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- Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) [ 1][ 2][ 3] was an American pianist and poet. [ 4][ 5] 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.
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Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018) [1] [2] [3] was an American pianist and poet. [4] [5] 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.
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Apr 6, 2018 · Cecil Taylor, a pianist who challenged the jazz tradition that produced him and became one of the most bracing, rhapsodic, abstract and original improvisers of his time, died on Thursday at his...
- Ben Ratliff
American poet and pianist Cecil Percival (March 25, 1929 – April 5, 2018,) Taylor, who is classically trained, is widely recognized as one of the pioneers in free jazz. Taylor’s music is marked by an energetic, physical approach. His music often features complex improvised sounds and tone clusters. His piano technique is often compared to ...
Cecil Taylor (born March 25, 1929, New York City, New York, U.S.—died April 5, 2018, New York City) was an American jazz musician and composer, among the leading free-jazz pianists.
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Apr 7, 2018 · Cecil Taylor, an avant-garde jazz pianist whose long, sweat-drenched performances aspired to a state of ecstasy and whose uncompromising approach to music elicited both harsh criticism and...
- Matt Schudel
May 23, 2018 · Taylor, Cecil (Percival), African American jazz pianist and composer; b. N.Y., March 15, 1933. He began piano lessons at age 5; was improvising and composing by the age of 8; later studied percussion.
May 22, 2006 · Mr Cecil Percival Taylor is one of the few legends of free jazz, arguably one of the major musicians of the second half of the 20th century, although his music is often considered hard to understand (some even say hard to hear).
