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Abdul Wadud (born Ronald Earsall DeVaughn; April 30, 1947 – August 10, 2022) was an American cellist known for his work in jazz and classical settings. Jazz musician and fellow composer Tomeka Reid hailed Abdul Wadud's "Camille" in a 2020 feature in the New York Times on music that one could play to make friends fall in love with ...
Aug 18, 2022 · Abdul Wadud, a distinctive cellist who crossed genres and was a key collaborator with the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis, died on Aug. 10 in Cleveland. He was 75.
Aug 12, 2022 · Abdul Wadud, a groundbreaking cellist who expanded a realm of possibilities for his instrument in avant-garde jazz and classical music, died on Aug. 10. He was 75.
May 1, 2023 · In a 1980 interview, the cellist Abdul Wadud laid out a musical manifesto, describing his expansive attitude toward the instrument he had spent decades mastering. “The cello,” he said, “can...
- Hank Shteamer
Aug 12, 2022 · Abdul Wadud, who expanded the possibilities of the cello in improvised music, passed away at 75. He collaborated with legends like Julius Hemphill and Arthur Blythe, and inspired many younger cellists.
Aug 12, 2022 · Abdul Wadud, a groundbreaking cellist who expanded a realm of possibilities for his instrument in avant-garde jazz and classical music, died on Aug. 10. He was 75. His son, the R&B singer and songwriter Raheem DeVaughn, announced his death on social media without providing a cause. Wadud was a pioneer on his instrument.
Dec 29, 2022 · Wadud, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, organist Joey DeFrancesco, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, trumpeter Jaimie Branch and saxophonist Ronnie Cuber are among the notable musicians who died in...
