Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 89
Billy Taylor 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.
Billy Taylor is read about 61 times a day, in 20 languages.
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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2010Died28 December 20102005Grammy Trustees AwardAward2004Grammy AwardsAward1998Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAward1993North Carolina Award for Fine ArtsAward1992National Medal of ArtsAward1921Born24 July 1921
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Nasuhi Ertegün Produced The Billy Taylor Touch and One for Fun
Frederick Wiseman Produced The Cool World (1963)
Creed Taylor Produced The New Billy Taylor Trio (1958)- Shirley Clarke Directed The Cool World (1963)
- Orrin Keepnews Produced Billy Taylor with Four Flutes (1959)
- Bob Weinstock Produced The Billy Taylor Trio with Candido (1955)
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2010 · aged 89
