one of america's most influentialjazz pianists, cecil taylor, has died at the age of 89. known for the physicality of his playing — at times using his fists or palms. with his distinctive percussive style he challenged jazz tradition and launched the free jazz movement. this his him playing in 1973. exuberant jazz plays. earlier i spoke with philip freeman, a freelance journalist for the wire magazine. he interviewed cecil taylor in 2016. he says cecil taylor wasn't so much a rebel but created his own style within the jazz tradition. he started playing the piano aged six. i mean, he was classically trained, a complete master of the keyboard. i think that is one of the most common misconceptions about taylor, that he was some sort of iconoclast or rebel against jazz tradition, when, in fact, he loved more traditional players like duke ellington. he was very much on his own path. he was creating his own music. but fitting it within a much broader artistic tradition. for those who'd never witnessed him play, i just want to give this example of a video that i saw — you can sea

cecil taylor says his ambition was to leave his audience breathless.ussian spy who was attacked with a nerve agent in the uk say he's no longer in a critical condition. it's nearly five weeks since sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, were found slumped on a park bench in salisbury. britain says russia is behind the poisonings — but moscow continues to deny any involvement. laila nathoo reports. they were targeted with a chemical weapon. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia, seen here in newly released family photos taken in russia. they were hospitalised more than a month ago, after being exposed to a nerve agent, a toxic chemical designed to shut down the human body. but they have been fighting its effects, and today the hospital gave this update. as yulia herself says, her strength is growing daily, and she can look forward to the day when she is well enough to leave hospital. i also want to update you on the condition of her father, sergei skripal. he is responding well to treatment and improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical conditio

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stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: cecil taylor recorded in 1960.ed on thursday the age of 89. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we end today's show in new york, where a judge has suspended the release of a 70-year old prisoner who has been granted parole after 45 years in prison. herman bell was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the killing of two police officers in 1971, joseph piagentini and waverly jones. at the time, bell was a member of the black liberation army and a former black panther. since then, he has mentored thousands of young men while behind bars and kept a clean disciplinary record -- even after guards brutally attacked him in september. state-mandated tests show he would pose the lowest possible risk if he is allowed to re-enter society. in march, the new york parole board granted bell parole, noting he had expressed remorse and was likely to lead a law-abiding life. state law requires commissioners to consider such factors, but they've only recently started to comply af

one of america's most influentialjazz pianists, cecil taylor, has died at the age of 89.il taylor developed his own style to become a leading exponent of avantgarde free jazz. mark zuckerberg, the boss of facebook, says the social media giant is tightening up its procedures for people wanting to place issue—based advertisements on the site. they will need to state who is paying or them. their identity will also be verified along with their location. is of the berg said he wa nted location. is of the berg said he wanted to make it harderforfake news to be shared. —— mark zuckerberg said. our correspondent dave lee has this update from san francisco. one of these measures is to monitor the funding of advertising, to see where adverts that have been paid for by a campaign to be on facebook, to make sure that is completely clear. they want to make sure that anyone who is placing an advertisement and on facebook around political interests is being verified, and they will do that by making sure they are using a us government issued id, they will send an access code to a physica

one of america's most influential jazz piano players, cecil taylor, has died at the age of 89.ped his own style to become a leading exponent of avant garde free jazz. the mixed martial arts fighter conor mcgregor has been charged with assault and criminal mischief by police in new york. the former ufc champion is accused of vandalising a bus containing rivalfighters. richard conway reports. even in a sport where the hype comes as standard, conor mcgregor may have overplayed his hand. as the ultimate fighting championship, or ufc as it's known, held a media day in new york, mcgregor and his entourage stormed the backstage area, attacking a coach containing rivalfighters. video appears to show mcgregor throwing a metal trolley, while others rain objects towards the vehicle. with his privatejet grounded, the irishman turned himself into police. and, after a night in the cells, was led to court today. a star of ufc, mcgregor‘s future in the sport now appears to be injeopardy. it's disgusting. and i don't think anybody is going to be, you know, a huge conor mcgregor fan after this.

in 2016 he interviewed cecil taylor, and hejoins us now.ver, but he was controlled. he knew what he was doing? yes. he started playing the piano aged six. he was classically trained, a complete the keyboard —— master of the keyboard. that is one of the most common misconceptions about taylor, that he was some sort of iconoclast or rebel againstjazz tradition, when in fact he loved more traditional players like duke ellington. he was very much on his own path. he was creating his own music. but fitting it within a much broader artistic tradition. for those who never witnessed him play, ijust want those who never witnessed him play, i just want to give this example those who never witnessed him play, ijust want to give this example of a video that i saw, watching him play, i held my breath. i grabbed onto the chair that i was sitting on and just held on to it while he played. yes, i remember, i saw him five times between 1997 and 2016, and there was one time in particular i remember seeing him, and there was one time in particular i remembers

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