Dave Taylor (trombonist)
| Dave Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Michael Taylor |
| Born |
June 6, 1954 New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | 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. |
| Website | davetaylor |
Dave Taylor is an American trombonist.
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.
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 worked with George Gruntz, Bob Mintzer, Ray Anderson, Jim Pugh, and Gil Evans. He began teaching at the Manhattan School of Music in 1989. 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 New York Chamber Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Chamber Society.
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