# Milford Graves

> Milford Graves was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music, researcher/inventor, visual artist/sculptor, gardener/herbalist, and martial artist. Graves was noteworthy for his early avant-garde contributions in the 1960s with Paul Bley, Albert Ayler, and the New York Art Quartet, and is considered to be a free jazz pioneer, liberating percussion from its timekeeping role. The composer and saxophonist John Zorn referred to Graves as "basically a 20th-century shaman."

*American jazz drummer and percussionist (1941-2021)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1941-08-20
- **Died:** 2021-02-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 11.2 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1589584/ (@nm1589584)
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.milfordgraves.com/

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