Martin Taylor


Saturday 30th October 2010 ('4' Seasons Festival 2010)

Doors 7.30pm - £25

"Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He's unbelievable" - PAT METHENY

Award winning guitarist MARTIN TAYLOR has established a unique musical career as an internationally acclaimed musician, and his inimitable style has seen him recognised as the world's foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing.

Although completely self taught, he has enjoyed a remarkable musical career spanning across four decades, and during that time has invented and developed a way of playing the guitar that is admired, and often imitated, by guitarists all over the world. 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, humour, and a strong stage presence.

As well as 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.

In 1999 he was made an Honorary Doctor of the University of the West of Scotland and in 2002 he was appointed 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.

In 2007 he received the prestigious BBC Radio 2 "Heart of Jazz" Award in recognition of his career in music, and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his "Contribution to Jazz Guitar Worldwide".

His autobiography MARTIN TAYLOR - AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TRAVELLING MUSICIAN and his latest CD "Double Standards" are available worldwide.

www.martintaylor.com