Dr. Billy Taylor, distinguished ambassador of the jazz community to the world at large, ... Billy Taylor/Cross Section and Taylor Made Jazz, which featured Duke Ellington's sidemen.

The late great pianist and jazz ambassador would have been 90 on Sunday. So at their blog, our public radio colleagues at WBGO have premiered a new half-hour film documentary on the man.

Though Taylor, 85, briefly alluded to the minor stroke he suffered in 2001 that affected his right hand, he was in fine form on the piano, collaborating with bassist Chip Jackson and drummer ...

Jazz Great Billy Taylor, 1921-2010 : A Blog Supreme His career in performing lasted more than 60 years, and intersected with all the greats of the '40s and beyond.

Billy Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre’s most ardent advocates through radio, television and the landmark Jazzmobile arts venture, has died. He was 89.

Billy Taylor, a pianist and composer who was also an eloquent spokesman and advocate for jazz as well as a familiar presence for ... Section A, Page 27 of the New York edition with the headline ...

To borrow a title from his songbook, NEA Jazz Master Billy Taylor was "Back Home" at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater on Friday night. "This feels right," said trumpeter Terence Blanchard ...

Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Dr. Billy Taylor died of heart failure December 28 in New York City. He was 89. Dr. Taylor was also an author, lecturer, radio and television ...

Wouldn't you know it: Pianist Billy Taylor ended his seven-decade-long career as a performing artist at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater on Thursday night without even hinting at the concert's ...

Fans are mourning the passing of longtime jazz pianist, educator and advocate Billy Taylor, who died Tuesday of heart failure. Taylor earned his Ph.D in music education and spread his passion for ...