Mark Taylor at Seattle Jazz Fellowship

Alto saxophone master Mark Taylor has made his mark on jazz music on a national scale per recordings and live performances, but his role as a prime educator and mentor in the Seattle jazz community obscures his brilliance to some degree. Sure, you've seen him play tenor with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, but his time as performing and recording artist has been limited due to his responsibilities as a family man and as forementioned, educator. With due respect to SRJO and their needs, Taylor may be a fine tenor and soprano player, but he is quite possibly the most formidable alto player Seattle has produced to date. His eloquent tone and visionary melodicism as a soloist set him apart from most, that is a certainty. ...

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Alto saxophone master Mark Taylor has made his mark on jazz music on a national scale per recordings and live performances, but his role as a prime educator and mentor in the Seattle jazz community obscures his brilliance to some degree. Sure, you've seen him play tenor with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, but his time as performing and recording artist has been limited due to his responsibilities as a family man and as forementioned, educator. With due respect to SRJO and their needs, Taylor may be a fine tenor and soprano player, but he is quite possibly the most formidable alto player Seattle has produced to date. His eloquent tone and visionary melodicism as a soloist set him apart from most, that is a certainty.

Taylor will be joined by bassist Chris Symer, drummer Steve Korn and pianist Ryan Burns, an all-star cast to say the least. https://seattlejazzfellowship.org/events

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