Craig Taborn
Born: 20th February 1970, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Nationality: American
Craig Marvin Taborn 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.
While at university, Taborn toured and recorded with jazz saxophonist James Carter. Taborn went on to play with numerous other musicians in electronic and acoustic settings, while also building a reputation as a solo pianist.
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Craig Taborn – Dream Archives
16th Jan 2026
In ECM’s first release of 2026, the 2025 MacArthur Fellow and pianist delivers his trio debut, and explores the limitless possibilities of avant-garde jazz.
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Golden Valley is Now
20th Sep 2019
Childhood friends, all of whom are now improvising superstars in their own rights, come together to make a noise closer to blissed out pop than jazz. Matt gets over excited.
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Contemporary Jazz
ECM & Scandinavian Jazz
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde
Fusion
World & World Jazz
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Dream Archives
Craig Taborn (piano), Tomeka Reid (cello), Ches Smith (drum)
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Shadow Plays
Craig Taborn
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, November 2021
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, October 2021
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The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles
Art Ensemble Of Chicago (jazz ensemble), Lester Bowie (trumpet, celesta), Roscoe Mitchell (saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, sopranosaxophone, altosaxophone, sopraninosaxophone), Joseph Jarman (saxophone, clarinet, flute, whistle, vocalist), Malachi Favors (bass, melodica, percussion), Malachi Favors Maghostut (doublebass), Famoudou Donald Moye (drumkit, percussion), Leo Smith (trumpet), Dwight Andrews (altoflute), Bobby Naughton (harp), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Charlie Haden (doublebass), Donald Smith (piano), Fred Williams (electricbassguitar, doublebass), Phillip Wilson (drumkit), Hamiet Bluiett (baritonesaxophone), Fontella Bass (vocalist), David Peaston (vocalist), Ari Brown (tenorsaxophone), Art Matthews (piano), Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, Craig Harris (trombone), Vincent Chancey (frenchhorn), Bob Stewart (tuba), Steve Turre (trombone), Hugh Ragin (trumpet), George Lewis (trombone), Matthew Shipp (piano), Craig Taborn (piano), Jaribu Shahid (doublebass), William Parker (doublebass), Tani Tabbal (drumkit, percussion), Gérald Cleaver (drumkit), The Transatlantic Art Ensemble, Evan Parker (sopranosaxophone), Anders Svanoe (altosaxophone), John Rangecroft (clarinet), Neil Metcalfe (flute), Corey Wilkes (trumpet, flugelhorn), Nils Bultman (viola), Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Marcio Mattos (cello), Barry Guy (doublebass), Paul Lytton (drumkit, percussion), Nils Bultmann (viola), The Note Factory, Vijay Iyer (piano), Harrison Bankhead (doublebass, cello), Vincent Davis (drumkit), James Fei (saxophone), Tyshawn Sorey (trombone), Kikanju Baku (drumkit, percussion), William Winant (percussion), Jack DeJohnette New Directions, Jack DeJohnette (drumkit, piano), John Abercrombie (mandolin, guitar), Eddie Gomez (bass, doublebass), Henry Threadgill (altosaxophone), Muhal Richard Abrams (piano), Larry Gray (doublebass)
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Daylight Ghosts
Craig Taborn (piano, electronics), Chris Speed (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Chris Lightcap (bass), Dave King (drums)
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