With the release of Arcade (1979), Abercrombie Quartet (1980) and M (1981), John Abercrombie's entire ECM discography as a leader is finally available on CD. Looking back at these albums and their ...

Starting the new year with, if not precisely a bang, a nevertheless unforgettable record whose strength lies in pristine lyricism, nuanced group interplay and writing that capitalizes on the entire ...

At times, the delicate and exquisitely fragile music that guitarist John Abercrombie and his quartet performed Thursday night at the Jazz Showcase sounded as if it might vanish into the ether. This ...

Acclaimed for both his work as a leader as well as for his pioneering fusion collaborations with such giants as Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette and the Brecker Brothers, guitarist John Abercrombie has ...

Guitarist John Abercrombie and his band — pianist Marc Copland, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron — offer a program of mostly gentle jazzy music, with an occasional Hitchcock theme. It first ...

John Abercrombie, renowned jazz guitar player, bandleader, and teacher, has died at the age of 72. He passed away yesterday evening at his home in Cortland, New York, according to an announcement on ...

But The First Quartet also serves an extraordinary dual purpose. First, for those unfamiliar with Abercrombie or even the ECM sound as it existed 35-plus years ago, this set is an ideal primer. The ...

Abercrombie dips into a river of modern-classic influences and often summons up his inner Jim Hall on Within a Song, his most recent ECM release. But this quartet—which includes Seamus Blake (tenor ...