Cecil Taylor
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Death | 6 years ago |
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Date of birth | March 25,1929 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Long Island |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 5,2018 |
Died | Brooklyn |
New York | |
United States | |
Job | Actor |
Poet | |
Bandleader | |
Film Score Composer | |
Jazz Pianist | |
Education | New England Conservatory of Music |
New York College of Music | |
Books | Good |
North | |
Movies/Shows | The Silent Eye |
Imagine the Sound | |
Good | |
Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy | |
Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Instruments | Piano |
Labels | Transition |
Blue Note | |
Freedom | |
Hathut | |
Enja | |
FMP | |
Parents | Percy Clinton Taylor |
Almeida Ragland Taylor | |
Albums | Unit Structures |
Conquistador! | |
Jazz Advance | |
Silent Tongues | |
Spouse | Elizabeth Screen |
Children | Avram Taylor |
Clare Taylor | |
David Taylor | |
Catheryn Taylor | |
Plays | Good |
Operation Elvis | |
Skos genre | Jazz |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 500740 |
Cecil Taylor Life story
Cecil Percival Taylor was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms.