Craig Taborn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Craig Taborn
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1970(1970-02-20)
Age	54
Birthplace	Minneapolis
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Aquarius

Craig Taborn Biography

Craig Taborn is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on February 20, 1970 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. He is known for his dark ambient, jazz techno, and dark ambient. He played a variety of instruments such as that of the Moog synthesizer.

He was unable to comprehend the method that was behind He didn’t fully grasp the technique behind Cecil Taylor‘s Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continents) until he attended one of free jazz band Last Exit’s concerts.’s Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continentals) until he was at one of the free jazz bands Last Exit’s performances.

Taborn studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor from 1988. He auditioned for the jazz program in the university’s School of Music, but joined the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Taborn met drummer Gerald Cleaver soon after arriving at university, and they established an electronic group, the Tracey Science Quartet. Taborn also played with Marcus Belgrave and Wendell Harrison. While still a university student, he became known for his membership of saxophonist James Carter’s band, where he contributed to a series of albums, beginning with JC on the Set, which was recorded in 1993.

Taborn’s first recording as leader came in 1994, and was released by DIW. Craig Taborn Trio, with bassist Jaribu Shahid and drummer Tani Tabbal, featured Taborn playing in a range of styles on piano and included several of his own compositions. At this stage in his career, his comments on his tastes in composition and performance were: “Even though I like avant garde jazz and classical music, I like to swing. I like to work with harmony and melody in my own music, and I like acoustical instruments. But I can be quite dictatorial about the composed section, and lay down in great detail what everyone is supposed to do and how they should do it.”

The father John had a job as a psychologist as was his mom Marjorie was an social worker.

Craig Taborn Net Worth

Craig Taborn is one of the richest Pianist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Taborn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was taught music by the traditional method, through teachers however, he also listened to whatever that he could get from the library, or hear on radio stations that were public.

He was a member of saxophonist James Carrier’s group while studying of Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Craig Marvin Taborn (/ˈ t eɪ ˌ b ɔː r n / ; 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.

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Taborn played with Chris Potter from around 2005, and toured Europe with the saxophonist’s Underground band early in 2007. The pianist played the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2007. In late 2007 and early 2008, Taborn toured internationally with Underground, guitarist David Torn’s Prezens, as well as being part of shorter tours and making occasional appearances with Cleaver, Gress, Ibarra, Mitchell, and William Parker. In April 2008 he toured Europe with Berne’s Science Friction, was back in Europe for the first three weeks of the following month, this time as part of David Binney’s quartet, and returned there in November with Potter. Taborn remarked in 2008 that he was attempting to phase out his use of a laptop in performance, to allow him to concentrate more on improvising, and that he had delayed further performances as a leader, owing to finances. In the same year, he commented on the number of regular, working bands he was a member of: “You could say 15 to 20. But if you’re talking about the ones that are regularly working right now, I’d have to say seven or eight.”

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Craig Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Craig Taborn celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

In 2009 and 2010, Down Beat critics selected Taborn as the electric keyboard rising star winner. In 2011, he was chosen as winner of the electric keyboard category, as well as rising star in both the piano and organ categories. In 2012, he was given the North Sea Jazz Festival’s Paul Acket Award, which is presented “to an artist deserving wider recognition for extraordinary musicianship”. JazzTimes ranked Taborn in their 2013 critics’ poll as best piano player. In 2014, the Jazz Journalists Association awarded him the Pianist of the Year award.