Dave Taylor (trombonist) explained

Dave Taylor
Birth Name:David Michael Taylor
Birth Date:6 June 1944
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Bass trombone
Years Active:1960s–present
Associated Acts:Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Chuck Israels, George Russell, Larry Elgart, George Gruntz, Bob Mintzer, Ray Anderson, Jim Pugh, Gil Evans.

Dave Taylor (born June 6, 1944) is an American bass trombonist.[1]

Early life and education

David Michael Taylor was born on June 6, 1944, in New York City. Taylor learned to play trumpet, tuba, and trombone in his youth, and while attending the Juilliard School picked up bass trombone, which became his primary instrument. He graduated with a master's degree from Juilliard in 1968.[2]

Career

Taylor was a trombonist in the American Symphony Orchestra in the late 1960s under the direction of Leopold Stokowski and began playing as a studio musician during this time. In jazz, he worked with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Chuck Israels, George Russell, and Larry Elgart in the 1970s, and in the 1980s he worked with George Gruntz, Bob Mintzer, Ray Anderson, Jim Pugh, Gil Evans and Duke Ellington in his album New Orleans Suite.[3] He began teaching at the Manhattan School of Music in 1989 and the Mannes School of Music in 1991. Taylor worked in the 1990s with Frank Lacy, Paul Smoker, John Clark, Daniel Schnyder, and Kenny Drew Jr. He has also played in formal music idioms, including a 1984 recital at Carnegie Hall and with the Chamber Orchestra of New York and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.[2]

Discography

As leader

With Manhattan Jazz Orchestra

As sideman

With Gato Barbieri

With Carla Bley

With Michel Camilo

With Charlie Calello

With John Clark

With Stanley Clarke

With Linda Eder

With Maynard Ferguson

With Eric Gale

With Michael Gibbs

With Jimmy McGriff

With Vince Mendoza

With Gloria Gaynor

With George Gruntz

With Terumasa Hino

With Buddy Rich

With Rupert Holmes

With Bob James

With Thad Jones & Mel Lewis

With Earl Klugh

With Mingus Big Band

With Bob Mintzer

With Jaco Pastorius

With Lonnie Smith

With Stanley Turrentine

With John Tropea

With Charles Wuorinen

With others

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. Dave Taylor. 14 June 2018. 24 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124123131/http://www.davetaylor.net/bio.html. dead.
  2. Gary W. Kennedy, "Dave Taylor". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld, 2004.
  3. Web site: Duke Ellington : New Orleans Suite. Discogs.com. Aug 11, 2024.

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