Craig Taborn

About

Craig Taborn (born 1970 in Minneapolis) is an American pianist, keyboardist and composer who moves freely between acoustic jazz, free improvisation, contemporary classical music and electronic sound. He emerged in New York in the 1990s as a sideman for Tim Berne and Steve Coleman, among others, and has since worked with Roscoe Mitchell, Chris Potter and Vijay Iyer. He records as a leader for ECM and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2025.

What's new

2026-11
Craig Taborn Trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Kayvon Gordon performed on November 6, 2026 at Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago.
2026-10
Taborn was scheduled with a solo concert and duo with trumpeter Peter Evans in the ECM 2026 series at National Concert Hall in Dublin on October 29, 2026.
2026-09
On September 11, 2026, Taborn premiered his new work Three Animal Riddles together with PRISM Quartet in Philadelphia.
2026-01
The trio album Dream Archives with cellist Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith was released on ECM on January 16, 2026.
2025-11
Taborn was appointed MacArthur Fellow at the end of 2025.

Tracks

Dream Archivestrio album on ECM from January 2026 with Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith

Shadow Playssolo live album on ECM, recorded at Wiener Konzerthaus in 2020

Daylight Ghostsquartet album on ECM from 2017

Avenging Angelsolo piano album and ECM debut as leader

Chantstrio album on ECM

Upcoming · 1

Loveland Music for Children feat. Jakob Bro, Bill Frisell, Zeena Parkins and more (10:45)

Tue 1.12. 10:45 ✨ New Bremen Teater, Copenhagen free entry (5 kr. res…

Children and parents experience a concert with Grammy-winning guitarist Bill Frisell, harpist Zeena Parkins and other leading musicians as part of Loveland Music Festival. The same programme as the evening show, shortened and without adaptations.

concert Jazz

Where they play · 1

Bremen Teater

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