Steve Taylor - News/Diary

SEP 09

AUTUMN TOUR DATES -Steve Taylor Big Band Explosion.....

Sep 22 - Marlow Jazz club 8pm

Oct 4th - Googlies Jazz club - 3pm (great venue for all the family)

Oct 14th -Mill Hill Jazz club 8pm

Nov 22nd - LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL at Spice of Life W1 1pm

Steve Will be launching the NEW! Big Band CD at the LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL APPEARANCE. Nov 22nd..

You can also catch Steve with eclectic

blues/jazz & soul band BIG CHIEF

this Autumn

WORLD FUSIONISTS the world runners Steve Taylor & Josie Frater

will now release new album in the new year... watch this space...

STQ Steve Taylor Quintet

Steve's Jazz Quintet STQ will also be out & about in the new year

JUNE 09

Steve Taylor & the Big Band Explosion return to the Bulls Bead-Barnes

London SW13 Sunday 19th July.....See you there!

more spectacular sounds & roof rasing expected...

MAY/ June 09

Catch Steve with Geoff Castle- Tim Whitehead, Carmina...plus many surprise special guests at

the 606 club 8th June..........

with Big Chief at the Dignity - Finchley Central 14th June

& with Big Band Methey 16th June @ Marlow Jazz club

MARCH 09

Sunday gigs approaching.....

"Dynamic ..Powerhouse drumming" Rhythm DVD review....

May 10th Jazz at the Manor -Ruislip 12.30pm

May 24th Spice of Life - London's West End (Soho) 1pm

STBB made a Bulls Head -Barnes Debut This month

after playing to North London's Googlies Jazz Club...home of the club sandwich of the year..(just kidding) however it is worth the trip alone..thanks JJ ...Great audience...

Rare new music for the Band coming soon from former Buddy Rich band members and composers... US pianist Matt Harris' driving contemporary swinger "Why Bother" plus the Scoop of the century the phenominal! "Manhatten" suite.. by Sydney based Trombonist/composer Dave Panichi.

We will as usual be mixing the old, the famous, with very fresh/new music, including my own transcriptions and arrangements for singer Josie Frater

READ STEVETAYLOR INTERVIEW AT "ALL ABOUT JAZZ."..

Rhythm Magazine DVD Review

FEB O9.

A Packed/Fab ST Big Band night (inspight of Snow days) at Mill Hill Jazz Club. Thanks to Paul, Val & the club team. Great crowd. The band was onTop

form featuring new music & some new faces.. looking forward to a return soon....

We play Googlies March 1st & debut at long established Jazz Mecca The Bulls Head - Barnes March 22nd.

Thanks for all your support... we really appreciate it.

DVD's, CD's going like hot cakes.. click here to buy your very own and taste the Steve Taylor big band in the comfort of your own home

 (or laptop....)

Steve & Josie's

Fusion project

The World Runners "High Land" new album due Spring 09.....

 

NOV/DEC 08.

See you at Mill Hill Jazz Club Wed Feb 4th 2009

Thanks Julian & Berny Stringle for inviting the Big Band & to all ST Big Band fans at the Chickenshed Theatre. This is a great venue. Everybody was so welcoming. Get well too Berni!

New faces were featured at Jazz Shed.

The band is currently featuring an army of NYJO stars

Henry Armberg-Jennings Trumpet standing in for Ed Benstead on Trumpet. Tom Andrews,

Tom Leaper, Lucas Dodd & Richard Shepperd on Tenors. Well played ya'll.

Check out the roll call links for more name checks...

OCT 08

Steve Taylor Big Band DVD Tour dates:

Sunday 19th Oct -soho's Spice of Life 1pm

Sunday 9th Nov - Jazz Shed at Chicken Shed 7.30pm

DVD out now

Fasten your seat belts... THUNDERBIRDS - Steve Taylor with the Philharmonia at the Royal Festival Hall -Barry Grey Centenary

Sat 8th Nov

SEP 08

New Steve Taylor Big Band DVD Video now available!!!

"Tribute to Buddy Rich & Beyond"

live at MIll Hill Jazz Festival

 A hot summers evening produced one of the most exciting big band performances yet. Fortunately We timed this for filming our latest DVD video

Thanks to everyone who made The Steve Taylor Big Band night at

Mill Hill Jazz Festival such a wonderful gig, to all the band and festival staff Paul, Jerry, Val, Brian and Daniel thanks for all your help.

this event was filmed for release so checkout out our new DVD ..10% of all proceeds will go to North London Hospice.

world runners album launch & gigs are confirmed @ Ray's Jazz @Foyles in Charring Cross Rd

26th Sep 6pm

plus

1st Oct Spice of Life W1

The Big band played another great show in London's Soho Jazz club Spice of Life. The band is featuring some of the top UK players and is gathering rave reviews..

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! NOV 8TH ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL

i WILL BE GUESTING WITH THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL IN A NIGHT CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF ICONIC TV MUSIC COMPOSER BARRY GRAY OF THUNDERBIRDS / CAPTAIN SCARLETT /UFO FAME CONDUCTED BY FRANCOIS EVANS

LOTS OF FUN!!

MAY/JUNE

Be sure to check out the Steve Taylor Big Band June double bill

15th June at Spice of Life

28th June at Mill Hill Music Festival - John Keble Hall, Edgware

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! NOV 8TH ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL

i WILL BE GUESTING WITH THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL IN A NIGHT CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF ICONIC TV MUSIC COMPOSER BARRY GRAY OF THUNDERBIRDS / CAPTAIN SCARLETT /UFO FAME CONDUCTED BY FRANCOIS EVANS

LOTS OF FUN!!

world runners album launch & gigs are confirmed @ Ray's Jazz @Foyles in Charring Cross Rd

26th Sep 6pm

plus

1st Oct Spice of Life W1

MARCH/APRIL 08

Big Up for our

Big Band Highlights this April at our "local" Googlies and Debut at West London Big Band Mecca- Jazz at the Manor.

It was great to meet you all there the band as usual was superb and Ian/Steve & Chris made us feel so welcome!

world runners album launch & gigs are confirmed @ Ray's Jazz @Foyles in Charring Cross Rd

26th Sep 6pm

plus

1st Oct Spice of Life W1

JAN /Feb 08

The world runners

"World-Jazz-Groove" High Land album is all but completed...

watch this space.

Big Music for Big Band ...

Thanks to all fans and staff at Spice of Life ..a great gig was had by all on 20th Jan.

Next Tribute to Buddy Rich London Date April 13th@Googlies we await with bated breath

NOV/DEC 07

STEVE TAYLOR Big Band News

West Side Story medley was "premier'd" at Googlies Jazz Club with a great response from the home crowd.. the Band will return in April.THANKS JJ and all at the club

OUR 1ST NEW YEAR DATE IS @ the cool West End Soho club SPICE OF LIFE ON SUNDAY JAN 20TH 1PM

Gigging with Big Chief at Pizza Express Maidstone and Mill Hill Jazz Club with AOH xmas bash Dec 22nd

While producing NEW world fusion album by my project The Runners

Seasons Greatings to All...

SEPTEMBER

thanks to all at Mill Hill Jazz Club for their reception to the Big Band Great gig guys!

We are looking forward to playing

Googlies November 11th 3pm.

I am touring Germany & Denmark with top UK Vocalist Maggie Reilly in September/October dates

22/9 Schweirn

23/9 Bremen

25/9 Stendal

26/9 Thyrow

28/9 Stuttgart

29/9 Bad Endbach

30/9 Melle

2/10 Rathenow

3/10 Till 6/10 Denmark

8/10 Pirna

JULY 07

Hi All

the BIG BAND played a storming gig at London Spice of Life. 22nd July

thanks again to Paul Pace for inviting us. We Slipped in his favourite chart of all time "Dancing Men". It was great to meet so many new fans.. We move on to Mill Hill Jazz club on September 19th for another Buddy Rich tribute Epic.

Maggie Reilly continues touring in Europe so I've had the pleasure of playing in Norway at the Vikedal festival. Germany /Denmark dates soon

I will be performing with Jazz-Blues institution "Big Chief" at Brecon Jazz Festival Wales- 11th August which is being filmed for S4C...lots of fun...

the runners album and josie frater album are in the completion stages.....fingers crossed, will be available soon

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April 07

BIG BAND "WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.."......

Thanks to everyone at Mill Hill Jazz Club for such a successful Buddy Rich Tribute Gig. We were warmly received and the place was, well ....rammed. the Quest continues and the new LiveTribute to Buddy album is available from this website. superb playing by the band as usual.

I am out and about with Big Chief and soon again in Europe with Maggie Reilly promoting new album Rowan. check in for updates..

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2007 has started with a big band Bang as I continue to "take over the world" with my Big Band Tribute to Buddy Rich. The band was hot at Googlies on the 3rd and Spice of Life on 21st of jan. Thanks to all who came and JJ at Googlies/Paul Pace @the Spice of Life for making me feel so welcome. You can now see video on You tube. search for"Steve Taylor Big Band"

We will return to both venues later in the year with live album in tow.

See us next at Mill Hill Jazz Club 11th April 8pm.

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FEB 07

I am currently travelling to Denmark,Estonia,Holland,Germany with MAGGIE REILLY (voice of Mike Oldfield's Moonlight Shadow) promoting her new folk-pop album "Rowen" recorded at Air Studios

plus

gigging around town with Jazz-Blues-Fusion institution Big Chief ...see gigs pages

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all runners fans! new album Highland should be available this in the Spring

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 tribute to legendary Drummer Buddy Rich.....

.8th November Mill Hill jazz Club 8pm

.7th January 2007 Googies Jazz Club Enfield 2.30pm

.21st January 07 Spice of Life London W1's coolest Jazz club

March tbc 606club

11th April 07 mill hill jazzclub 8pm

 

Steve Taylor guests with the Urban Big Band

 at Googlies Jazz Club 2.00 - 5pm

 Botany Bay Cricket club - Botany Bay, Enfield

. 3rd December February 4th 2007

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Steve has recently finished recording the new Folk-pop fusion influenced Maggie Reilly  (Mike Oldfield,Joe Cocker, Dave Gilmour)Album "Rowen" at George Martin's) Air Lyndhurst Studios London. Produced by Stuart MacKillop ( exABBA/Cado Belle -Featuring top session pro's Simon Little (Bass - Divine Comedy-Claire Teal) amongst it's sidemen.

Maggie has a beautiful voice (world wide hit 'Moodlight Shadow' with Mike Oldfield amongst others. a regular BBC Radio 2 playlist favourite.. watch this space for launch gigs in November plus Copenhagen /Denmark dates.21st/22nd Nov 06 Touring Denmark,Holland & Germany

in February and March

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Steve recently recorded drums for composer Francois Evans featuing the Urban Big Band for Film "Martyr" soon to be released on DVD

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Steve is in the studio completing work on 

the runners new  World-fusion flavoured album "Highland"...

a production of epic proportions is rumoured..

plus

completing work on vocalist Josie Frater's solo album project . A delicious mix of songs inspired by Tracy Chapman, Pat Metheny and Brook Benton..

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Recently gigging with his eclectic Fusion-Jazz project Steve Taylor's Fusion Phew,  look out for a new album currently in production featuring Steve's taste in straight ahead swing, latin flavours and fiery funk infused covers. Plus original arrangements featuring Steve's talented instrumental accomplacies. London dates forthcoming TBA...

Live dates commence

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world -fusion.............

Steve has been gigging with world renowned harmonica virtuoso

Brendan Power (Sting/Van Morrison)