Guitarist John Abercrombie's emergence as a guitarist of singularity seems, in retrospect to have happened very quickly. A band member in the horn-driven jazz-rock band Dreams alongside drummer Billy ...
It's almost a year to the day since the world lost John Abercrombie and, for many of his fans, that loss remains something still deeply and palpably felt. A guitarist who managed to be instantly ...
An expressive and influential jazz guitarist as adept with standards as he was with flights into rock-accented fusion, John Abercrombie has died at 72 in New York His death Tuesday after a long ...
On March 26, Brooklyn venue Roulette hosted ‘John Abercrombie: Timeless – A Tribute to His Life and Music,’ a benefit concert in honor of the late jazz musician who passed on in August of 2017 at 72 ...
I was saddened to learn that guitarist John Abercrombie passed away last week at the age of 72. I’ve been a big fan of John’s ever since and have collected all of his albums, most of which are on the ...
John Abercrombie, renowned jazz guitar player, bandleader, and teacher, has died at the age of 72. He passed away yesterday evening at his home in Cortland, New York, according to an announcement on ...
Virtuoso fretless bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb, previously rhythm section partners for their own Elements band and the Pat Metheny Group, link up with journeyman jazz guitarist John… ...
"I've been doing this long enough that I just follow my muse, do what feels right." So says John Abercrombie of the latest chapter in his long-standing dialogue with Manfred Eicher's ECM label, which ...
The guitarist John Abercrombie takes a measured, self-possessed approach to improvisation, so much so that it’s easy to underestimate the considerable chance taking in his playing. During the late set ...
The title track from his solo debut ‘Timeless’ was compared to Miles Davis's ‘In a Silent Way’ (Rex Features) John Abercrombie was an influential jazz guitarist and composer who came to prominence in ...
The Ottawa Citizen and The Wire report the cause of death as heart failure, related to a stroke Abercrombie experienced earlier this year. By Winston Cook-Wilson John Abercrombie, renowned jazz guitar ...
John Abercrombie helped define the sound of jazz guitar: from jazz-rock fusion to funky organ combos to the distinctive less-is-more sound he created on dozens of albums for the ECM label. That's ...