Martin Taylor 60th Birthday Solo Tour (October/November)

One of the UK's national jazz treasures is gearing up to celebrate his 60th birthday in style with a tour across Scotland and England starting October 14th.

Martin Taylor MBE has a career in music that spans 5 decades and over 100 recordings. His solo playing and virtuosic fingerstyle playing has earned him an international reputation and the list of his musical collaborators spans both countries and genres; Bill Wyman, Stephane Grapelli, George Harrison and Gary Burton to name but a few.

This 13 date tour will include two Northern performances - at Whitby's Musicport Festival on October 21st and then at Band on the Wall in Manchester on October 27th. Tickets for all tour dates can be purchased through Martin's website (as well as more information on his music, teaching and more).

Martin Taylor 60th Birthday UK Tour

Friday 14th October -  FAREHAM Ashcroft Arts Centre

 

Saturday 15th October - NEW MILTON Forest Arts Centre

 

Tuesday 18th October - COLCHESTER Colchester Arts Centre

 

Wednesday 19th October - GUILDFORD G Live

 

Friday 21st October - WHITBY Musicport Festival

 

Tuesday 25th October - MILTON KEYNES The Stables

 

Thursday 27th October - MANCHESTER Band On The Wall

Friday 28th October - LONDON Indigo O2

 

Monday 31st October - UPPINGHAM Uppingham School

Tuesday 1st November - RUNCORN Brindley Theatre

Wednesday 2nd November - LOUGHBOROUGH University Arts

Thursday 4th November - DUNDEE Gardyne Theatre

Friday 5th November - INVERNESS Spectrum Centre

Martin Taylor UK Tour

Martin Taylor has one of the busiest touring schedules in the business. His solo and duo shows tour across the world and he runs guitar retreats in picturesque locations like the Amalfi Coast, Upstate New York and California. Starting from today, though, he will be travelling a bit closer to home as he embarks on an 11 date tour of the UK.

Martin is considered, both by audiences and by his peers, as being right at the top of his field. His work with the legendary Stephane Grappelli is well-known and the unique style of his solo performances has led to a global community of guitarists who look to him for advice and tuition.

The tour kicks off tonight (Tuesday 15th September) in Guildford and continues until the 27th of September with a number of dates in the North. Full tour dates can be found below and you can visit Martin's website for more information on shows, guitar retreats and more.

UK Tour - September

15th - G Live, Guildford
16th - The Stables, Milton Keynes
17th - Brewery Arts, Kendal
18th - Town Hall, High Wycombe
19th - Arts Depot, Finchley, London
22nd - Gala Theatre, Durham
23rd - East Riding Arts Centre, Beverley
24th - Gardyne Theatre, Dundee
25th - Band on the Wall, Manchester
26th - Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale
27th - Cheese and Grain, Frome

Jazz at Swaledale Festival, 24th May-7th June

                                                        Martin Taylor (photo: martintaylor.com)

The 2014 Swaledale Festival programme has been announced, with arts, music and poetry events running from May 25th until June 7th.

Among the many music events scheduled for this year, there will be two jazz acts  - Brass Jaw and Martin Taylor.

From their press release

Glasgow-based four-piece Brass Jaw has recently made waves at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam and the Rochester Jazz Festival in New York. Working without a traditional rhythm section, Brass Jaw has established a name for drive and charisma, and for venturing into new musical territories. Brass Jaw performs at 7:30 on Monday, 26 May.

Martin Taylor, described by Pat Metheny as "one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument" closes the 2014 Swaledale Festival at 7:30 on Saturday 7 June, when he appears with Martin Simpson, one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world.
The Swaledale Festival runs from 24 May to 7 June. There are 60-odd events, including classical music, folk, jazz, talks, poetry readings and guided walks. Events are individually ticketed, and take place in dozens of venues in the beautiful North Yorkshire dales. Details and tickets at www.swalefest.org or through the Festival Box Office (01748 880019, 10-4, Monday-Saturday).