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Muhal Richard Abrams

1930 - 2017

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Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the United States, Canada and Europe with his orchestra, sextet, quartet, duo, and as a solo pianist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Muhal Richard Abrams is the 2,451st most popular musician (down from 2,234th in 2024), the 13,444th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,821st in 2019) and the 1,007th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 2,451 out of 3,175. Before him are Hank Ballard, Yoann Lemoine, Simon Webbe, Chris Botti, DJ Shadow, and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. After him are Evelyn Glennie, Oscar Dronjak, Steve Kuhn, Jung Yong-hwa, Geri Allen, and Jonny Buckland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 622. Before him are Frank Shakespeare, Luki Botha, Charles Correa, Booker Ervin, Stuart Williams, and Nicholas F. Brady. After him are Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Wayne Frye, Paul Horn, Don Edmunds, Robert Ashley, and Yuriy Tyukalov. Among people deceased in 2017, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 615. Before him are Josip Weber, Milt Schmidt, Denis Johnson, Nat Hentoff, Leo Peelen, and George Avakian. After him are Geri Allen, Janusz Wójcik, Keely Smith, Anne Jeffreys, Ian Stewart, and Robert Osborne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 13,448 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Meola (1969), Joseph Pevney (1911), Gervonta Davis (1994), Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922), Raekwon (1970), and Rena Sofer (1968). After him are John Laurinaitis (1962), KaDee Strickland (1975), Milton Latham (1827), Todd Boehly (1973), Wayne C. Booth (1921), and Emily Osment (1992).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Muhal Richard Abrams ranks 1,007. Before him are Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (1976), Greg Howe (1963), Hank Ballard (1927), Chris Botti (1962), DJ Shadow (1972), and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (1969). After him are Steve Kuhn (1938), Geri Allen (1957), Ivan Ilić (1978), David Lovering (1961), Robb Flynn (1967), and Mike Inez (1966).

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