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Saxophonist Taimur Sullivan enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, chamber musician, and member of the acclaimed PRISM Quartet. His performances have taken him from the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Knitting Factory, to engagements in Moscow, London, Germany, and throughout Latin America, and have garnered him critical praise as "outstanding…his melodies phrased as if this were an old and cherished classic, his virtuosity supreme" (New York Times) and as a player of "dazzling proficiency" (American Record Guide). Since 1994 he has been the principal saxophonist for numerous ensembles in New York City, and has performed with ensembles including Ensemble 21, Ensemble Sospeso, Speculum Musicae, Mark Morris Dance Company, Bang On a Can All-Stars, Glass Farm Ensemble, Fireworks Ensemble, Riverside Symphony, Absolute Ensemble, Concordia Orchestra, and Composers Concordance, among others. As a recording artist he has recorded for the Mode, New World, Albany, Capstone, Innova, Mastersound, Bonk and Zuma record labels. Mr. Sullivan is the Artist/Professor of Saxophone at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and is also serves on the faculty of the Contemporary Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music.

Taimur Sullivan is a Conn-Selmer Artist and performs exclusively on Selmer Saxophones.
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March 19, 2008
Meet the Composer: Soloist Champions tour
Symphony Space
95th & Broadway
New York City

March 24, 2008
Meet the Composer: Soloist Champions tour
SUNY-Purchase
Purchase, NY

April 16-19, 2008
North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference
Columbia, SC

April 25
PRISM Quartet
Low Blow: Music for Four Baritone Saxophones
New York City

April 26
PRISM Quartet
Low Blow: Music for Four Baritone Saxophones

May 10-13
PRISM Quartet & Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Recording Sessions
Boston, MA

Meet the Composer has named Taimur Sullivan one of eight national "Soloist Champions," in honor of his record of promoting and presenting new works for the saxophone, and has commissioned a new piece for him by composer Jason Eckardt.



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