Graves, Milford, 1941-2021

LC control no.	no 92001655
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Graves, Milford, 1941-2021 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Graves, Milford Robert, 1941-2021
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1941-08-20
Death date	2021-02-12
Place of birth	Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Place of death	Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Affiliation	Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School Bennington College New York Art Quartet
Profession or occupation	Percussionists Music teachers Jazz musicians Drummers Sculptors Artists Inventors Herbalists Acupuncturists Martial artists
Found in	Davidson, L. Lowell Davidson Trio [SR] 197-?: container (Milford Graves, percussion) New Grove dict. of jazz (Graves, Milford (Robert); b. 8-20-41, New York; drummer) African American National Biography, accessed April 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Graves, Milford; percussionist, music educator, jazz musician, drummer; born 20 August 1941 in New York, United States; worked with Miriam Makeba (1960s); featured at October Revolution concerts (1964); member of Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association (1964-1965); recorded with Giuseppi Logan for the ESP label; taught at Black Arts Repertory Theater and Bennington College (1973); worked with John Zorn and recorded for Zorn's Tzadik label; reunited with New York Art Quartet (2000)) New York times online, February 20, 2021 (obituary dated February 19, 2021: Milford Graves; Milford Robert Graves; born August 20, 1941, in Queens; died February 12 at his home in South Jamaica, Queens; jazz drummer; also an herbalist, acupuncturist, martial artist, impresario, college professor, visual artist/sculptor, student of the human heartbeat, and inventor; started the Self-Reliance Project record label to release his own albums and became involved in actions on behalf of student protesters and revolutionary groups; taught at Bennington College for 39 years)