(1970-02-20) February 20, 1970 (age 54) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer
Instrument(s)
Piano, keyboards, organ, electronics
Years active
Late 1980s–present
Labels
DIW, Thirsty Ear, ECM
Website
www.craigtaborn.com
Musical artist
Craig Marvin Taborn (/ˈteɪˌbɔːrn/; born February 20, 1970) is an American pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer. He works solo and in bands, mostly playing various forms of jazz. He started playing piano and Moog synthesizer as an adolescent and was influenced at an early stage by a wide range of music, including by the freedom expressed in recordings of free jazz and contemporary classical music.
While at university, Taborn toured and recorded with jazz saxophonist James Carter. Taborn went on to play with numerous other musicians in electronic and acoustic settings, while also building a reputation as a solo pianist. He has a range of styles, and often adapts his playing to the nature of the instrument and the sounds that he can make it produce. His improvising, particularly for solo piano, often adopts a modular approach, in which he begins with small units of melody and rhythm and then develops them into larger forms and structures.
In 2011, Down Beat magazine chose Taborn as winner of the electric keyboard category, as well as rising star in both the piano and organ categories. By the end of 2020, Taborn had appeared on 14 albums as a leader or co-leader and more than 100 as a sideman.
Craig Marvin Taborn (/ˈteɪˌbɔːrn/; born February 20, 1970) is an American pianist, organist, keyboardist and composer. He works solo and in bands, mostly...
CraigTaborn is a pianist, keyboard and electronics player, chiefly in jazz. By the end of 2020, he had appeared on 14 albums as a leader or co-leader...
CraigTaborn Trio is the debut album by American jazz pianist CraigTaborn. It was recorded in 1994 and released on the Japanese DIW label. After completing...
a 2011 album by CraigTaborn "Avenging Angels" (song), a 1997 single by Space The Avenging Angel, a 1995 TV movie directed by Craig R. Baxley Saboteur...
and the Love-Cars), Erik Fratzke of Zebulon Pike and Happy Apple, and CraigTaborn. In 2016, Norton joined La Crosse, Wisconsin band Porcupine as their...
Daylight Ghosts is an album by CraigTaborn, with Chris Speed (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Chris Lightcap (double bass, bass guitar), and Dave King (drums...
Compass Confusion is an album by the band Junk Magic, led by keyboardist CraigTaborn, and featuring saxophonist and clarinetist Chris Speed, violist Mat Maneri...
Light Made Lighter is the second album by American jazz pianist CraigTaborn, which was released in 2001 on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. The album was recorded...
Talent label in 2001. It featured Maneri, Ben Monder, Andrew Bishop, CraigTaborn and Reid Anderson and was a Best Debut Recording Nominee by the Jazz...
Junk Magic is an album by CraigTaborn, with Aaron Stewart (tenor sax), Mat Maneri (viola), and Dave King (drums). It was released in 2004 by Thirsty Ear...
documentary film and a 2010 book by James Nice Shadow Plays, an album by CraigTaborn This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shadowplay...
piano album by CraigTaborn recorded at the Konzerthaus, Vienna, on March 2, 2020, and released on ECM in October the following year. Taborn's previous solo...
Chad Taylor, Roy Nathanson, Kidd Jordan, Eri Yamamoto, Gerald Cleaver, CraigTaborn, Bill Dixon, Jim Hobbs/The Fully Celebrated, Darius Jones, Little Women...
featuring bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, and keyboardist CraigTaborn. It was recorded in August 2018 in Minneapolis, and was released by Intakt...
trio consisting of Gerald Cleaver on drums, William Parker on bass and CraigTaborn on piano. The three of them were specifically brought together by Cleaver...
The Transitory Poems is a live album by pianists Vijay Iyer and CraigTaborn recorded at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest on March 12, 2018...
Sunnyside label. It features Potter with guitarist Adam Rogers, keyboardist CraigTaborn and drummer Nate Smith. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded...
with saxophonist Evan Parker, percussionist Ches Smith, and pianist CraigTaborn. The album was released on May 11, 2018 via Holland's own Dare2 Records...
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