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Reimagine the Sound: Or, How to Improvise a Cecil Taylor Improvisation - Mark Micchelli

Reimagine the Sound: Or, How to Improvise a Cecil Taylor Improvisation - Mark Micchelli

Update: 2025-06-19
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In this episode, Mark Micchelli examines the relationship between music theory and creative practice via a firsthand exploration of the formal structure of Cecil Taylor’s solo piano improvisations.

This episode was produced by Jason Jedlicka along with Team Lead Matthew Ferrandino. Special thanks to peer reviewers Chris Stover and John Heilig.

SMT-Pod’s theme music was written by Maria Tartaglia, with closing music by Yike Zhang. For supplementary materials on this episode and more information on our authors and composers, check out our website: https://smt-pod.org/episodes/

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Reimagine the Sound: Or, How to Improvise a Cecil Taylor Improvisation - Mark Micchelli

Reimagine the Sound: Or, How to Improvise a Cecil Taylor Improvisation - Mark Micchelli

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