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Chad Taylor Quartet at Solar Myth

by Carl Medsker
March 14, 2026

Chad Taylor Quartet Solar Myth Philadelphia, PA February 27, 2026 Don Cherry's and John Coltrane's trajectories intersected in the summer of 1960, an inflection point for both artists, yielding the historic The Avant-Garde (Atlantic, 1966). It was the only time they would record together. Cherry was the brass voice in Ornette ...

Chad Taylor and Smoke Shifter at the Jazz Gallery

by Dave Kaufman
January 12, 2026

The most excellent album, Smoke Shifter (Otherly Love Records, 2025), places Chad Taylor in the foreground as a bandleader, but his enduring presence onstage is evidenced by a long career built on deep collaborations. He is widely recognized for his close musical bond with saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, an association that ranges from duo work to ...

Smoke Shifter

By Chad Taylor

Label: Otherly Love Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Broken Horse; Avian Shadow; Waltz for Meghan; Smoke Shifter; Octobert 26th; Paradise Lawns / October 29th.

Chad Taylor: Smoke Shifter

by Carl Medsker
December 24, 2025

Smoke Shifter leans toward tradition, which is perhaps a bit surprising given the exploratory, cutting-edge music previously produced by everyone in this quintet. Led by master percussionist Chad Taylor, the album is a diverse program of well-crafted, contemporary songs performed by an egalitarian collective. Taylor co-founded the Chicago Underground bands with Rob Mazurek, celebrated ...

Chad Taylor Quintet at Solar Myth

by Victor L. Schermer
July 25, 2024

Chad Taylor Quintet Ars Nova Workshop Solar Myth Club Philadelphia, PA July 17, 2024 Chad Taylor is a “first call" drummer who is also a composer, band leader, jazz historian and scholar who was recently appointed to lead the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Studies Program. ...