John Abercrombie

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John Abercrombie was an influential American jazz guitarist and composer known for his lyrical improvisation and work on the ECM label.

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John Abercrombie canonical 10

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instanceOf composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz guitarist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
collaboratedWith Charles Lloyd ⓘ
Dave Holland ⓘ
Enrico Rava ⓘ
Jack DeJohnette ⓘ
Jan Hammer ⓘ
Kenny Wheeler ⓘ
Ralph Towner ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1944-12-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2017-08-22 ⓘ
educatedAt Berklee College of Music ⓘ
familyName Abercrombie ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
instrument acoustic guitar ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
memberOf Gateway ⓘ
movedTo New York City ⓘ
name John Abercrombie ⓘ
notableFor lyrical improvisation ⓘ
work on the ECM label ⓘ
notableWork Characters ⓘ
Current Events ⓘ
Gateway ⓘ
Gateway 2 ⓘ
Getting There ⓘ
Night ⓘ
Open Land ⓘ
Timeless ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Port Chester, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cortlandt Manor, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: Cortlandt, New York
recordLabel ECM Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic integration of rock and jazz elements ⓘ
lyrical, melodic phrasing ⓘ
subtle use of distortion and effects ⓘ

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Peter Erskine → hasWorkedWith → John Abercrombie ⓘ
Jack DeJohnette → associatedAct → John Abercrombie ⓘ
Please Baby Don’t → composer → John Abercrombie ⓘ
Please Baby Don’t → performer → John Abercrombie ⓘ
The Frog → composer → John Abercrombie ⓘ
The Frog → performer → John Abercrombie ⓘ
The Frog → albumArtist → John Abercrombie ⓘ
The Frog → associatedWithArtist → John Abercrombie ⓘ
Voice in the Night → featuresMusician → John Abercrombie ⓘ
John Abercrombie → name → John Abercrombie ⓘ