American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010) · jazz/bop pianist
| Description | American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921-07-24 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | North Carolina Greenville Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2010-12-28 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | New York Manhattan Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | pianist music educator jazz musician university teacher composer radio personality Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Atlantic Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Billy Taylor Trio Billy Taylor Quintet Walter Thomas Orchestra The Oscar Pettiford Quartet Coleman Hawkins Quartet Billy Taylor Trio Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Cozy Cole All Stars Stuff Smith Trio Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Don Byas Quartet Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Coleman Hawkins Quintet Sy Oliver And His Orchestra Stan Getz Quartet Don Redman And His Orchestra Don Byas And His Orchestra The Kai Winding Quintet Mundell Lowe Quintet Tyree Glenn & His Orchestra Buck Clayton's Big Eight Johnny Richards And His Orchestra Billy Taylor Quartet The Billy Taylor Orchestra The Billy Taylor Chorale The Quincy Jones Big Band The Kenny Burrell Quartet The Bill Coleman Quartet Eddie South Trio The Billy Taylor Septet Billy Taylor's Big Four Brick Fleagle's Rhythmakers The Ray Rivera Septet Kappa Alpha Psi Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | National Medal of Arts NEA Jazz Masters North Carolina Award for Fine Arts honorary doctor of the University of Miami Grammy Trustees Award Grammy Awards Source: Wikidata |
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