Martin awards first scholarship

Martin Taylor Guitar Academy, the online guitar school, has awarded its first scholarship to a 13 year old guitar prodigy.  Slovakia-born, Hungarian gypsy Andreas Varady has been playing the guitar since the age of four.  Taught by his father, Bandi, Andreas plays mainly by ear and was inspired at an early [...]

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Martin Taylor’s Gypsy Journey (Press Kit)

Martin Taylor’s Gypsy Journey
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Martin Taylor’s Gypsy Journey sees multi-award winning guitarist Martin Taylor together with two of Europe’s top musicians - gypsy pianist Jermaine Landberger and bassist Davide Petrocca, in a band that celebrates Taylor’s roots and the great gypsy tradition.  As well as Martin Taylor’s solo concerts and recordings, he has also collaborated with musicians from many different [...]

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Martin Taylor and Alison Burns (Press Kit)

Martin Taylor and Alison Burns
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In this inspired pairing, internationally acclaimed guitarist MARTIN TAYLOR meets Scottish-Canadian jazz singer ALISON BURNS for an intimate concert. Taking their inspiration from the Grammy award-winning combination of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass the evening combines repertoire from The Great American Songbook and contemporary material from Stevie Wonder.  As well as [...]

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Martin Taylor and Alan Barnes – Press Kit

Martin Taylor and Alan Barnes
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In this inspired pairing, world-class guitarist Martin Taylor meets multi award winning reeds man Alan Barnes in an intimate duet setting. Taylor is, of course, known for his collaborations with Stephane Grappelli, Jamie Cullum and Bill Wyman and his highly successful solo career.  Barnes is simply Britain’s number one mainstream reeds player having worked with artists ranging from Bjork and [...]

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Martin Taylor – Solo (Press Kit)

Martin Taylor – Solo
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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 recognized as the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing. As well as being a true guitar innovator, he is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences [...]

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Martin Taylor at NAMM 2011 in LA

The NAMM Show, Anaheim, CA, January 13-16, 2011 Hall E (AG4-C iOS Pavilion) – ArtistWorks Inc is excited to announce that the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar, Martin Taylor will be appearing at this year’s NAMM show to promote the innovative Martin Taylor Guitar Academy online.
As well as his solo concerts and recordings, [...]

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