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Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) [1] was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C ...
Aug 29, 2005 · Pianist, composer, and recording artist Billy Taylor was born in Greenville, North Carolina, on July 24, 1921, to a dentist father and schoolteacher mother. As a youth, Taylor and his family moved to Washington, D.C.; it was there that he began to study music.
Sep 30, 2021 · We're celebrating the legacy of Dr. Billy Taylor — with a look at his multifaceted career, his musical philosophy, and the impact he left.
Dec 30, 2010 · Billy Taylor, a pianist and composer who was also an eloquent spokesman and advocate for jazz as well as a familiar presence for many years on television and radio, died on Tuesday in...
Dec 1, 2020 · August 1, 2001 • Dr. Billy Taylor is perhaps best known as one of the founders of public radio. He also is a pianist and composer who has produced more than fifteen albums.
Dec 31, 2010 · Billy Taylor was a colleague, mentor, role model and friend. He and I spent a considerable amount of time together at NPR -- first with the pioneering Jazz Alive!, the...
Dec 28, 2010 · Since 1981, Taylor has profiled some of the biggest names in jazz as an interviewer and reporter for CBS television's Sunday Morning program. As a jazz educator, Taylor's experience was vast, starting with authoring a series of beginning piano primers.
Dec 30, 2010 · The jazz musician and composer Billy Taylor has died in New York of heart failure at the age of 89. Taylor had been playing professionally since the 1940s, and later became a TV and radio...
Official YouTube channel for guitarist / singer / songwriter Billy Taylor. Front man of British hard rock band Deever. Formerly of classic rock band Inglorious.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Billy Taylor has been playing top-notch jazz for well over 50 years. That would be an impressive enough fact for most musicians, but in Taylor ’ s case it barely begins to describe what he has accomplished.
