Craig Taborn discography

Craig Taborn is a pianist, keyboard and electronics player, chiefly in jazz. By the end of 2020, he had appeared on 14 albums as a leader or co-leader and more than 100 as a sideman.

As leader/co-leader

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An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.

Year recorded Year released Title Label Notes
1994 1994 Craig Taborn Trio DIW Trio, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
2001 2001 Light Made Lighter Thirsty Ear Trio, with Chris Lightcap (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2004 2004 Junk Magic Thirsty Ear Quartet, with Aaron Stewart (tenor sax), Mat Maneri (viola), Dave King (drums)
2010 2011 Avenging Angel ECM Solo piano
2012 2013 Chants ECM Trio, with Thomas Morgan (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2015 2016 Flaga: Book of Angels Volume 27 Tzadik Trio, with Christian McBride (bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums) composed by John Zorn
2015 2017 Ljubljana Clean Feed Duo, co-led with Mats Gustafsson (slide sax, baritone sax)
2016 2017 Daylight Ghosts ECM Quartet, with Chris Speed (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Chris Lightcap (bass), Dave King (drums)
2016 2018 Octopus Pyroclastic Duo, co-led with Kris Davis (piano)
2017 2017 Highsmith Tzadik Duo, co-led with Ikue Mori (electronics)
2017 2019 Da'at Tzadik Six tracks solo piano; two tracks duo, with Vadim Neselovskyi (piano); other tracks do not feature Taborn[1][2]
2018 2019 The Transitory Poems ECM Duo, co-led with Vijay Iyer (piano)
2018 2019 Golden Valley Is Now Intakt Trio, co-led with Reid Anderson (electric bass, electronics), Dave King (drums)[3]
2020* 2020 Compass Confusion Pyroclastic As "Junk Magic"; quintet, with Chris Speed (tenor sax, clarinet), Mat Maneri (viola), Erik Fratzke (bass), Dave King (drums)[4]
2020 2021 Shadow Plays ECM Solo piano; in concert
2022 2023 hEARoes Rogueart Trio, co-led with Joëlle Léandre (bass), Mat Maneri (viola); in concert[5]

As sideman

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An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.

Year recorded Leader Title Label Notes
2005 Lotte Anker Triptych Leo Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2005 Lotte Anker Live at the Loft ILK Music Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums); in concert
2008 Lotte Anker Floating Islands ILK Music Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums); in concert[6]
2002* Art Ensemble of Chicago Selected Recordings ECM
2014* Diego Barber Tales Sunnyside Duo
2000 Tim Berne Sensitive Screwgun Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums); in concert
2001 Tim Berne The Shell Game Thirsty Ear Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums)
2001 Tim Berne Science Friction Screwgun Quartet, with Marc Ducret (guitar), Tom Rainey (drums)
2003 Tim Berne The Sublime And Thirsty Ear Quartet, with Marc Ducret (guitar), Tom Rainey (drums); in concert
2003 Tim Berne +size Screwgun As Science Friction; quintet, with Herb Robertson (trumpet), Marc Ducret (guitar), Tom Rainey (drums); in concert; released 2020[7]
2003–2004 Tim Berne Electric and Acoustic Hard Cell Live Screwgun Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums); in concert
2005 Tim Berne Feign Screwgun Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums)
2007 Tim Berne The Cosmos Screwgun Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums); in concert
2003 David Binney Welcome to Life Mythology Sextet, with Chris Potter (tenor sax), Scott Colley (bass), Adam Rogers (guitar), Brian Blade (drums)
2006 David Binney Cities and Desire Criss Cross Quintet, with Mark Turner (tenor sax), Thomas Morgan (bass), Dan Weiss (drums, tabla, vocals)
2006 David Binney Out of Airplanes BK With Bill Frisell (guitar) Eiyvind Opsvik (bass), Kenny Wollesen (drums); Adam Rogers (guitar) added on some tracks
2009* David Binney Third Occasion Mythology With Scott Colley (bass), Brian Blade (drums), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Brad Mason (trumpet, flugelhorn), Corey King and Andy Hunter (trombone)
2011 David Binney Graylen Epicenter Mythology With Chris Potter (tenor sax), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Wayne Krantz (guitar), Eivind Opsvik (bass), Brian Blade and Dan Weiss (drums), Kenny Wollesen (percussion, vibes), Roberto Boccato (percussion), Gretchen Parlato (vocals); Nina Geiger (vocals) added on one track
2012 David Binney Lifted Land Criss Cross Quartet, with Eivind Opsvik (bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
2012 Jakob Bro December Song Loveland Quintet, with Bill Frisell (guitars), Lee Konitz (alto sax), Thomas Morgan (bass)
2007 Rob Brown Crown Trunk Root Funk Aum Fidelity Quartet, with William Parker (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2010 Rob Brown Unknown Skies RogueArt Trio, with Nasheet Waits (drums); in concert
1993 James Carter JC on the Set DIW Quartet, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
1994 James Carter Jurassic Classics DIW Quartet, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
1994 James Carter The Real Quiet Storm Atlantic Quartets, with Dave Holland and Jaribu Shahid (bass; separately), Leon Parker and Tani Tabbal (drums; separately)
1996 James Carter Conversin' with the Elders Atlantic Quartet, with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
1998 James Carter In Carterian Fashion Atlantic Taborn plays with Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums), plus Cassius Richmond (alto sax), Dwight Adams (trumpet), Kevin Carter (guitar) on some tracks
2000 Gerald Cleaver Adjust Fresh Sound Sextet, with Andrew Bishop (clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax), Mat Maneri (violin), Ben Monder (guitar), Reid Anderson (electric bass, acoustic bass)
2008 Gerald Cleaver Farmers by Nature AUM Fidelity As the band "Farmers by Nature". Trio, with William Parker (bass)
2009 Gerald Cleaver Be It as I See It Fresh Sound Also credited to "Uncle June"
2010 Gerald Cleaver Out of This World's Distortions AUM Fidelity As the band "Farmers by Nature"
2011 Gerald Cleaver Love and Ghosts AUM Fidelity As the band "Farmers by Nature"; in concert
2003* Steve Coleman Lucidarium Label Bleu Includes 19 musicians
2005 Scott Colley Architect of the Silent Moment Cam Jazz
2009 Scott Colley Empire Cam Jazz Quintet, with Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Bill Frisell (electric guitar), Brian Blade (drums)
2016* Kris Davis Duopoly Pyroclastic Duo
2002 Dave Douglas Freak In RCA Bluebird
2002-2003 Marty Ehrlich Line on Love Palmetto With Michael Formanek (bass), Billy Drummond (drums)
2017* Amir ElSaffar Not Two New Amsterdam With the Rivers of Sound ensemble: Ole Mathisen (tenor sax), Zafer Tawil (oud), Tareq Abboushi (buzuq), Carlo DeRosa (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums), Dena ElSaffar (violin), Naseem Alatrash (cello), George Ziadeh (oud, vocals), Mohamed Saleh (oboe), Fabrizio Cassol (alto sax), J. D. Parran (bass sax, clarinet), Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Miles Okazaki (guitar), Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Tim Moore (dumbek, riqq)
2010 Shane Endsley Then the Other Low Electrical Quartet, with Matt Brewer (bass), Ted Poor (drums)
2009 Michael Formanek The Rub and Spare Change ECM With Tim Berne and Gerald Cleaver[8]
2009 Michael Formanek Other Zones Circular File With Tim Berne and Gerald Cleaver[8]
2011 Michael Formanek Small Places ECM With Tim Berne and Gerald Cleaver
2014 Michael Formanek Pre-Apocalyptic Out Of Your Head Records With Tim Berne and Gerald Cleaver
2007* Gang Font The Gang Font Feat. Interloper Thirsty Ear
2003* Ya Ya Fornier Bearcat Random Chance Taborn plays with David Murray (tenor sax), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums), Asson (percussion)
2004 Drew Gress 7 Black Butterflies Premonition Quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums)
2004 Drew Gress The Irrational Numbers Premonition Quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums)
2013* Drew Gress The Sky Inside Pirouet Quintet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Tom Rainey (drums)
2010* Jonathon Haffner Life on Wednesday Cachuma With Wayne Krantz (guitar), Eivind Opsvik (bass), Jochen Rueckert and Kenny Wollesen (drums)[6]
2012 Dave Holland Prism Dare2 Quartet, with Kevin Eubanks (guitar), Eric Harland (drums)
2017 Dave Holland Uncharted Territories Dare2 Quartet, with Evan Parker (tenor saxophone), Ches Smith (drums)
2001 Susie Ibarra Songbird Suite Tzadik Trio, with Jennifer Choi (violin)
2004 Susie Ibarra Folkloriko Tzadik With Jennifer Choi (violin), Roberto Rodriguez (percussion), Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet)
1999* Innerzone Orchestra Programmed Astralwerks
2000* Bill Laswell Dub Chamber 3 ROIR
2007* Bill Laswell Inamorata Ohm Resistance Credited to "Method of Defiance"; Taborn plays on one track
2016* Ingrid Laubrock Serpentines Intakt With Peter Evans (trumpet, piccolo trumpet), Miya Masaoka (koto), Sam Pluta (electronics), Dan Peck (tuba), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
2011* Okkyung Lee Noisy Love Songs Tzadik With Ikue Mori (electronics), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion, electronics), Cornelius Dufallo (violin), Peter Evans (trumpet), John Hollenbeck (percussion), Christopher Tordini (bass)
2020* Steve Lehman The People I Love PI Quartet
2008 Chris Lightcap Deluxe Clean Feed With Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Gerald Cleaver (drums); Andrew D'Angelo (alto sax) added on some tracks
2013 Chris Lightcap Epicenter Clean Feed With Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Gerald Cleaver (drums);
2020* Chris Lightcap SuperBigmouth Pyroclastic Octet, including Tony Malaby, Chris Cheek, Gerald Cleaver
2000 Mat Maneri Blue Decco Thirsty Ear Quartet, with William Parker (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2001 Mat Maneri Sustain Thirsty Ear Quartet, with Joe McPhee (soprano sax), William Parker (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
2004 Mat Maneri Pentagon Thirsty Ear With Ben Gerstein (trombone), Joe Maneri (piano, alto sax, vocals), Jamie Saft (mellotron), John Herbert (bass), John McLellan and Tom Rainey (drums), T.K. Ramakrishnan (mridangam), Sonia Maneri (vocals)
2005 Meat Beat Manifesto At the Center Thirsty Ear With Peter Gordon (flute), Jack Dangers (bass, bass flute, bass clarinet), David King (drums, percussion)
2010 Nicole Mitchell Emerald Hills RogueArt Quartet, with David Boykin (tenor sax), Chad Taylor (drums)
2014* Nicole Mitchell The Secret Escapades of Velvet Anderson RogueArt Quartet, with David Boykin (tenor sax), Chad Taylor (drums, guitar)
1997 Roscoe Mitchell Nine to Get Ready ECM With "The Note Factory" (including Matthew Shipp as second pianist)
2001 Roscoe Mitchell Song for My Sister PI With Vijay Iyer (piano), Leon Dorsey and Jaribu Shahid (bass), Vincent Davis and Gerald Cleaver (drums), Spencer Barefield (guitar), Corey Wilkes (trumpet)
2004 Roscoe Mitchell Composition/Improvisation Nos. 1, 2 & 3 ECM With Evan Parker (tenor sax, soprano sax), Anders Svanoe (alto sax, baritone sax), Corey Wilkes (trumpet, flugelhorn), John Rangecroft (clarinet), Neil Metcalfe (flute), Nils Bultmann (viola), Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Marcio Mattos (cello), Barry Guy and Jaribu Shahid (bass), Paul Lytton and Tanni Tabbal (drums, percussion); in concert
2005 Roscoe Mitchell Turn RogueArt Quintet, with Corey Wilkes (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion), Jaribu Shahid (double bass, electric bass, percussion), Tani Tabbal (drums, percussion)
2007 Roscoe Mitchell Far Side ECM With "The Note Factory" (including Vijay Iyer as second pianist); in concert
2014* Roscoe Mitchell Conversations I Wide Hive Trio, with Kikanju Baku (percussion)
2014* Roscoe Mitchell Conversations II Wide Hive Trio, with Kikanju Baku (percussion)
2015 Roscoe Mitchell Bells for the South Side ECM
2018–19 Hafez Modirzadeh Facets Pi Duo; other tracks feature other pianists[9]
1999* Francisco Mora Catlett World Trade Music Community Projects
2005* Francisco Mora Catlett River Drum Premier Cru
2007 Francisco Mora Catlett Outerzone Premier Cru
2010* Francisco Mora Catlett Outerzone 2010 Andromeda M-31 AACE
2011 Francisco Mora Catlett Live at the Bronx Museum AACE
2017* Miles Okazaki Trickster PI Quartet, with Anthony Tidd (bass), Sean Rickman (drums)
2002 Eivind Opsvik Overseas Fresh Sound With Jason Rigby (soprano sax, bass clarinet), Loren Stillman (alto sax), Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Wells Hanley and Jacob Sacks (piano), Gerald Cleaver and Jeff Davis (drums), Dan Weiss (percussion)
2004 Eivind Opsvik Overseas II Fresh Sound With Loren Stillman (alto sax), Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Jacob Sacks (piano), Jeff Davis and Kenny Wolleson (drums)
2020? Kassa Overall I Think I'm Good Brownswood With various[10]
2023? Kassa Overall Animals WARP With various[11]
2004 Evan Parker Boustrophedon ECM Band includes Roscoe Mitchell; in concert
2012 Evan Parker Rocket Science More Is More Quartet, with Sam Pluta (laptop), Peter Evans (trumpet)
2013* Mario Pavone Arc Trio Playscape Trio, with Gerald Cleaver (drums); in concert
2021 Ivo Perelman Brass and Ivory Tales Fundacja Słuchaj Duo; Taborn plays on one CD[12]
2005 Chris Potter Underground Sunnyside Most tracks quartet, with Wayne Krantz (guitar), Nate Smith (drums); two tracks quintet, with Adam Rogers (guitar) added
2007 Chris Potter Follow the Red Line Sunnyside Quartet, with Adam Rogers (guitar), Nate Smith (drums); in concert
2009 Chris Potter Ultrahang ArtistShare Quartet, with Adam Rogers (guitar), Nate Smith (drums)
2011 Chris Potter The Sirens ECM Quintet, with David Virelles (prepared piano, celeste, harmonium), Larry Grenadier (bass), Eric Harland (drums)
2013 Chris Potter Imaginary Cities ECM Septet plus string quartet; with Adam Rogers (guitar), Steve Nelson (vibraphone, marimba), Fima Ephron (bass guitar), Scott Colley (bass), Nate Smith (drums), Mark Feldman and Joyce Hammann (violin), Lois Martin (viola), Dave Eggar (cello)
2022 Chris Potter Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard Edition Quartet, with Scott Colley (bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums)[13]
1999 Hugh Ragin An Afternoon in Harlem Justin Time With David Murray (bass clarinet), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Bruce Cox and Andrew Cyrille (drums), Amiri Baraka (vocals)
2000 Hugh Ragin Fanfare & Fiesta Justin Time With Clark Terry (flugelhorn), Dontae Winslow (trumpet), James Zollar (trumpet), Omar Kabir (trumpet), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Bruce Cox (drums)
2001 Hugh Ragin Feel the Sunshine Justin Time With Assif Tsahar (saxophone), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)
2012* Mike Reed Clean on the Corner 482 Music With Greg Ward (alto sax), Tim Haldeman (tenor sax), Jason Roebke (bass); Josh Berman (cornet) added on some tracks. Also credited to "People, Places & Things"
2007 Pete Robbins Do the Hate Laugh Shimmy Fresh Sound New Talent
2002* Roberto Rodriguez El Danzon de Moises Tzadik With Peter Apfelbaum (soprano sax), Matt Darriau (trompeta china, clarinet, Mark Feldman (violin), Susie Ibarra (percussion), Brad Jones (bajo), David Krakauer (clarinet), Ted Reichman (accordion), Roberto Juan Rodriguez (percussion), Roberto Luis Rodriguez (trumpet), Marcus Rojas (baritone horn, tuba), Jane Scarpantoni (cello)
1997 David Rogers The World Is Not Your Home Jumble Mostly sextet, with Marion Hayden (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums, percussion), Mark Stone (xylophone, vibraphone, percussion), Derek Bermel (clarinet, xylophone, percussion)
2010 Louis Sclavis Eldorado Trio Clean Feed Trio, with Tom Rainey (drums)
2011 Alex Sipiagin Destinations Unknown Criss Cross Sextet, with Chris Potter (tenor sax), David Binney (alto sax), Boris Kozlov (bass), Eric Harland (drums)
2015 Ches Smith The Bell ECM Trio, with Mat Maneri (viola)
2020 Ches Smith Interpret It Well Pyroclastic Quartet, with Bill Frisell (guitar), Mat Maneri (viola)[14][15]
2002–2004 Wadada Leo Smith Lake Biwa Tzadik With Wes Brown (bass), Jennifer Choi (violin), Anthony Coleman, Yuko Fujiyama and Jamie Saft (piano), Erik Friedlander (cello), Susie Ibarra, Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng and Gerald Cleaver (drums), John Lindberg (bass), Marc Ribot (guitar), Marcus Rojas (tuba), John Zorn (alto sax), orchestra
2001 Assif Tsahar Embracing the Void Hopscotch With Ori Kaplan (alto saxophone), Alex Harding (baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone), Oscar Noriega (bass clarinet, alto saxophone), Curtis Hasselbring, Reut Regev and Steve Swell (trombone), Antoine Brye, Matt Lavell and Taylor Ho Bynum (trumpet), Tom Abbs (bass), Andrew Barker (drums)
2005 David Torn Prezens ECM Quartet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Tom Rainey (drums)
2006 David Torn Slipped On A Bar Screwgun Quartet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Tom Rainey (drums)
2007 David Torn xForm Screwgun Quartet, with Tim Berne (alto sax), Tom Rainey (drums)
2019* David Torn Sun of Goldfinger ECM With Tim Berne, (alto sax), Ches Smith (drums, electronics, tanbou), Mike Baggetta and Ryan Ferreira (guitar), Scorchio Quartet
2017* (Various) The Passion of Charlie Parker Impulse!
2018* Dan Weiss Starebaby Pi Quintet, with Matt Mitchell (piano, Prophet-6, modular synthesizers), Ben Monder (guitars), Trevor Dunn (electric bass)
2018 Winged Serpents Six Encomiums for Cecil Taylor Tzadik Solo piano; each of five other pianists plays one solo piece[16]

Remixes

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Year recorded Title Label Notes
2004* The Val-Inc. Remixes Thirsty Ear Val-Inc remixes of tracks from Junk Magic; quartet, with Aaron Stewart (tenor sax), Mat Maneri (viola), Dave King (drums)[17]

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References

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  1. ^ Grillo, Tyran (January 2020). "Da'at: Craig Taborn/Vadim Neselovskyi (Tzadik)". The New York City Jazz Record. No. 213. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Craig Taborn and Vadim Neselovskyi: The Book Beri'ah Vol 11 – Da'at". tzadik.com. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Reid Anderson / Dave King / Craig Taborn: Golden Valley Is Now". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Junk Magic: Compass Confusion". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Meyer, Bill (August 2023). "Expanded Arrays of Sound". DownBeat. Vol. 90, no. 8. p. 66.
  6. ^ a b Greenland, Tom (February 2010). "Life on Wednesday: Jonathon Haffner (Cachuma)". AllAboutJazz: New York. No. 94. p. 27.
  7. ^ Aaron, S. Victor (December 31, 2020). "Tim Berne's Science Friction: 'Science Friction +size' (2020)". Something Else!. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Sharpe, John (November 2022). "Other Zones". The New York City Jazz Record. No. 247. p. 30.
  9. ^ Lutz, Phillip (May 2021). "Hafez Modirzadeh Reaches the Endline". DownBeat. Vol. 88, no. 5. p. 17.
  10. ^ Kalia, Ammar (March 2020). "Kassa Overall: I Think I'm Good". DownBeat. Vol. 87, no. 3. p. 48.
  11. ^ Dean-Harris, Anthony (August 2023). "Kassa Overall: Animals". DownBeat. Vol. 90, no. 8. p. 67.
  12. ^ Loewy, Steven (October 2022). "Boxed Set". The New York City Jazz Record. No. 246. p. 29.
  13. ^ Murph, John (April 2023). "Chris Potter – Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at The Village Vanguard". Down Beat. Vol. 90, no. 4. p. 45.
  14. ^ "Watch: Ches Smith 'Protect Your Home (Interpret It Well)'". The Wire. April 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Ches Smith @ Pyroclastic Records". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  16. ^ Grillo, Tyran (December 2018). "Six Encomiums for Cecil Taylor: Winged Serpents (Tzadik)". The New York City Jazz Record. No. 200. p. 30.
  17. ^ Chinen, Nate (1 June 2004). "Blue Shift". The Village Voice. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  18. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.