Jazz

John Abercrombie: Characters

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 ...
Jazz

John Abercrombie Twofer

John Abercrombie is a graduate of the class of guitarists whose role was expanded through the work of players like Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Attila Zoller, Kenny Burrell and Grant Green. This mid- to ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

John Abercrombie, Wry And Exploratory Jazz Guitarist, Dies At 72

Abercrombie began forming his style in Boston while attending Berklee in the mid-'60s, eventually helping to redefine the lines between jazz,... John Abercrombie, Wry And Exploratory Jazz Guitarist, ...
KCRW

Remembering the Timeless Sound of John Abercrombie (1944–2017)

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 ...
brooklynvegan

John Abercrombie tribute at Roulette with Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, more in pics & review

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 ...
The Washington Post

John Abercrombie, influential jazz guitarist of the ’70s fusion scene, dies at 72

John Abercrombie, an influential jazz guitarist and composer who came to prominence in the 1970s with a lyrical, improvisatory style that applied the swagger of rock-and-roll to the loose rhythms of ...
Stereogum

John Abercrombie, Jazz Guitarist And Innovator, Dead At 72

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 ...
The New Yorker

Tribute to John Abercrombie

The parting decades of the past century were rife with jazz-guitar heroes, among them Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, and the elder of the crop, John Abercrombie. Although he never lost ...
The New York Times

Notable Deaths 2017

John Abercrombie performing in Hartford in 1974. Fin Costello/Redferns, via Getty Images; thumbnail, Richard Termine for The New York Times, 2010 Mr. Abercrombie was a jazz guitarist whose lyrical ...
NPR

John Abercrombie, Jazz Guitarist, Dies At 72

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Inventive and influential jazz guitarist John Abercrombie dies at 72

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 ...