Billy Taylor

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-07-24

Deathday 2010-12-28 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Greenville, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As Dr. Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

Biography

Billy Taylor was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.