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C.L. Steiner's avatar

I saw Milford Graves once in the late 70s in NYC. After his performance, I asked my friend (a jazz writer) “is this guy a dancer, a drummer, or a performance artist?” My friend answered “Yes.”

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Tyler King's avatar

C.L. - Do you recall where you saw him? I know, a long time ago. Just curious.

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C.L. Steiner's avatar

I do remember - it was at Verna Gillis’ Soundscape loft on 52nd Street and 10th Avenue. If I had to guess, I’d say 1979.

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Tyler King's avatar

Nice. I was just at the early stages of my jazz journey in the early 1980s, so although I was in the area, my head was in the Blue Note or Village Vanguard. By 1984 I was in the Netherlands. You were in the thick of it. Soundscape had a great run!

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