Martin Taylor Appointed 'Visiting Professor of Guitar' at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Tue, 05/13/2014 - 4:32am
Dr Martin Taylor MBE has been appointed Visiting Professor of Guitar at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
The multi-award winning guitarist, composer and educator joins the Guitar Faculty for the first time this month. In his new role, Dr Taylor will work with Royal Conservatoire guitarists, jazz musicians and musical theatre performers as well as instrumentalists from across the Conservatoire.
On joining the Faculty, Dr Taylor said: “I am absolutely delighted to be appointed ‘Visiting Professor of Guitar’ at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. I feel very honoured to be a part of such a highly respected musical institution and look forward to working with my students and musical colleagues in the future.”
Professor John Wallace said: “I am delighted that Martin, one of the world’s most innovative and creative guitarists, is working with us. His work is known all over the world and by working and learning from him, our students will gain inspiration and great skills as performers and instrumentalists.”
The Great Guitars Live at Yoshi's Videos
Tue, 04/29/2014 - 5:43am
The Great Guitars - Martin Taylor, Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo, and Peppino D'Agostino, were filmed by Barry Cleveland of Guitar Player magazine at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland, California on the first night of their recent US Tour.
You can also check out Martin, Frank, Vinny, and Peppino in action at Yoshi's by going to the Guitar Player link...
Martin & Tommy play at Folsom Prison
Thu, 01/30/2014 - 4:32pm
By Recreation Therapist Jim Carlson
California State Prison – Sacramento
Internationally acclaimed guitarists Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor recently included California State Prison-Sacramento (CSP-SAC) as a concert venue on their six-week “The Colonel and the Governor” USA performance tour.
Martin Taylor Honored by Asia Pacific Brands Foundation
Fri, 12/06/2013 - 12:03pm
Congratutions are in store for Martin Taylor, who has just received a prestigious Brand Laureate International Brand Personality Award - dubbed the Grammy® Awards of branding - for building an iconic brand in music. Previous recipients include Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Hillary Clinton, Mark Zuckerberg, and Aretha Franklin.
Speaking at the award presentation at the Penang Island Jazz Festival, ABPF President Dr KKJohan said: “The Asia Pacific Brands Foundation is pleased to confer The Brand Laureate International Brand Personality Award upon Dr Martin Taylor MBE for his illustrious career and contributions as a brilliant solo finger style guitarist and composer. His talents, values, skills and perseverance indeed make him a Brand Icon and inspiration to society at large.”
Following the ceremony Martin Taylor said:
“It’s a great honor to receive this award. Having spent the past 40 years touring the world with my guitar I consider it a privilege to be able to share my music with so many people.”
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