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Pheeroan akLaff

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starting in 1975, which included writing for their fusion ensemble, ‘Jump Up’. He recorded with Lake on and off from 1980-1992. His extensive work as a session musician includes collaborations with prominent jazz musicians
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keyboardist Nimrod “The Grinder” Lumpkin, The Ebony Set and The Last Days. He moved to
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akLaff developed a longstanding association with saxophonist and poet
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Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "akLaff, Pheeroan". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.).
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Pheeroan akLaff with the Oliver Lake Trio, Saalfelden, Austria, 2009
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after thirty years, and has recorded with him since, including
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drummer and percussionist. He began playing in his hometown of
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Pheeroan AkLaff
Pheeroan akLaff with the Oliver Lake Trio, Saalfelden, Austria, 2009
Jazz
jazz
Detroit
Michigan
Ann Arbor
R & B
funk
New Haven, Connecticut
Bill Barron
Leo Smith
Oliver Lake
Geri Allen
Andrew Hill
Cecil Taylor
Anthony Braxton
Don Byron
Julius Hemphill
Henry Threadgill
Mal Waldron
Sonny Sharrock
Anthony Davis
Reggie Workman
Wadada Leo Smith
Ten Freedom Summers
Pulitzer Prize for Music
Wesleyan University
Gramavision
Geri Allen

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