Milford Graves

MILFORD IN A GRAVES

 

Jazz drummer Milford Graves has died aged 79. Graves worked with the avante-garde movement of the 1960s, and contributed with Paul Bley.  He viewed the role of the drummer as being at the heart of the action in music. He had been suffering from heart issues for some time. Graves, who is now in a grave, was a unique pick for David Quantick’s Showbiz Pals. Spade’s got his burying skills back…

 

Milford Graves
20 August 1941 – 12 February 2021
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