Mark Taylor
Taylor, a native of Chattanooga, TN, has been commissioned to compose for theatre, dance, and the concert stage. He placed two songs in the Dollface Productions independent feature film The Girl and scored the documentaries “9/11 Fear In Silence” for JadeFilms and Camille Billops' A String of Pearls”. He has written transcriptions of the work of seminal jazz bandleader James Reese Europe’s “Hellfighters” military band for the Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble and composed a multi-movement orchestral work commissioned by Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation and premiered by the Tri-Centric Orchestra in New York City in the Fall of 2013.
Mark has also released four CDs of all original material, QuietLand, Circle Squared, At What Age and Live At The Freight (co- led with composer/saxophonist Jessica Jones).
Tags
March 03, 2014
Mark Taylor Launches New Quintet
April 08, 2009
Seattle Times - Saxophonist Mark Taylor: Passionate Lyricism
August 15, 2008
Mark Taylor Quartet: A Four-Part Fusion of Friendship and Music
July 25, 2007
Mark Taylor and Rob Reddy This Saturday at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater
The French horn is a notoriously finicky beast to master in a fast- paced improv setting which is probably why not many players have made their mark with the instrument. Add Mark Taylor's name to the list of the chosen few. - - Time Out New York
Mark Taylor’s quartet certainly is unlike any other performing in today’s jazz scene. - Don Williamson, JazzReview.com
Primary Instrument
Composer/conductor
Credentials/Background
I work with Horn players of all levels with a special emphasis on those interested in improvisation and jazz. I also work with beginning and intermediate theory, arranging and composition students.
Contact me for availability. Rates: $65/hour