Will Taylor (musician)

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Will Taylor
Born (1968-11-30) 30 November 1968 (age 56)
Origin Austin, Texas, United States
Genres Jazz, jazz fusion, swing, western swing, folk, rock, pop [1]
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, producer
Instrument Viola
Years active1987–present
LabelsAmazing Records, Strings Attached Music, Igmod, Cymekob
Website www.stringsattached.org , www.stringarrangementsbywilltaylor.com , www.youtube.com/willtaylorsmusic , celebratewithstringsattached.com

Will Taylor (born 30 November 1968) [2] is an American violist, violinist, arranger, composer, record producer and guitarist and from Austin, Texas. He is the founder of the groups Will Taylor & Strings Attached and The Jazz Menagerie.

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Early life

Taylor graduated from Austin High School. He then attended the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. [3]

Career

Taylor is one of few viola players in jazz. [4] He began his career playing jazz fusion in clubs on 6th Street in Austin, Texas during his college years. After that, he worked with Eddie Harris and the Turtle Island Quartet. Additionally, he has spent 23 years playing with the Austin Lyric Opera. [5] He also spent time doing solo work, releasing three albums: Reel Life (1993, Amazing), Simple Gifts (1995, Igmod), and Live from Austin (1996, Cymekob, Inc.) The three albums received airtime on National Public Radio stations. [5]

Will Taylor and Strings Attached

In 1999, Taylor began collaborating extensively with other Austin artists. [6] Most of the collaborations were jazz, although some were considered more pop. [1] He began collaborating regularly with different artists, but often bringing in the same people. These people eventually formed under the band name Will Taylor & Strings Attached.

The band currently includes:

The group has collaborated with artists such as Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, Shawn Colvin, Ian Moore, and Pearl Jam. [3]

Discography

Solo work

Will Taylor and Strings Attached

References

  1. 1 2 Hess, Christopher. "Will Taylor and Strings Attached". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Will Taylor at AllMusic . Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 Sedgwick, Justin. "Will Taylor and Strings Attached put a jazzy touch on classic rock favorites". Daily Texan Online. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Dryden, Ken. Live from Austin at AllMusic . Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Will Taylor". Strings Attached. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Will Taylor and Strings Attached". Now Playing Austin. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
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