Craig Taborn

Craig Taborn is an award-winning pianist, bandleader, and sideman. His technical skills, intellectual curiosity, and stylistic versatility have earned him collaborations with a range of recognized masters in contemporary jazz. From his professional debut with the James Carter Quartet as a student, Taborn branched out to include synthesizers and organ, and subsequently drew many musicians into his orbit. His distinctive style -- as evidenced by his ECM debut, Avenging Angel, in 2011 -- is informed by jazz masters of the instrument from Duke Ellington and Cecil Taylor to Theloni...