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Jazz on 3: John Taylor Tribute

05/10/2015

John Taylor Tribute

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, John Taylor Tribute

Jez Nelson pays tribute to the late pianist and composer John Taylor.

Jez Nelson pays tribute to the late pianist and composer John Taylor, introducing key performances from the archives and tributes from students, collaborators and musical friends.

Jazz on 3 pays tribute to pianist and composer John Taylor, who died in July, aged 72, with key performances drawn from the Jazz on 3 archives and tributes from students, collaborators and musical friends. 

A leading figure on the British jazz scene, known for his lyricism, for his contemporary approach to harmony and for his work as an educator and mentor, Taylor rose to prominence in the 1960s playing with the likes of John Surman, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine. 

As the house pianist at Ronnie Scott's in the 1970s and subsequently as a bandleader and recording artist for labels such as ECM, he worked with a host of international stars, among them Jan Garbarek and Peter Erskine. But he is perhaps best known for his partnership with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler - a musical relationship that lasted until Wheeler's own death in 2014 and that must surely count as one of the most important in the history of British jazz. 

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Chris Elcombe.

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