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JB Floyd

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On the date of the commencement for Floyd's Bachelor of Music, May 30, 1948, he was the youngest in the class, 2 days shy of turning 19.


 * 1949: Grand Winner, National Guild of Piano Teachers Young Artist Competition, Town Hall, New York City.
 * 1952: The 1949 National Guild Award led to a sponsored formal New York solo recital debut at Town Hall, which occurred Wednesday, 8:30 PM, April 9, 1952. Schonberg, then a music critic for the New York Times, attended Floyd's performance and wrote a favorable review the next day.

Floyd, under the management of impresario Norman Joseph Seaman (1923–2009), performed again at Town Hall, April 5, 1963.

In the 1970s, Floyd established a multimedia performance group, the Stereopticon, that was supported by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Selected discography



 * JB Floyd Trio at the Catacombs (jazz). JB Floyd (piano); Fred Atwood (bass); Dave Merrifield (drums); Tony Calzaretta, vocalist. Claremont Records (1966). Claremont Jazz Series CLP–666, Castle Production, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Discography references
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