Cecil Taylor Performances and Recordings from 2004
(last updated 11/07/04)

04.02.17

February 17, 2004

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley Duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Toney Oxley (d)

Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

Primary source: Nuno Martins on CTR: "The concert was magnificent! They played 2 sets of one composition each, with around 40m the 1st, 30m the 2nd, and a small explosive
encore of 3 minutes."

04.02.23

February 23, 2004

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley Duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Toney Oxley (d)

Preto, near Florence, Italy. February 23rd.

Primary source: hannes schneider on CTR.

04.03.23-28

March 23-28, 2004

Cecil Taylor 75th Birthday
Orchestra Humane (Ubuntu) Big Band!

Cecil Taylor: Piano
Taylor Ho Bynum: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Stephen Haynes: Trumpet, possibly Flugelhorn
Amir El Saffar: Trumpet
Tobias Netta: Trumpet
Steve Swell: Trombone
Jeff Hoyer: Trombone
Bill Lowe: Tuba
Bobby Zankel: Tenor Sax, Flute
Will Connell: Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
Sabir Mateen: Tenor Sax, Flute
Elliott Levin: Tenor & Alto Sax, Flute
J.D. Parran: Baritone Sax, Flute
Dominic Duval: Bass
Jackson Krall: Drums

Iridium
1650 Broadway (Corner of 51st.)
New York City, New York
3.24.2004

Iridium Jazz Club, New York, NY (USA)

check out the pics taken by Bob Windy here (click on the thumbnails to see full-sized image):

Primary source: Bob Windy, via email (bobwindy@rcn.com). Heinrich Smejkal, Info from web-site http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com (Concert schedule), corrections and additions by Scott Currie, President
Sound Vision Orchestra (a.k.a. Orchestra Humane) via email to jason hook on 7/31/04.

04.07.29

July 29, 2004

Cecil Taylor Trio

Cecil Taylor (p)
Albey Balgochian (b)
Jackson Krall (dr)

River to River Festival, Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park, NYC

"Description: With tremendous energy and a percussive sound that is hailed as
decades ahead of its time, Cecil Taylor is recognized as one the leading
innovators in post-bebop jazz. It is frequently said that his style entails playing
the piano as if he were playing the drums.

Price: Free; tickets will be distributed, two per person, outside Castle
Clinton on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5pm on the day of the
show."

Primary source: Jackson Krall via email to jason hook on 7/20/04. Clarification on bass personnel in personal email to jason hook from "JB" (word@poetic.com) on 11/22/04.

04.08.28

August 28, 2004

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley Duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Tony Oxley (d)

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2004, Austria "They played one long tune (around 50 minutes) and then continued playing short “encores”, it seems several of them. I only have two of the encores so far (“Aquaba” (sp?) and “Chelsea Orbit”), but Austrian radio will have a broadcast of the concert in November."

Cool pictures here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/italy/gallery/casanova/galcas0904_001.htm (thanks to arcobarz).

Primary source: Flurin Casura, in email to Rick Lopez, posted to CTR yahoo group on Oct 3, 2004.

04.10.10

October 10, 2004

Cecil Taylor Solo

Cecil Taylor (p)

NYU Jazz Masterclass Series Webcast, Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., New York City

"Taylor will be in a solo performance setting as he critiques a variety of student performers."

Primary source: Margaret Davis CTR Yahoo group, Oct 7, 2004.

04.10.16

October 16, 2004

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley/Bill Dixon Trio

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

Donaueschinger Musiktage, Donauhalle A, Donaueschingen

"The concert will take place at , October 16, 2004, 9 p.m."

"On October 29, 11 p.m. to midnight, there will be a partial broadcast. I
also hope to get that (can’t record it myself)."

Primary source: Flurin Casura, in email to Rick Lopez, posted to CTR yahoo group on Oct 3, 2004.

04.11.09

November 9, 2004

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley Duo

Cecil Taylor (p)
Toney Oxley (d)

Blue Note; Milano , Italy.

Primary source: Margaret Davis CTR Yahoo group, Tue Nov 2, 2004

04.11.13

November 13, 2004

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley/Bill Dixon Trio

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

Guimaraes Festival (near Porto), Auditório Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Primary source: Nuno Martins: CTR Yahoo group, Saturday, October 02, 2004. Margaret Davis CTR Yahoo group, Nov 2, 2004.

04.11.15

November 15, 2004

Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley/Bill Dixon Trio

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

London Jazz Festival, (double bill with Anthony Braxton quintet)

Primary source: Margaret Davis CTR Yahoo group, Nov 2, 2004