In Memoriam: Muhal Richard Abrams

Rest In Peace, Muhal Richard Abrams.  Witnessed this great pianist, when he played in a quintet with Jack DeJohnette, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, and Larry Gray, at the Walker Art Center performance auditorium in 2015.  One of the best concerts I've ever experienced.  Muhal Richard Abrams, you will be missed.

Muhal Richard Abrams, A Sweepingly Influential Jazz Artist, Has Died At Age 87

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/11/01/561351129/muhal-richard-abrams-a-sweepingly-influential-jazz-artist-has-died-at-age-87

Within the article itself, you will find a few different highlighted performances from Abrams' career, including Abrams' album "Vision Towards Essence", recorded in 1998 and released in 2007.  In addition, there is Abrams' 1989 "Hearinga Suite", and the final performance of The Trio, which features Muhal Richard Abrams on piano, Roscoe Mitchell on reeds (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxello), and George Lewis on trombone and electronic soundscapes. 

As a tribute, here is his solo piano composition "Young At Heart", recorded August 20, 1969.