John Abercrombie

Guitarist

Birthday December 16, 1944

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Aug 22, 2017 (72)

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About

Jazz guitarist who played with the jazz rock band Dreams in the 1970s. 

Before Fame

He studied at the Berklee College of Music and he was awarded their Music Distinguished Alumni Award thirty-one years later. 

Trivia

He played with artists like Jack DeJohnette and Michael Brecker

Family Life

He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Associated With

Like many of his peers, Abercrombie's guitar playing started with him imitating Chuck Berry's licks.