Born: Long Island, NY, 1929
Years Active: 1981-2004
Member of: The Feel Trio
Influenced by: Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Louis Armstrong, John Lewis, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Coleman Hawkins, Sidney Bechet, Erroll Garner, Bud Powell
Genre: Jazz
Biography: Soon after he first emerged in the mid-'50s, pianist Cecil Taylor was the most advanced improviser in jazz; five decades ...
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Sep 03 2009 13:30PM
by Tad Hendrickson
Filed under: All About Jazz
Spinner: Cultural critic Terry Teachout recently wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal titled 'Can Jazz Be Saved?' It caused a stir among jazz musicians, critics, cognoscenti and fans. There's even Twitter campaign to prove Teachout wrong (use ... Read more
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