.
Muhal Richard Abrams Discography
- Young at Heart / Wise in Time (1974) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Afrisong (1975) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Sightsong (1976) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- 1-OQA+19 (1978) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Mama and Daddy (1980) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Blues Forever (1982) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- One Line, Two Views (1995) - Album - rated 4.07/5