[Rackety Sax]

A New York Times profile on percussionist Milford Graves and his struggle with a rare heart ailment: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/nyregion/milford-graves-drummer.html

 

[J Dos Passos]

Thank you for this post. Milford Graves, as a drummer and as a human being, is in a category of one, I think. If anybody can turn back time, it's Milford Graves.

 

[Rackety Sax]

I think I saw him play at the first Vision Festival in New York, back in the 90s. He expressed the opinion then that age ought not to be a barrier to continued excellence in performance, and he provided plenty of evidence to back up his opinion that night. But... time catches up to all of us eventually. I don't know him personally, but I agree that his drumming is one of a kind. I wish him well.

 

[J Dos Passos]

There is a short film about Milford Graves, titled MILFORD GRAVES: FULL MANTIS.

I think it may be on Prime or Netflix. It was also on Youtube at one time.