Cecil Taylor Performances and Recordings from 2002

02.02.28

February 28, 2002

Cecil Taylor solo

Cecil Taylor-p

Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.03.06

March 6, 2002

Cecil Taylor With Italian Instabile Orquestra

Banlieues Blues Festival, Bobigny Auditorium. Paris.

Show is tracked into more than 20 tracks.
Show length is 61:41

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website, CDR recording

02.03.14

March 14, 2002

Cecil Taylor (solo ?)

All Tomorrow's Parties, UCLA. Performing Arts Building, Royce Hall.
Sonic Youth, Curators

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.03.23

March 23, 2002

Cecil Taylor (solo ?)

San Francisco Public Library 3 - 5:30 PM;
Tony Seymour, Artistic Director.
Memorial to Bob Kaufman

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's Official Cecil Taylor Events Website, personal recollection by David Gitin, who attended concert, in personal email to jason hook on 3/25/03. "he read his
poetry in a tribute to Bob Kaufman"

02.05.05

May 8, 2002

Cecil Taylor and Bang on a Can

Cecil Taylor-p
Bang on a Can (unknown personnel)

Konsert Haus. Vienna

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.05.10

May 10, 2002

Cecil Taylor with Tony Oxley

Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon, Austria

A recording has recently surfaced from Hannes Schneider! Details forthcoming!

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website and personal recollection from Hannes Schneider:

"a very energetic concert with some lyrical parts, alas, for the audience the equilibration between piano and drums wasn´t quite in place, the drums being too dominant for major parts of the concert. the tape, however, is quite ok for a private recording. an additional highlight, however, was the rehearsal, which took place sameday in the afternoon, where we stumbled in by chance. one of my finest experiences of a ct concert up to now (and i have about 50 of those!): very concentrated, very subtle, calm and with extended use of cecils graphical music annotations. nevertheless, not a stop-and-go thing, rather the complete concert with some short intermissions, as presented later in public. also the atmosphere was very relaxed, and in all, i would guess the persons listening about 6 to 10 (highest) - a very exclusive range indeed!
in a nutshell, i would call it the academic, yet relaxed approach, whereas the concert was more the speedy, forceful power-based approach.
(no, i did not tape that. the machine was not there, and i rather wouldenjoy listening)"

02.05.12

May 12, 2002

Cecil Taylor & Bang on a Can

Barbican, London

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.05.14

May 14, 2002

Cecil Taylor with Tony Oxley

AACHEN FESTIVAL Belgium.

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.05.16

May 16, 2002

Cecil Taylor solo

Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Rome, Italy

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.05.19

May 19, 2002

Cecil Taylor with Bill Dixon & Tony Oxley

Victoriaville Jazz Festival, Canada

Cecil Taylor: piano
Bill Dixon: trumpet, bugle
Tony Oxley: drums, percussion

Recorded Live on May 19th. 2002 at 19th. Festival International de Musique Actuelle at Victoriaville. Released as "Cecil Taylor / Bill Dixon / Tony Oxley" (VICTO cd 082).

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website, ID

02.06.20

June 20, 2002

Cecil Taylor and the Sound Vision Orchestra

Knitting Factory, NYC

Cecil Taylor (piano)
Marilyn Kleinberg (vocals)
Lisa Sokolov (vocals)
Rosie Hertlein (vocals/violin)
Taylor Ho Bynum (trumpet)
Baikida Carroll (trumpet)
Stephen Haynes (trumpet)
Raphe Malik (trumpet)
Amir El Saffar (trumpet)
Jeff Hoyer (trombone)
Steve Swell (trombone)
Bill Lowe (bass trombone/tuba)
Joseph Daley (tuba)
Elliott Levin (soprano & tenor saxes)
Rob Brown (alto sax)
Bobby Zankel (alto sax)
Will Connell (alto sax, bass clarinet, flute)
Richard Keane (tenor sax)
Andrew Lamb (tenor sax)
Sabir Mateen (tenor sax)
Scott Currie (baritone sax)
J. D. Parran (bass sax)
Dominic Duval (bass)
William Parker (bass)
Jackson Krall (drums)
Warren Smith (percussion)

From early show:
1. Untitled (57:59)
2. Untitled (37:16)

From knittingfactory.com:

"Pianist Cecil Taylor, along with Ornette Coleman, is the father of free jazz. Soon after his emergence in the mid-'50s, he was the most advanced improviser in jazz; five decades later he is still the most radical. Having worked with everyone from John Coltrane and Clark Terry to Steve Lacy and Evan Parker, his vision and sound remain singular. All Music Guide uses the words "Intense, Fiery, Complex, Brash, Provocative, Autumnal, Aggressive, Cerebral, Elegant, Volatile." You've never heard anything like it, and as he is, to this day, decades ahead of his time, you likely never will. Typically performing solo, duo, and in small units, this upcoming performance with a 25-piece orchestra is a rare treat, especially within the intimate confines of the Knitting Factory."

There was an early show and a late show. A very nice recording exists of the early show. The late show was supposedly taped but a tape has yet to surface. -JH

"The Knitting Factory engagement (02.06.20 & 02.06.21) represented the premiere of his work _With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth_, commissioned by SVO with funding from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. All four concerts were professionally recorded for archival purposes. Assif Tsahar sat in with the band both nights, and Gloria Tropp was featured as guest vocalist in the very last set (02.06.21)." -a. scott curie

Primary source: For early show, DAT recording converted to CDR. Personnel from knittingfactory.com. Further details from a. scott curie via email to jason on 12/3/03.

02.06.21

June 21, 2002

Cecil Taylor and the Sound Vision Orchestra

Knitting Factory, NYC

Cecil Taylor (piano)
Marilyn Kleinberg (vocals)
Lisa Sokolov (vocals)
Rosie Hertlein (vocals/violin)
Taylor Ho Bynum (trumpet)
Baikida Carroll (trumpet)
Stephen Haynes (trumpet)
Raphe Malik (trumpet)
Amir El Saffar (trumpet)
Jeff Hoyer (trombone)
Steve Swell (trombone)
Bill Lowe (bass trombone/tuba)
Joseph Daley (tuba)
Elliott Levin (soprano & tenor saxes)
Rob Brown (alto sax)
Bobby Zankel (alto sax)
Will Connell (alto sax, bass clarinet, flute)
Richard Keane (tenor sax)
Andrew Lamb (tenor sax)
Sabir Mateen (tenor sax)
Scott Currie (baritone sax)
J. D. Parran (bass sax)
Dominic Duval (bass)
William Parker (bass)
Jackson Krall (drums)
Warren Smith (percussion)

There was an early show and a late show. Both shows were supposedly taped but tapes from the 6/21 show have yet to surface. -JH

From knittingfactory.com:

"Pianist Cecil Taylor, along with Ornette Coleman, is the father of free jazz. Soon after his emergence in the mid-'50s, he was the most advanced improviser in jazz; five decades later he is still the most radical. Having worked with everyone from John Coltrane and Clark Terry to Steve Lacy and Evan Parker, his vision and sound remain singular. All Music Guide uses the words "Intense, Fiery, Complex, Brash, Provocative, Autumnal, Aggressive, Cerebral, Elegant, Volatile." You've never heard anything like it, and as he is, to this day, decades ahead of his time, you likely never will. Typically performing solo, duo, and in small units, this upcoming performance with a 25-piece orchestra is a rare treat, especially within the intimate confines of the Knitting Factory."

"The Knitting Factory engagement (02.06.20 & 02.06.21) represented the premiere of his work _With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth_, commissioned by SVO with funding from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. All four concerts were professionally recorded for archival purposes. Assif Tsahar sat in with the band both nights, and Gloria Tropp was featured as guest vocalist in the very last set (02.06.21)." -a. scott curie

Primary source: knittingfactory.com, further details from a. scott curie via email to jason on 12/3/03.

02.10.9-16

October 9-16, 2002

Cecil Taylor

Residency, Mills College, Oakland, California

No recording is known for this residency period.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.10.20

Oct. 20, 2002

Cecil Taylor with Vision Orchestra

Universal Hall, Skopje Jazz Festival
Skopje, Macedonia

Cecil Taylor (composer, piano)
Taylor Ho Bynum (trumpet)
Stephen Haynes (trumpet)
Raphe Malik (trumpet)
Amir El Saffar (trumpet)
Jeff Hoyer (trombone)
Steve Swell (trombone)
Bill Lowe (bass trombone/tuba)
Elliott Levin (soprano & tenor saxes)
Rob Brown (alto sax)
Bobby Zankel (alto sax)
Will Connell (alto sax, bass clarinet, flute)
Scott Currie (baritone sax)
J. D. Parran (bass sax)
Dominic Duval (bass)
Jackson Krall (drums)

"There is a recording of this performance. As of yet it is unreleased." -jeff

"Our Macedonian concert was at the Skopje Jazz Festival (Universal Hall, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) on 22 October, not 20 October (which casts some doubt on the apocryphal Paris concert listed as 02.10.22...)...
This concert was also professionally recorded for archival purposes, and video footage may have been shot and broadcast by Macedonian National Television [MRT]." - a. scott

Primary source: Info from originally from suso navarette. Further info, including personnel and recording info, from A. Scott Currie on 12/3/03 in email to jason and from jeff hoyer to jason in email on 12/24/03.

02.10.22

October 22, 2002

Cecil Taylor (solo?)

Paris, France

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website

02.10.25 & 02.10.26

October 25 & 26, 2002

Cecil Taylor Solo, Duo and Trio

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)
Bill Dixon (b)

Cite de la Musique, Paris

"Tony Oxley made a solo performance for 30 minutes, followed by a recitation/warm-up by Cecil, for 30 minutes too. After a short interlude, Bill Dixon showed up, and played alone for 20 minutes - then CT and TO entered for an incredible rendition of their latest studio session, that lasted exactly 90 minutes. To our greatest amazement, they played some BLUES lines for half of the second set... No Encore. "

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Suso Navarrete's
Official Cecil Taylor Events Website, clarification by Julien Palomo, via email, who attended the concerts.

02.10.28

October 28, 2002

Cecil Taylor Solo
Cecil Taylor Duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)

Studio 4, Flagey(www.flagey.be), Brussels

"The first set consisted of two solo sets, the second set was in duo."

No recording is known for this concert.

Primary source: Info from Peter Hulsen, via email, who attended the concert

02.11.2002

November 2, 2002

CECIL TAYLOR (p) & TONY OXLEY (dr, perc)

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)

2002 FMP Total Music Meeting, Samstag, Munich

"Surprise Act / Grand Finale: Konzert für Peter Kowald"

Dat recording exists.

Primary source: recording: hannes schneider. also, further info from a. scott curie, in email, to jason on 12/3/03.