Cecil Taylor Performances and Recordings from 2001
(last updated 03.09.28)

01.02.24

February 24, 2001

Cecil Taylor Ensemble (with workshop participants) and Cecil Taylor Trio

Ensemble:
Cecil Taylor (p);
Walt Szymanski (tp) Leif Arntzen (tp) Amir El Saffar (tp);
Elliott Levin, Charles Burns, Ras Moshe, Veronique Pernin, Nathan Hanson, Robert Reigle, Avram Fefer, Bernard Stepien, Dustin Garlitz, Aaron Ali Shaikh (reeds,fl) Kevin Michael Sullivan (cl);
Ramsey Ameen (?? he may not have been there -jason), Rosie Hertlein, Jean Cook (violin);
Charles Cohen (synth);
Alex Tarampi, Lee Feldman, Dan Marmorstein, Robin Allday, Ethen Peterson, Alex Ameen, David Pier, Diana Wayburn (p);
Bruce Eisenbeil (g);
David Sherrick (vib);
Neil Kirkwood (vib);
Rick Stone (b)
Thomas Buckner, Trudy Morse (voc);
Ulla Dydo, Steven Koenig (writers, poets);
Victoria Brill (painting)
Brad Campbell (perc);
Jackson Krall, Stephen Flinn, Daniel Gibbs, John Keith (dr)


Trio:
Cecil Taylor (p)
Tristan Honsinger (cello)
Jackson Krall (d)
Naima Wade (guest poet)

Turtle Bay Music School, NYC

Notes: Ensemble: Four performances by Cecil Taylor: "To Be; Ka; Ka-Ba; Crystal"

Notes: From Ras Moshe, member of the workshop ensemble, posted to CTR yahoo group on Fri Jul 4, 2003: "a conversation developed about the "ken burns/branford's remark" thing during one of the rehersals.cecil said that he didn't see the film but, "some people have no idea what its like to devote your life to an art form.""


Primary source: audience recording on CDR from each performance, personnel for workshop ensemble from Heinrich Smejkal, personnel information clarification from Eric Charry.

01.05.01

May 1, 2001

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor, Allen Grossman (poetry reading)

Garrett Room, Eisenhower Library, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (USA)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from University web-site http://www.jhu.edu/%7ecompamer/taylorevents.html (Festival schedule).

01.05.04

May 4, 2001

CECIL TAYLOR – TONY OXLEY DUO

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (dr)

Shriver Hall, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (USA)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from Baltimore Citypaper web-site http://www.citypaper.com/2001-05-16/feedback.html (Concert review).

01.05.05

May 5, 2001

CECIL TAYLOR – TONY OXLEY DUO

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (dr)

Mattin Center, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (USA)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from University web-site http://www.jhu.edu/%7ecompamer/taylorevents.html (Festival schedule).

01.07.07

CECIL TAYLOR SOLO

Cecil Taylor (p)

Smeltehytta, Kongsberg (N), Jazz Festival (04.07. – 07.07.2001)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from web-site http://www.kongsberg-jazzfestival.no/2001/musikere/taylor.asp (Concert schedule).

01.11.06-18

November 6-18, 2001

CECIL TAYLOR WORKSHOP

Cecil Taylor (p,perc,voc) others unknown

Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (USA)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from web-site http://www.the-temple.net/trudy/2001_10.htm (Trudy Morse diary on the road).

01.11.27-29

November 27-29, 2001

CECIL TAYLOR – ELVIN JONES DUO

Cecil Taylor (p,perc,voc)
Elvin Jones (dr)

Blue Note Club, New York, NY (USA)

Primary source: Heinrich Smejkal, Info from web-site http://bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/index.shtml (Concert schedule).

Posted by Fred K on the 05-01-2001 / 01:37 PM here

Below is a copy of an announcement for a week-long Cecil Taylor festival and symposium at Johns
Hopkins in Baltimore that is taking place this week from 4/30 to 5/5. 2 performances are scheduled
with Tony Oxley on 5/4 and 5/5. The web site for the event is listed at the end of the announcment.

The Program for Comparative American Cultures (CAC) and the Humanities Center of Johns
Hopkins University are proud to present a week-long festival in honor of the art of the renowned
composer, pianist, and poet Cecil Taylor, who is currently Distinguished Artist in Residence at the
Homewood Campus in Baltimore, Maryland.

Monday, April 30th

2-5PM
Seminar: "W.E.B. Du Bois, the Spirituals, and African American Traditions in The Souls of Black
Folk: Essays and Sketches" -- a public conversation with Cecil Taylor

Gilman Hall, Room 111. This session is held in conjunction with the seminar on W.E.B. Du Bois
led by Professor Nahum D. Chandler, Director of CAC and faculty in the Humanities Center at
JHU. Please call or see the CAC website in advance for readings. Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, May 1st

2-4PM
Public Discussion on "Tradition and Innovation in African American Music" with Cecil Taylor and
other guests

Mattin Center,* Second Decade Society Room, # 101. Held in conjunction with the seminar led
by Professor Susan Forscher Weiss, Chair, Department of Musicology, the Peabody Institute.
Free and open to the public.
Reception to follow.

7-9 PM
Poetry Reading by Cecil Taylor and Allen Grossman.

The Garret Room, Millton S. Eisenhower Library, first floor.

Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

Wednesday, May 2nd

1:30-4:30PM
Seminar on the Music of Cecil Taylor

Humanities Center Seminar Room, Gilman 111. Led by Fred Moten (School of Performance
Studies, NYU) and Nahum D. Chandler (JHU). Readings for the seminar will be available in
advance in the Humanities Center office, Gilman Hall, Room 113. Free and open to the public.

515-7:30
Discussion on The African American Composer, the Public Sphere, and Intellectual Practice

Humanities Center Seminar Room, Gilman 111. With Fred Moten (NYU), Nahum D. Chandler
(JHU), Cecil Taylor, and other guests. Free and open to the public.
Reception to follow.

Thursday, May 3rd

2:00-4:30PM
Presentation by Cecil Taylor on "Composition and Notational Practice"

Humanities Center Seminar Room, Gilman 111.Discussion to follow, chaired by Professor Nahum
D. Chandler (JHU). Free and open to the public.

5:15-7:30
Discussion on Composition and Musical Practice

Humanities Center Seminar Room, Gilman 111.With Elizabeth Tolbert (Peabody Institute), Tony
Oxley (Dusseldorf), Fred Moten (NYU), Susan Forscher Weiss (Peabody Institute), Nahum D.
Chandler (JHU) and Cecil Taylor. Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

Friday, May 4th

2:30-5:30PM
Presentation and discussion of the film "Burning Poles"

Donovan Room, Gilman 110. Screening of "Burning Poles" (Mystic Fire Video, 1991; 50 min.),
along with other performance footage of Cecil Taylor, in both solo and group format, led by Fred
Moten (NYU). Free and open to the public.

8:00PM
Performance by Cecil Taylor (piano) and Tony Oxley (drums)

Mattin Center, Second Decade Society Room, # 101.* Doors open at 7:30. Open to the public;
admission free for JHU students; all others $10.00, at the door. There will be an intermission and
reception to follow.

Saturday, May 5th

8:00PM
Solo performance by Cecil Taylor (piano) followed by a performance with Tony Oxley (drums)

Mattin Center, Second Decade Society Room, # 101.* Doors open at 7:30. Open to the public;
admission free to JHU students; all others $10.00 at the door. Intermission and reception to follow.

* All events take place at the Homewood Campus of the Johns Hopkins University, 3400 No.
Charles St., Baltimore, MD, 21218. The Mattin Center is the new student arts center located on
the east side of Charles Sreet at 32nd St., just behind the Baltimore Museum of Art. For directions
see www.jhu.edu. For more information call the CAC office at (410) 516-3322 or see
www.jhu.edu/~compamer/.

Sponsored by The Program for Comparative American Cultures at Johns Hopkins University

01.11.11

Cecil Solo

November 11, 2001

Packard Hall (?), Colorado Springs

1. Untitled 41:15
2: Untitled 39:02

Primary source: Private recording, CDR, ID

from http://www.csindy.com/csindy/2001-11-01/sevendays.html

"Then at 3 p.m. (on 11/4/01 according to the website), jazz pianist Cecil Taylor presents a rare solo performance at Packard Hall, on the southwest corner of Cascade Avenue and Cache La Poudre Street. Taylor has played and composed with the very best, including Miles Davis and recording buddy John Coltrane. The concert is free but tickets are required; call 389-6607."

was this different? or just a typo on the cdr?

the concert was freeeeee! -JH

cecil and miles davis???-JH