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During his first-ever visit to Djangofest Northwest, Britain’s guitar-phenom Martin Taylor will join Seattle legends and Djangofest founding band Pearl Django for a one time performance Thursday night.
The award-winning Taylor has established a unique musical career as an internationally acclaimed musician, and his inimitable style has seen him recognized as the world’s foremost exponent of playing solo jazz guitar. Guitar-great Pat Metheny called Taylor “one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument.” As well as being a true guitar innovator, he is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences with his solo shows, which combine virtuosity, emotion, and humor, with a strong stage presence.
Along with his solo concerts and recordings, he has also collaborated with musicians from many different musical genre including, Stephane Grappelli, Chet Atkins, Bill Wyman, George Harrison, Dionne Warwick, Sacha Distel, Bryn Terfel and Jamie Cullum. He spends much of the year travelling the world, playing in concert halls in Europe, North America, Japan, Asia, and Australia, as well as presiding over the uniquely innovative Martin Taylor Guitar Academy online.
In 1999 Taylor was made an Honorary Doctor of the University of The West of Scotland and in 2002, was appointed Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) “For Services To Jazz Music”, in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List, which he received personally from Her Majesty The Queen at an investiture at Buckingham Palace.
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