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Billy Taylor

Born
Jul 24, 1921 · Aged 89
Died
Dec 28, 2010
Place of birth
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0
Also known as (1)
  • Dr. Billy Taylor

Biography

Billy Taylor was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.