Martin Taylor

Martin Taylor
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Martin Taylor's Freternity

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  • country:United Kingdom
  • style(s):Jazz, Acoustic
  • label:P3 Music LTD
  • type:Band, Solo
  • gender:male
  • instrumentation:instrumental
  • artist posted by:P3 Music LTD

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  • Martin Taylor (Guitar)

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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, with a strong stage presence.

He spends much of the year travelling the world, playing in concert halls in Europe, North America, Japan, Asia, and Australasia.

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, Dionne Warwick, Sacha Distel, Bryn Terfel and Jamie Cullum.

From 1979 to 1989 he toured the world and recorded over 20 albums with the French jazz violin legend STEPHANE GRAPPELLI. Monsieur Grappelli described him as "Rich in talent and elegance, he's a great artist"

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 recieved the prestigious BBC Radio 2 "Heart of Jazz" Award in recognition of his career in music, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Wales Jazz Guitar Festival for his "Contribution to Jazz Guitar Worldwide" and was voted Best Guitarist in the British Jazz Awards for a record eleventh time.

When not touring he divides his time between his homes in France and Scotland where he writes music for TV and film.

His autobiography MARTIN TAYLOR - AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TRAVELLING MUSICIAN and his latest CD/DVD TRETERNITY are available worldwide.

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Year Award
1985 The Music Retailers Association Award for Excellence
1987 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1987 Grammy Nominations - Best Country Instrumental "Together at Last Grappelli - Clements"
1988 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1989 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1990 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1991 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1993 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1995 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1997 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1997 The British Jazz Award - Best Small Group 'Spirit of Django'
1998 The Freedom of The City of London
1999 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
1999 British Academy of Composers & Songwriters
'Gold Badge of Merit'
1999 Honorary Doctorate University of Paisley, Scotland
2001 The British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist
2002 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- awarded by HM The Queen for "Services to Jazz Music"
2002 International Guitar Foundation - Best Album "Solo"
2003 Pioneer to the Life of the Nation - awarded by HM The Queen
2007 BBC Radio 2 "Heart Of Jazz" award
2007 Lifetime Achievement Award - North Wales Jazz Festival
2007 British Jazz Award - Best Guitarist