Muhal Richard Abrams - Definition and Overview

Muhal Richard Abrams (born 1930) is a composer, arranger, and jazz pianist.

A founding member and the first president of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Muhal Richard Abrams is a widely influential artist, having played sides for many musicians early in his career, releasing important recordings as a leader, and writing classical works such as his second string quartet which was performed by the Kronos Quartet.

External links

• AACM: Muhal Richard Abrams (http://aacmchicago.org/members/muhal_richard_abrams_bio.html)
• Other Minds: Muhal Richard Abrams (http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/Abrams.shtml)
• All About Jazz: The Music of Muhal Richard Abrams (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1697) review by Andrey Henkin, 03-12-2004

Listening

• NewMusicJukeBox.org: Muhal Richard Abrams (http://www.newmusicjukebox.org/composers/c_works.asp?ComposerID=18437&ActorID=38872)