Following his soul Oct 29, 2009
In recent years, prominent artists like Bill Frisell and Cecil Taylor have played solo in the cathedral. Byron, an unclassifiable creator who has dug into a vast range of music - Stravinsky, hip-hop, Mickey Katz's comic klezmer, the Runior Walker, operatic arias and original music rooted in the Afro-Caribbean sounds he grew up with in the Bronx - will perform most of his Grace set solo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Weeks Of Piano, One Set Of Keys Aug 17, 2009
There are artists from the worlds of country (Phil Vassar, Aug. 26), folk (Iris DeMent, Aug. 22), jazz (the Bad Plus, Aug. 21; McCoy Tyner, Aug. 23; Cecil Taylor, Aug. 25), indie rock (the Benevento/Russo Duo, tonight) and classical (Jeremy Denk, Aug. 29). There are also singer/songwriters such as Peter Cincotti (Aug. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
By Any Means brings chemistry and history to the Newport jazz festival Aug 7, 2009
He often leads several groups at the same time and is the most in-demand bassist in avant-garde jazz, doing side work for Cecil Taylor, David S. Ware, and Matthew Shipp, among others. With such a breadth and depth of experiences, it is not surprising these three men play so well together. (Boston Globe)
Music: a guide to the week ahead Aug 6, 2009
His influences include modern classical music as well as jazz greats Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor, and he has played with avant-gardists of all stripes, from Roscoe Mitchell to DJ Spooky. 8 p.m. Aug. 8. (Boston Globe)
Futility music Jul 18, 2009
But not many military interrogators listen to Schoenberg or Stockhausen or, for that matter, to Cecil Taylor or Albert Ayler. The use of metal and rap, it turns out, mainly reflects the soldiers taste. (Harper's Magazine)
On his 70th birthday, Andriessen still relies on surprise Apr 6, 2009
Cecil Taylor is more complex than Xenakis could ever be. Andriessen himself has always improvised and still does. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Fancy footwork on touchy subject: race Mar 24, 2009
While there she came into contact with the jazz pianist Cecil Taylor. "He brought an African-American choreographer, Ken Miller, with him," Ms. Silvers said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Mushroom to revive Townsend's 'Lifehouse' Mar 5, 2009
The group's 2007 collaboration with San Jose trumpeter Eddie Gale, a brilliant free jazz pioneer who recorded with Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor, resulted in the spacey funk soundscapes of "Joint Happening" (Hyena Records), a world away from the Who's pummeling power trio instrumentation. "We're basically hard rock guys playing jazz," Thomas says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
One Night With Blue Note Highlights... Mar 2, 2009
Grover Washington worked some summer magic with Kenny Burrell for their rendition of Summertime, Cecil Taylor pounds and beats great emotion out of the piano for his solo turn and Stanley Turrentine was majestic as usual. Celebrating an Important Milestone. (Suite101.com)
Davis on Davis Feb 10, 2009
But much of what Davis interprets as racism is his own hubris, as when he accuses white jazz critics of having written approvingly in the mid-sixties of such black avant-gardists as Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and Archie Shepp in an effort to deflect attention from him. (Never mind that the critics most identified with what was then called "the New Thing" were Amiri Baraka and A. B. Spellman, both of whom are black. (The Atlantic Online)
