Taylor Eigsti
Taylor Eigsti (born September 24, 1984) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Eigsti's current trio features bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Eric Harland. He is also a member of Eric Harland's Voyager, Kendrick Scott's Oracle, and Gretchen Parlato's group.
Eigsti has performed and recorded with many contemporaries including: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Ambrose Akinmusire, Walter Smith III, Dayna Stephens, Julian Lage, Reuben Rogers, Larry Grenadier, Lewis Nash, and Mike Moreno.
Eigsti was considered a child prodigy. He has been a faculty member at the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University since age 15. He has recorded seven albums as a leader and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. He currently resides in New York City.
Early life
Eigsti was born to Nancy and Steve Eigsti on September 24, 1984 and grew up in Menlo Park, California. When he was three, his 17-year-old sister, Shannon, died of cancer. Her death made a lasting impression and continued to influence Eigsti's musical development. Eigsti's study of piano began at age four when he was inspired by his older sister, Shannon. He graduated salutatorian of his high school class at Woodside Priory School. He then had a brief stint at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music before dropping out, midway through his sophomore year, to pursue his musical career.
