Craig Taborn

Creative Music Works is proud to present pianist, composer, and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Craig Taborn in a rare Denver appearance performing live at Classic Pianos Denver on Friday, October 9th, 2026.

Taborn is a quiet giant in jazz and improvised music, having led his own ensembles and performed with some of the most important figures in scene today such as Vijay Iyer, Tomeka Reid, Nels Cline, John Zorn, Roscoe Mitchell, and many, many more.

Here’s what critics have to say about Taborn:

“Taborn is one the most inventive and resourceful pianists in improvised music today.”

– National Public Radio, 12/8/21

“He has become one of the best jazz pianists alive — by disappearing almost completely into his music”

– New York Times, 6/22/17

2025 MacArthur Fellowship Award