Craig Taborn

American musician

Born: 20 February 1970
Minneapolis
Country: United States
Record labels: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Discography: 2 albums

Biography

Craig Taborn is a jazz musician who plays piano and musical keyboard. Craig Taborn was born on 20 February 1970 in Minneapolis. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Thirsty Ear Recordings. The discography here lists 2 albums, from “Highsmith” (2017) to “Trio of Bloom” (2025). Honours include MacArthur Fellows Program (2025) and Paul Acket Award.

Craig Marvin Taborn (; 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.

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