Curtis Taylor

Education
• Masters in Music Rutgers University (2007-present)
• Bachelor in Jazz Studies Michigan State University (2007)
• Tri-c Jazz Studies Program thru dual enrollment while in high school
(2001-2003)
• High School Diploma, Bedford Senior High School (1999-2003)

Teaching Experience
• Bedford Band Camp Instructor (2003&2004)
• Brighton High School Band Camp Instructor (2004)
• Arts League of Michigan Saturday program (2005-2006)
• Masterclass w/ Cleveland Jazz Heritage Orchestra @ Cleveland State University (2006)
• Masterclass w/ Cleveland Jazz Heritage Orchestra @ Cleveland School of the Arts (2006)
• Masterclass w/ MSU Jazz band 1 @ Cranbrook School of performing arts (2006)
• Private lessons teacher (2008)

Performance Experience
• Pit performer in Bedford High School’s production of Bye Bye Birdie (1999)
• Various musical projects of my own (2000-present)
• Opened for Diana Krall @ Palace theatre w/ Tri-c All-Stars (2000)
• Monterrey Jazz Festival w/ Tri-c All-Stars (2001)
• Tri-c High School All-Stars (2001-2003)
• Vail Jazz All-Star (2001)
• Opened for Gregory Hines @ Palace theatre w. Tri-C All Stars (2001)
• Opened for the LCJO @ Palace theatre w/ Tri-C All Stars (2002)
• Ernie Krivda and the Fat Tuesday Bigband (since 2002)
• Gibson/Baldwin High School Grammy Band (2003)
• Performed w/ Boney Jamey @ the Knitting Factory in NYC (2003)
• Two of a Kind co-lead by Donald Malloy and myself (2004 – 2006)
• Soul Content R&B group (2005-2006)
• Gerald Wilson Bigband @ the Detroit Jazz Festival (2005 - 2007)
• Jazz Heritage Orchestra under the direction of Dennis Reynolds (2006)
• Generations 2006 Fellowship Award Band in Switzerland (2006)
• Performed @ Greater Emmanuel Church in Detroit, MI w/ Karen Sheard, Kierra Sheard, and Dorinda Cole (2006)
• Urban Transport (2006-2007)
• Cleveland Ingenuity Festival w/ Ernie Krivda & Orchestra Omnibus (2006)
• Performed w/ Rodney Whitaker, Carl Allen and Wess Anderson for Get Ready CD Release party (2007)
• Performed w/ MSU Professors of Jazz w/ special guests: Antonio Hart and Andre Hayward @ the 21st Festival of the Arts in Detroit, MI (2007)
• Performed w/ the MSU Professors of Jazz @ the East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival (2007)
• Performed w/ the Singeltons @ Gospelations 2007 in Jackson, NJ (2007)
• Performed w/ Winard Harper Sextet at the Jazz and Ribs Fest in Columbus, OH (2007)
• Performed w/ Winard Harper Sextet at the Pittsfield City Jazz Festival in New York City (2007)
• “Sanctified Swing” program w/ Cyrus Chestnut recorded for Jazz Set on NPR (2008)
• Apollo Theatre w/ David K. & Fred Wesley (2008)
• James Carter Quintet European Tour 7/4-7/20 (2008)

Academic Honors, Awards, & Publications
Spoleto Today review of performance w/ Cyrus Chestnut (2008)
Jazz Times Article of performance W/ David K. and Fred Wesley (2008)
Washington Post article of performance w/ Cyrus Chestnut (2008)
DCist Article of performance of performance w/ Cyrus Chestnut (2008)
Berkshire Eagle article of performance w/ Winard Harper Sextet (2007)
Recipient of the Anna K and Roy Simon Scholarship Award (2006)
Article on Fellowship Award Band in Switzerland (2006)
Recipient of the Maurice D. Pelton Scholarship Award (2004-2006)
Recipient of the Hamilton Scholarship Award (2005)
Outstanding Soloist Award w/ MSU Jazz Band 1 @ Notre Dame Jazz Festival (2004)
Call and Post article on Two of A Kind (2004)
Kaleidoscope Magazine success article (2004)
Berklee College of Music Summer Jazz Camp full scholarship recipient (2002&2003)
Call and Post article on Curtis Taylor Duo (2001)
Bedford Times article (2001)
$150 Schlolarship from IAJE (2001)
IAJE Citation for Outstanding Musicianship (2001)
Wynton Marsalis masterclass article in Plain Dealer (2001)
Recognized by Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation for performance in Vail Jazz Festival (2001)
Lakeland Community College Jazz Camp full scholarship recipient (1999&2000)

Discography
• Generations 06 (2007)
• Jeff King Band: Live @ Solomon Porch in Brooklyn (2007)
• Courtney Bryan: Quest For Freedom (2006)
• Soundtrack to independent film Man Cry (2005)
• Ernie Krivda & Orchestra Omnibus live recording (2006)
• MSU Jazz Band 1 from 2001 -2005 (2005)
• Soul Content EP (2005)
• Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Band recording @ the Hit Factory (2003)