Cecil Taylor Quartet featuring Anthony Braxtonplus supportSunday 8 July 2007, 7:30 P.M.
Piano genius Cecil Taylor, alongside Ornette Coleman, is acknowledged as one of the major innovators of the 'Free Jazz' movement of the late 1950s. After nearly 50 years, this pianist, composer and poet remains one of the most controversial figures in jazz - continuing, in his 77th year, to compose, write and tour. At a time in his career when most artists of his stature could sustain themselves with a victory lap of regurgitating the past or to slip into silent retirement, Taylor continues to push new boundaries with his art. For this concert, Cecil Taylor will be reunited with percussionist Tony Oxley on drums, William Parker on bass, and will play, for the very first time, with master saxophonist Anthony Braxton.
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 9 April 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)