Person · Male
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
- From
- Port Chester, United States
- Active
- 1944–2017
- Releases
- 84
- jazz
- avant-garde jazz
- contemporary jazz
- free jazz
- jazz fusion
About
John Laird Abercrombie (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for his understated style and his work with organ trios.
Member of
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(Another) Nuttree Quartet guitar
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Atmospheres electric guitar
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Bob Mover Trio electric guitar, guitar synthesizer
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Bruce Gertz Quintet guitar
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John Abercrombie Trio electric guitar, eponymous
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Lars Danielsson Trio acoustic guitar, electric guitar
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Olivier Le Goas Quartet guitar
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Paolo Di Sabatino Quartet guitar
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Ron McClure Quartet guitar
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Stark Reality guitar
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The Don Thompson Quartet guitar
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The Nuttree Quartet guitar
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Three Guitars guitar
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Dreams guitar
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Jack DeJohnette New Directions guitar, mandolin
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Jack DeJohnette's Directions electric guitar
Discography
Albums
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Drum Ode
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Timeless
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Gateway
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Sargasso Sea
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Gateway 2
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Characters Apple Music
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New Directions
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Sea Serpent
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Route Two
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Eventyr
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Five Years Later
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The Midweek Blues
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Night Apple Music
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Solar Apple Music
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Drum Strum
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Current Events Apple Music
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Emerald City
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Laser Wizard
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Andy LaVerne Plays the Music of Chick Corea
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Getting There
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Upon a Time
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Abracadabra
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Going Places
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Animato
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Double Variations
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Natural Living
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What I Miss
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Hymn
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Witchcraft
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Secret Obsession
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The Way In
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Rudy Linka Quartet feat. John Abercrombie
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Yesterday's Tomorrow
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Arrival
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Nosmo King
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Ease On
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While We're Young
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Farewell
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November
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Reunion of Old Spirits
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Standard Transmission
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The Jazz Workshop Series: Blues - Standards & Originals
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Speak Easy
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Open Land Apple Music
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Burn'in The Blues
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Nuage
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That's for Sure
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Noisy Old Men
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Cat 'n' Mouse Apple Music
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Animations Apple Music
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Three Guitars
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Brand New
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Alone Together
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Class Trip
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John Abercrombie and Greg Osby - Duos - The Jazz Sessions
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3 Guitars
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A Nice Idea
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Structures
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The Guitar Album
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The Third Quartet
Live
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Live From New York
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New Morning: The Paris Concert
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The Hudson Project
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Tactics Apple Music
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Where We Were
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The Toronto Concert
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John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson & Peter Erskine
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All Strings Attached
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1986-06-19: Winer Wing, USDAN Student Center, Waltham, MA, USA
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Live in Hamburg, 1978
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2002-10-25: Funkhaus, Hamburg, Germany
Compilations
Links
Official
Concerts
Teacher
Also known as
John Laird Abercrombie
Tags
- jazz and blues
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 80c75300-9cf2-4daf-bb23-5fe15964e671
- ISNI
- 0000000114807399
- IPI
- 00076027480
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.