Supplemental Information: Episode 11
Reimagine the Sound: Or, How to Improvise a Cecil Taylor Improvisation
Mark Micchelli (University of Pittsburgh)
Release Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Supplemental Materials (PDF)
"Reimagine the Sound" Score (PDF)
Production Credits
Team Lead: Matthew Ferrandino
Production Lead: Jason Jedlička
Peer Reviewers: Chris Stover and John Heilig
Music Credits
SMT-Pod Theme Music: Maria Tartaglia
Closing Music: Yike Zhang
Bio: Mark Micchelli is a pianist, composer, improvisor, technologist, scholar, and educator based in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a recipient of the 2023 SMT Emerging Scholar Award for his Music Theory Online article “Sound Structures and Naked Fire Gestures in Cecil Taylor's Solo Piano Music.” In 2024, Mark earned his PhD in Jazz Studies and Composition/Theory from the University of Pittsburgh.
Keywords: Cecil Taylor, music theory and creative practice, embodiment, improvisation, performance analysis