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Chad Taylor (born March 19, 1973) is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer.[1] Taylor leads both the Chad Taylor Trio with Brian Settles and Neil Podgurski and Circle Down with Angelica Sanchez and Chris Lightcap.[2][3] He is a founding member of the Chicago Underground along with Jeff Parker and Rob Mazurek.[4]

Chad Taylor
Taylor with The Digital Primitives at Club W71
Background information
Birth nameChad Edward Taylor
Born (1973-03-19) March 19, 1973 (age 49)
Tempe, Arizona
GenresJazz, rock, folk, experimental music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Drumset, percussion, Mbira

Early life


Taylor was born in Tempe, Arizona and was brought up in a musical household. His father, once an aspiring concert pianist, exposed his young son to Duke Ellington, Bach, Thelonious Monk, and Mozart.[5] By age 8, Taylor started taking guitar lessons.[6] At 10, he relocated with his mother and sister to Chicago where he continued his studies on guitar as well as starting snare drum lessons.[5] In 1988 Taylor began studying jazz drumming and classical percussion in High School and took ensemble classes at The Bloom School of Jazz.[6] Through the help and encouragement of bassist Dennis Carrol, Taylor started performing in Chicago with Rob Mazurek.[5] Upon graduating from Lane Tech in 1991, Chad received a full scholarship to study classical guitar at Millikin University.[6] After attending his freshman year he decided to focus on jazz drumming and the following year transferred to the School of Jazz division of The New School in New York City.[6]


Career


In 1997 Taylor moved back to Chicago into an apartment with bassist Joshua Abrams. Abrams introduced Taylor to Fred Anderson who Taylor started performing with regularly at The Velvet Lounge and also to David Boykin who asked Taylor to join his ensemble the Outet with Nicole Mitchell. In addition, Abrams and Taylor started the collective Sticks and Stones with Matana Roberts that hosted the weekly jam session at The Velvet Lounge.[7] Taylor also reconnected with Rob Mazurek. Rob Mazurek invited him along with Jeff Parker to perform at a weekly composers workshop at The Green Mill which eventually developed into The Chicago Underground ensemble.[8] In 1998 the first Chicago Underground Duo recording, 12 Degrees of Freedom[9] was released on the Thrill Jockey label.[10] Taylor was the drummer on Sam Prekop's 1999 self titled release Sam Prekop as well as the 2005 release Who’s Your New Professor.[11] In 2001 Taylor moved back to New York where bassist Tom Abbs introduced him to Cooper-Moore.[12] The core ensemble consisted of Jemeel Moondoc, Tom Abbs and Steve Swell.[13] The same year Taylor started working with Jeff Parker's Trio with Chris Lopes on bass, releasing Like-Coping in 2003.[14]

In 2002, Taylor recorded Titration, his debut as a leader for Delmark Records.[15] The core ensemble consisted of Jemeel Moondoc, Tom Abbs and Steve Swell. The same year Taylor started working with Jeff Parker's Trio with Chris Lopes on bass, releasing Like-Coping in 2003[14] and The Relatives in 2005. In 2004 Taylor started working with guitarist Marc Ribot in his band Spiritual Unity with Roy Campbell and Henry Grimes. Taylor produced Ribot's 2014 album Live At The Vanguard.[16]

In 2009 Taylor started working with the folk/rock band Iron and Wine and was the toured with the band from 2010 to 2012. Taylor was the drummer on the 2011 release Kiss Each Other Clean.[17]

In 2011 Taylor began the master's program in Jazz History and Research at Rutgers University under the direction of Lewis Porter. His master thesis was an examination of form and process in the music of Henry Threadgill’s Zooid.

In 2012 Taylor joined a collaboration with Darius Jones, Sean Conly and Alex Harding called Grass Roots, they recorded and released their self titled album on AUM Fidelity.[18] In 2013 Taylor started working with bassist Eric Revis in his Quartet which released Sing Me Some Cry.[19] After finishing the masters program at Rutgers University in 2015 Taylor started teaching adjunct classes in music theory, jazz history and music appreciation. He also taught music history at Berkeley College in NYC.[20] Taylor produced a solo work called Myths and Morals.[21] Taylor started working with James Brandon Lewis in 2016 and the two started performing as a duo and released Radiant Imprints in 2018 and Live in Willisau in 2020.[22] In addition, he joined Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die ensemble in 2016.[23] In 2019, Taylor formed a new ensemble with tenor saxophonist Brian Settles and pianist Neil Podgurski, which released The Daily Biological for Cuneiform Records in 2020.[24]


Notable mentions


Taylor was included in the "Rising Star" category of DownBeat Magazine's 2020 Critics Poll.[25] Taylor received the most votes in the 2020 El Intruso's International Poll for percussion.[26] In 2020, The Daily Biological by the Chad Taylor Trio was selected in NPR's jazz critics poll and was also included in JazzTimes's Top 40 New Jazz Releases.[27][28]


Discography



As a leader



with Chicago Underground



with James Brandon Lewis



with Jaimie Branch



with Eric Revis



with Jeff Parker



with Fred Anderson



with Marc Ribot



with Nicole Mitchell



with Digital Primitives



with Triptych Myth



with David Lord



as co-leader



as sideman



References


  1. Parillo, Michael (October 2005). Dawson, Michael; Amendola, Billy (eds.). "Freedom in Diversity" (PDF). Modern Drummer. Vol. 29, no. 10. Fort Lauderdale, FL. pp. 69–80. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. Macnie, Jim (26 January 2010). "Chad Taylor's Circle Down". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. Futterman, Steve. Remnick, David (ed.). "Chad Taylor Trio: "The Daily Biological"". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. Schatz, Adam (18 March 2001). "Organized Sound From Chicago's Jazz Underground". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. Baekaard, Jakob. "Chad Taylor: Myths And Music Education". All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. Margasak, Peter (26 November 1998). "Making Beautiful Music Together". The Chicago Reader.
  7. Netsky, Ron (8 November 2006). "Matana Roberts". Rochester City Newspaper.
  8. Schatz, Adam (18 March 2001). "Organized Sound From Chicago's Jazz Underground". The New York Times.
  9. Margasak, Peter (15 June 2000). "Chicago Underground Duo". The Chicago Reader.
  10. Ratliff, Ben (14 February 1999). "MUSIC; What Jazz Could Use About Now:'Indie Cred'". The New York Times.
  11. Richardson, Dirk (12 May 2005). "Sea Change / Sea and Cake's Sam Prekop takes a break from postrock for some classic pop songs". sfgate.com. SF Gate.
  12. Sharpe, John. "Tom Abbs: Combining Music And Film". All About Jazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  13. Margasak, Peter (4 July 2002). "Active Ingredients". The Chicago Reader.
  14. Marsh, Peter. "Jeff Parker Like-Coping Review". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 25 February 2003.
  15. Chinen, Nate. "Active Ingredients: Titration". JazzTimes.com. Jazztimes. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  16. Walters, John L (31 October 2011). "Marc Ribot Trio – review". The Guardian.
  17. Simpson, Dave (24 October 2007). "Iron and Wine". The Guardian.
  18. Turner, Mark F. "Sean Conly / Alex Harding / Darius Jones / Chad Taylor: Grass Roots". All About Jazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  19. Reich, Howard (26 August 2017). "Revis and Vandermark start a storm at Green Mill". Chicago Tribune.
  20. Baekaard, Jakob. "Chad Taylor: Myths And Music Education". All About Jazz. All About Jazz. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  21. Baekaard, Jakob. "Chad Taylor: Myths And Morals". All About Jazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  22. Lalia, Ammar (July 2020). "James Brandon Lewis/Chad Taylor Live In Willisau". Downbeat Magazine.
  23. West, Michael J. "Jaimie Branch trumpets a note of fun into avant-garde jazz". All About Jazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  24. Whitehead, Kevin. "Drummer Chad Taylor Radiates Good Vibrations On 'The Daily Biological'". NPR. NPR. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  25. "2020 Critic's Poll". Downbeat Magazine. 6 July 2020.
  26. "13th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CRITICS POLL". elintruso.com. El Intruso. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  27. Davis, Francis (14 January 2021). "The 2020 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll". NPR Music.
  28. "The Top 40 New Jazz Releases of 2020". JazzTimes. 12 January 2021.
  29. Chinen, Nate. "Active Ingredients: Titration". JazzTimes.com. Jazztimes. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  30. Turner, Mark F. "Chad Taylor: Circle Down". All About Jazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  31. Cohen, Aaron (24 July 2018). "Chad Taylor: Myths and Morals". Downbeat Magazine (1809).
  32. Shanley, Mike (1 June 2020). "Chad Taylor Trio: The Daily Biological (Cuneiform)". JazzTimes.
  33. Simpson, Dave (24 October 2007). "Iron and Wine". The Guardian.


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