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Cecil Taylor, one of the greatest pianists of the avant garde, was taken advantage of before his death in 2018.

(Photo: Daniel Sheehan)

Cecil Taylor: The Final Years

The Kyoto Prize is not as well-known as the Guggenheim fellowship, or the MacArthur grant, both of which pianist, composer and musical seeker Cecil Taylor received during his…


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