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Remembering Cecil Taylor, Jazz Great and Fort Greene Resident

Via Wikimedia CommonsFORT GREENE – Free jazz pioneer and longtime Brooklyn resident Cecil Taylor passed away last week at his Fort Greene home, his legal guardian confirmed. “Cecil Taylor was one of the most uncompromisingly gifted pianists in jazz history, utilizing a nearly overwhelming orchestral facility on the piano. While his

Contractor Who Swindled Famed Fort Greene Jazz Musician Out Of Prize Money Sentenced

Jazz musician Cecil Taylor (Photo via Andy New [https://www.flickr.com/photos/92523880@N00/2496006222/]/Flickr)The Long Island man who ripped off Fort Greene resident and jazz legend Cecil Taylor [/blog/2014/08/12/fort-greene-home-contractor-charged-with-stealing-nearly-500000-from-cecil-taylor/] was sentenced today. Noel Muir, 55, who stole almost $500,000 in prize

Fort Greene Home Contractor Charged With Stealing Nearly $500,000 From Cecil Taylor

A man has been charged with stealing almost half a million dollars from local jazz legend Cecil Taylor, according to the Kings County District Attorney’s office. The DA says that 54-year-old Noel Muir befriended Taylor after being hired to work on Taylor’s neighbor’s Fort Greene brownstone. Muir