Dr. Billy Taylor was often called the world’s foremost spokesman for jazz.
Many gathered to hear the Marcus Miller quartet play some of his most famous songs, including “I wish I knew how it would feel to be free.” It achieved great popularity during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and it was written at the Riverton Square apartment complex at 138th Street and Fifth Avenue, where there’s a corner named after Taylor.
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