2010
 
January 23rd  w/Thomas Marriott @University of Oregon Jazz Festival
 
January 30th  w/Randy Halberstadt Quintet @ Tula's 7:30pm
Randy is recording a new CD on the30th/31st featuring:
Thomas Marriott-trumpet/Mark Taylor-alto/Jeff Johnson-bass/Mark Ivester-drums
 
February 1st w/Jim Knapp Orchestra @ Seattle Drum School LAB  8:00pm
 
February 8th  w/ The My Bad +       @ Tula's 7:30pm
Formerly known as GTZ in it's trio format...and also as an incarnation of the Mark Taylor Quartet, this collaborative band features Jason Goessl-guitar/Ryan Burns-keys/Tom Zgonc-drums/Mark Taylor -alto  Well received at Bumbershoot, we play an exciting, sometimes humorous, and always unpredictable collection of originals/Monk/Mingus/Ornette etc...Come check it out and help us celebrate Jason's birthday!
 
February 12th w/Dawn Clement @ Tula's  7:30pm
 
February 13th -20 
Don't call me.  Going to Mexico!
 
February 28th  w/WACO @ Tost in Freemont  8:00pm
 
March 1st w/ Jim Knapp Orchestra  @ Seattle Drum School 8:00pm
 
March 6th w/ SRJO  @ Benaroya Hall  7:30pm
playing the music of Monk and Mingus
 
March 7th w/ SRJO  @ Kirkland Performance Center  3:00pm
 
March 11th  !! Ryan Burns CD Release !!   7:30pm
Join us at Tula's for the release of Ryan's latest CD "Birds" 
Ryan Burns-keyboards/pianos/organs etc...Geoff Cooke-bass/Jose Martinez-drums
Mark Taylor-alto & tenor saxophones
 
March 12th    w/Thomas Marriott Quintet   8:00pm (Fairfax, Virginia)
Tom is the featured artist at the Carmine Caruso trumpet competition this year
 
March 17th   Double bill featuring 'GTZB' (9:00pm) & 'Goat'  (11:00pm)
Join us at Cafe Racer on Roosevelt Way (all ages) 
Jason Goessl-guitar/Mark Taylor-saxophone/Tom Zgonc-drums/Ryan Burns-keys
plus
Greg Sinibaldi's cool trio:  'Goat' 
 
March 20th  Mark Taylor Trio @ Grazie (Canyon Park)  7:00-10:30pm
w/ Joe Doria-organ, and Byron Vannoy-drums
 
April 21-24  Ballard Jazz Festival!!
April 21st w/ Matt Jorgensen +451 (Brotherhood of the Drum)
April 23 w/ Corey Christiansen @ Conor Byrne (Ballard Jazz Walk)
Lots of great music....check out the link for more info!
 
April 25th  WACO @ Tost  (Fremont....8:00-10:30)
 
April 29th @ Boxley's 
Duo with Bill Anschell-piano/Mark Taylor-saxophones
Sets at 7:00 and 9:00
 
May 19th @ Tula's  7:30 & 9:00
CD Release Show for Corey Christiansen's "Outlaw Tractor"
Corey Christiansen-guitar/Mark Taylor-saxophone/Chuck Deardorf-bass/ Matt Jorgensen-drums  More info at Origin Records
 
May 21st @ New Orleans Creole Restaurant 8:00-11:00pm
 
May 24th @ Tula's 7:30 & 9:00
w/ Chris Amemiya-trombone/Jay Thomas-trumpet/Mark Taylor-saxophone/Dawn Clement-piano/Chuck Kistler-bass/Greg Williamson-drums
 
May 30th @ Tost in Freemont  8:00pm-11:00
WACO w/ Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb. Tom Varner etc.....
 
June 3rd @ Bellevue Jazz Festival
SRJO @ Medenbauer Center 8:00pm
 
June 4th @ Bellevue Jazz Festival
Mark Taylor/Ryan Burns Duo  7:30-9:00pm
Grand Cru Wine Bar 
 
June 5th @ Bellevue Jazz Festival
Randy Halberstadt Quintet ....concert and clinic Noon-3:00pm
Sherman Clay Piano Store on Bellevue Way
 
June 6th @ Bellevue Jazz Festival
Matt Jorgensen + 451 @ Rock Bottom Brewery 5:30-7:30
 
June 11th @ New Orleans Creole Restaurant
8:00-11:00   w/ Rick Mandyck-piano/Chris Symer-bass/Reade Whitwell-drums
 
June 12th @ Museum of Flight 8:00-Midnight
w/ Dorsey big band featuring the Pied Pipers...and some WWII history featuring the B 17 and more...
 
June 18-20 @ Friday Harbor 
(private event)
 
June 24th @ Egan's Ballard Jam House  9:00-10:30pm
w/ Nathan Ecklund Quintet  CD Release! 
Nathan Ecklund-trpt,flug, composer/Mark Taylor-saxophones/Dawn Clement-piano/Chris Symer-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
 
June 25th @ New Orleans Creole Restaurant  8:00-11:00pm
(hey...it's my birthday, come down and enjoy some good food/music! )
 
June 26th @ Egan's Ballard Jam House  7:00-8:30
w/ Deborah Shelton-voice/Mark Taylor-saxophones/Phil Sparks-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
 
June 27th @ Tost   8:00-11:00
w/ WACO (great big band music featuring Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Tom Varner, and more!)
 
June 28- July 2  UW Jazz Workshop 
 
July 30-31  @ Centrum (Port Townsend)
 
August 4 @ Ballard Jam House 9:00pm
w/ LA vocalist Sachal Vasandani/Dawn Clement-piano/Jon Hamar-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
 
August 10 @ Sunset Tavern  9:00-??
w/ Thomas Marriott-trumpet & compositions/Jeff Johnson-bass/Matt Jorgensen-drums/Steve Moore-keyboards 
Double bill with Cuong Vu's "Speak"  (Aaron Othiem,Luke Bergman, Chris Icasiano, Andrew Swanson)  come check it out! 
                                          2009
 
 
 
January 25th w/ Wayne Horvitz  @ WWU Performing Arts Center  4:00pm
Bellingham, WA 
 
January 28th @ Egan's Ballard Jam House 7:00-8:30pm
Trio with Jason Goessl-guitar / Tom Zgonc-drums
January 31st @ Egan's Ballard Jam House 9:00pm
w/ Steve Korn Quartet
Steve Korn-drums/Dan Kramlich-piano/Jon Hamar-bass/Mark Taylor-saxophones
 
February 6-7  Guest Artist and Clinician @ Bellevue Community College Jazz Festival. 
 
February 8-9  Guest Artist and Clinician @ Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
 
February 12 w/ Steve Korn Group @ Seattle Art Museum
(2 sets beginning at 5:30)
Part of the Art of Jazz Series sponsored by Earshot Jazz. 
 
February 16th w/ Jim Knapp Orchestra @ Seattle Drum School  8:00pm
February 17-22  STUDIO RECORDING w/Jim Knapp Orchestra!
Long overdue, Jim's 4th CD is going to be a great one!
 
February 26th w/ Wayne Horvitz @ Cafe Paloma 7:30pm 
(93 Yesler in Pioneer Square)
Wayne Horvitz-keyboards/Mark Taylor-saxophone/Geoff Harper-bass/Eric Eagle-drums
Come check out this band every Thursday thru April 2nd...(hopefully longer)
 
March 1st w/ WACO @ Tost in Freemont  7:30pm
Great big band stuff by Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Tom Varner, and more!
 
March 5th w/ Nathan Ecklund @ Ballard Jam House 9:00pm
Nathan's west coast CD release show featuring:
Nathan Ecklund-trumpet/Mark Taylor-saxophones/Dawn Clement-piano/Chris Symer-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
 
March 6  w/ Nathan Ecklund @ Tula's 8:00-12:00
See above
 
March 7  -  SRJO presents guest artist Composer/Pianist, Toshiko Akiyoshi
Benaroya Hall 7:30pm
 
March 8  -  SRJO presents guest artist Composer/Pianist, Toshiko Akiyoshi
Kirkland Performance Center 3:00pm
 
March 9   w/ Newport High School Jazz Ensemble
Studio Recording (Part of the KPLU School of Jazz project)
 
March 12  w/ Wayne Horvitz @ Cafe Paloma  
7:30pm  (93 Yesler in Pioneer Square)
 
March 19 w/ Wayne Horvitz @ Cafe Paloma
7:30pm (93 Yesler in Pioneer Square)
 
March 26 w/ Wayne Horvitz @ Cafe Paloma
7:30pm (93 Yesler in Pioneer Square)
 
March 29 w/ Wayne Horvitz and 'WACO'
8:00 @ Tost in Freemont 
Last Sunday of each month...great original big band writing.
 
April 2nd @ Seattle City Hall w/ 'WACO    Noon-1:00
 
April 2nd w/ Wayne Horvitz Quartet @ Cafe Paloma (93 Yesler)
Later start time this week!  9:00- ?
 
April 6th w/ Jim Knapp Orchestra @ Seattle Drum School 8:00pm
First Monday of every month!
 
April 9th   Mark Taylor CD RELEASE SHOW!!
Join us at the Seattle Art Museum from 5:30-7:30pm (Art of Jazz Series sponsored by Earshot Jazz) as we play our original music from my new CD 'Spectre'
Mark Taylor-saxophones/Gary Fukushima-piano/Jeff Johnson-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
 
April 13th  Mark Taylor 'Spectre' CD RELEASE CONCERT @ Triple Door Mainstage  7:30pm  Make your reservations now!  Should be a fun night of music!
 
April 23rd w/Corey Christiansen @ Ballard Jazz Festival 
April 24th @ Ballard Jazz Walk
Mark Taylor Quartet @ Ballard Jam House (8-10pm)
w/Corey Christiansen @ Conor Byrne (10:30-midnight or so)
April 25th  Mainstage Concet w/Corey Christiansen @ Ballard Jazz Festival
 
April 26th w/ WACO @ Tost  8:00-10:30.
Last Sunday of every month...great big band compositions by Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcolm, Tom Varner, and more....
 
April 30th  @ Ballard Jam House 7:00-8:30
Mark Taylor-alto/Jason Goessl-guitar/Brian Oppel-drums
 
May 8th & 9th  @ The Cellar (Vancouver BC)
Thomas Marriott "Flexicon" CD Release shows
Thomas Marriott-trumpet/Mark Taylor-saxophones/Matt Jorgensen-drums/Brad Turner-keyboards/Paul Rushka-bass
 
May 12th  Thomas Marriott CD RELEASE!  @The Triple Door Mainstage  (7:30pm)
Thomas Marriott-trumpet/Mark Taylor-saxophone/Bill Anschell-piano/Jeff Johnson-bass/John Bishop-drums
 
May 29th & 30th
Guest artist at Eastern Washington University
 
May 31  w/WACO  @ Tost in Freemont   8:00pm
 
June 1st   w/ Jim Knapp Orchestra
8:00 @  Seattle Drum School LAB
 
July 6th w/Jim Knapp Orchestra
8:00 @ Seattle Drum School LAB
 
July 8th   Chad McCullough CD RELEASE
@ Tula's 7:30pm
Chad McCullough-trumpet/compositions,Geof Bradfield-saxophones, Mark Taylor-saxophones,Bill Anschell-piano, Jeff Johnson-bass, John Bishop-drums
 
July 9th @ Tula's 7:30pm
Mark Taylor Quartet w/Ryan Burns-piano,Jeff Johnson-bass, Byron Vannoy-drums
 
July 16th @ Benaroya Hall 7:30pm (main hall)
Michael Feinstein w/ 17 piece big band performs the Sinatra Songbook
 
August 6th w/SRJO @ Mural Ampitheatre in Seattle Center
SRJO plays at 8:30
I'll be playing a few tunes with Victor Noriega as well at 7:30
 
August 7th  Jazz and Sushi @ Hiroshi's on Eastlake Ave.  7:30pm
Greg Williamson-drums/Chris Symer-bass/Victor Noriega-keyboard/Mark Taylor-sax
 
August 12th  w/Jay Thomas Quintet @ Sherman & Clay Pianos (Bellevue)
7:30pm
Jay Thomas-Trpt/ Mark Taylor-saxophone/John Hansen-piano/Chuck Kistler-bass/ Phil Parisot-drums
 
August 15th w/Greg Sinibaldi Group @ Cal Anderson Park (11th and Pine)
part of the "Sounds Outside" Series...lots of cool music all day long....for free!
Our Set starts at 4:00pm
Greg Sinibaldi-tenor & compositions/Mark Taylor-alto/Zach Stewart-guitar/Geoff Harper-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
 
August 21st  @ Gerogetown Seattle Drum School  7:30pm
Mark Taylor-alto/Jason Goessl-guitar(s)& unpredictable effects/Ryan Burns-keyboards & additional unpredictable effects/Tom Zgonc-drums
Come check out this cool new group...originals mixed with Monk, Mingus, Ornette, etc...
Playing the set before us is Michael Stegner's group.  Should be a fun night of music!
 
September 3rd @ Cafe Paloma (93 Yesler in Pioneer Sqare)  9:00pm 
Wayne Horvitz Quartet
 
September 5th @ Bumbershoot w/ the Not-Its   1pm @NW Court Stage
Great original rock tunes geared toward little kids!
 
September 5th @ Ballard Jam House   9pm
Wayne Horvitz Sextet playing the music of Bud Powell
 
September 6th @ Bumbershoot   4pm     Mark Taylor Quartet
Mark Taylor-sax/Jason Goessl-guitar/Ryan Burns-keyboards/Tom Zgonc-drums
Cool new group!  Playing some originals and some unique versions of Mingus/Monk/Ornette tunes etc...  come check it out! 
 
September 10th @ Cafe Paloma  7:30pm
Wayne Horvitz Quartet
 
September 17th-20th w/ Seattle Symphony @ Benaroya Hall
If you, or anyone you know, likes 50's pop music... don't miss this show!  Seattle Symphony with Sha Na Na! 
 
September 21st w/ GTZ TRIO @ Gallery 1412 (18th and Union)  8pm
GTZ is:  Jason Goessl-guitars/Mark Taylor-saxophone/Tom Zgonc-drums
We're opening for the great band More Zero: Chris Stover-trombone/compositions,Stuart MacDonald-tenor/Ben Thomas-vibes/John Silverman-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
 
September 24th  w/Wayne Horvitz Quartet @ Cafe Paloma 7pm  (1st and Yesler)
 
October 17th  Mark Taylor Quartet @ Rockfish Grill (Anacortes, WA)  9:00-midnight
 
October 18th w/ SRJO @ Anacortes Jazz Festival 2:30pm
 
October 20th w/ Ben Folds and the Seattle Symphony
Benaroya Hall  7:30pm
 
October 20th w/ Chad McCullough Quintet  @ Tula's 8:30pm
Chad debuts some new music as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival.  I'll be joining him for the 2nd set at 10:00pm
 
October 22nd w/ Wayne Horvitz @ Cafe Paloma (1st and Yesler) 7:00pm
 
October 25th  w/ Thomas Marriott Quintet @ Tula's 8:00pm
 
October 27th w/WACO  @ The Chapel  7:30pm
 
October 29th w/ Tom Varner Tentet @ The Chapel 7:30pm
 
October 30th w/Phil Sparks @ Latona Pub  5:00-7:00pm
featuring Russ Johnson...great NY trumpet player!
 
October 31st  w/Jim Knapp Orchestra @ Cornish College 8:00pm
 
November 2nd w/Jim Knapp Orchestra @ Seattle Drum School 8:00pm
 
November 3rd  w/ FRIEZE OF LIFE (!!!!!!!!)  REUNION SHOW!!
Don't miss this special performance by this completely unique band!  We're excited to have Russ Johnson joining us on trumpet/ Greg Sinibaldi-tenor & bass clarinet & compositions/ Chris Stover-trombone & compositions/ Mark Taylor-alto&soprano sax/Geoff Harper-bass/Byron Vannoy-drums
Cafe Racer (5828 Roosevelt Way)  9:00pm    
 
November 7th  w/SRJO @ Benaroya Hall  Earshot Jazz Festival
Kids concert at 4:00pm  Evening Show at 7:30pm
 
November 8th w/SRJO @ Kirkland Performance Center  3:00pm
 
November 20th w/ Matt Jorgensen @ Ballard Jazz Walk
See link for complete schedule!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 


 

 



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