MARK TAYLOR JAZZ DRUMMER - OFFICIAL WEBSITE Hi everybody, welcome to my website. Here you will find my biography, gig schedule and contact information. Thanks for looking. Mark.
'Mark has been a part of my musical life for over 20 years. There isn't another drummer since Billy Higgins who can adapt to all accoustic situations and create intensity at any dynamic level'
'Let me tell you about Mark Taylor. He is one of the last of the swinging jazz drummers who come from the true Be-bop tradition, yet at the same time, I can take him where I want to go. It's just thrilling to have a drummer that has that rock-solid rhythm when he plays a pulsing jazz tempo. He's not trying to be another Elvin. There's only one Elvin. There's a whole host of people trying to follow that style, but that doesn't come from 'Let me make your body shake.'
Monty Alexander interview with Franz A. Matzner 'All About Jazz Magazine' October 28th 2003.
'Almost everywhere I go, I take my choice team, which is as happy a band as I've ever had. My drummer is a fantasic, wonderful guy from London who is all about the tradition of what jazz drumming is all about. I'm talking about the groove and the rhythm. His name is Mark Taylor. I come from the old school. I love Sam Woodyard, Jake Hanna, Kenny Clarke, Connie Kay and Mickey Roker. So many drummers of today are fantastic drummers, but I don't hear them with the same kind of pulse.....laying down a foundation like Freddie Green layed out. That's what I'm about.'
Monty Alexander interview with Bill Tannenberg (Jazz review)
'Drummer Mark Taylor is certainly one of the finest of the younger players, a man who listens intently to what is going on around him and makes the maximum contribution, be it on sticks or brushes'
DRUMS ~
1950's Round Badge Gretsch
Color ~ Champagne Sparkle
12' x 8' Mounted Tom Tom
14' x 14' Floor Tom Tom
18' x 14' Bass Drum
20' x 14' Bass Drum
14' x 5½' Maple Snare
14' x 6½' Metal Snare
CYMBALS ~
22' 1950's K Medium Ride
22' Bosphorus China (Sizzle)
21½' 1950's K Medium Thin Ride
20' 1950's K Medium Ride
18' 1950's K Medium Crash Ride
15' 1950's K Heavy Hi-Hats
14' 1950's K Heavy Hi-Hats
14' 1950's K Medium Hi-Hats
PEDALS ~
DW 7500 Series Hi-Hat Stand
Camco Chain Drive B/D Pedal
CASES ~
Tuxedo Bags
STICKS ~
Drummer's World EJ Model (Wood Tip)
Regal Tip 7A (Nylon Tip)
BRUSHES ~
Regal Tip Wire
Regal Tip 'Whisker' (Nylon)
