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Influential jazz drummer Milford Graves has passed away at 79

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NPR journalist Lars Gotrich confirmed that Graves passed away of congestive heart failure on February 12.Graves had been battling amyloid cardiomyopathy — also known as stiff heart syndrome — since 2018, when he was diagnosed and given six months to live.Born in Queens on August 20, 1941, Graves began learning percussion instruments from a young age, most notably the congas.In the 1960s, he was a founding member of the New York Art Quartet, an influential free jazz ensemble that also featured saxophonist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd and bassist Lewis Worrell.Over a career spanning more than half a century, Graves performed with many other ensembles, including the Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble and the Milford Graves Latino.

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