26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
CECIL TAYLOR - Solo!
Few settings seem more appropriate for Taylor’s epic, inspired improvisations than the soaring interior of Grace Cathedral. A free jazz patriarch who has lost none of his creative ferocity at 79, pianist Cecil Taylor pushed jazz into uncharted territory in the late 1950s and has never stopped exploring. His performances are intense, theatrical, galvanizing events marked by his sharply percussive attack and roiling clusters of ringing chords. Note: Grace Cathedral’s soaring vault produces a natural, seven-second reverberation. This effect, different from typical concert hall acoustics, will be an integral component of this performance.
Cost: $30-50