Artist History A native New Yorker who grew up in Atlanta, Carl Tait is a computer scientist with IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, New York. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and his bachelor's degree with honors from Harvard University. In between college and graduate school, he was a systems programmer with IBM Boca Raton for three years. After starting his musical career at age 8 on the bagpipes, Carl began taking piano lessons at 13 with Joan Broadhurst in Atlanta. His subsequent teachers have included Gabriel Chodos, Steven Hall, and Edith Oppens. He is currently working with Phillip Kawin of the Manhattan School of Music. Carl was a semifinalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in both 1999 and 2000, and was the bronze medalist in the 2001 Northeastern Classical Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. His other interests include early U.S. copper coins (half cents and large cents), backgammon, photography, and the art and history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Location New York, NY - USA

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