John Taylor (jazz)

John Taylor
John Taylor
	Taylor in 2008
Background information
Born	25 September 1942; Manchester, England
Died	17 July 2015 (aged 72); Segré, France
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Piano, organ, synthesiser
Years active	1969–2015

John Taylor (25 September 1942^[1] – 17 July 2015)^[2] was a British jazz pianist, born in Manchester, England,^[1] who occasionally performed on the organ and the synthesizer. In his obituary, The Guardian described him as "one of the great jazz pianists and composers of his generation" and at a musical level comparable to Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner and Brad Meldhau. ^[3]

^ ^a ^b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 389. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
^ Cite error: The named reference jazztimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Fordham, John (19 July 2015). "John Taylor obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2024.