Music
MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS “Blu Blu Blu” Black Saint * * * * Abrams’ previous large-ensemble recordings have tended toward daunting severity.
March 22, 1992
Pianist Muhal Richard Abrams is the most traditional of avant-garde musicians.
Oct. 12, 1997
Entertainment & Arts
American jazz pianist, clarinetist and composer Muhal Richard Abrams has won the first international Jazzpar Prize.
April 2, 1990
* * * Muhal Richard Abrams, “FamilyTalk,” Black Saint.
Jan. 30, 1994
Expect the unexpected if you chance going to the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood this weekend to hear pianist Muhal Richard Abrams fronting a quartet.
Feb. 3, 1989
The two long pieces that composer-pianist Muhal Richard Abrams premiered Friday at the Cal Arts Modular Theatre were “free” in the broadest sense, roaming 20th century classical and new music styles as well as the jazz and blues traditions.
March 11, 1996
“I have always been inspired to look for better ways to do basic things within myself and (by) a desire to deal with music itself so style is not something that is a determinant,” declared Muhal Richard Abrams, the acclaimed pianist-composer who opens a six-night engagement at Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood tonight.
Jan. 31, 1989
Holman wins NEA jazz award
May 22, 2009
Malachi Thompson, 56, a jazz trumpeter, composer and educator whose playing combined free jazz with bebop, blues and gospel, died Sunday of cancer at his home in Chicago.
July 20, 2006
Travel & Experiences
Don Pullen, 53, key jazz pianist known for his improvisations.
April 28, 1995