Paul Taylor (born 1960) is an American
smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s.
History
Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the ...
alto and soprano
saxophonist
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pro ...
who has released twelve albums since his debut ''On the Horn'' in 1995. He is a graduate of
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes th ...
(UNLV), where he attended with a full music scholarship. He is signed to
Peak Records
Peak Records is an American record label that was founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman and Andi Howard in 1994. Peak is distributed by Bob Frank Entertainment.
History
*1994 Peak Records is co-founded by Russ Freeman a ...
. Although originally from
Denver, Colorado
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, he is based in
Las Vegas, Nevada
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. He has worked extensively with Keiko Matsui and played as a special guest with the
Rippingtons for a short time in 1999 and 2000, after
Jeff Kashiwa
Jeff Kashiwa (born 1963) is saxophonist with the jazz fusion band the Rippingtons and one of three with the Sax Pack, as well as having recorded several albums under his own name.
Life and career
Jeff Kashiwa was born in 1963 in Louisville, Kent ...
left the group and before
Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal (born December 19, 1957) is a Grammy Award-nominated Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres.
Early life
Eric Marienthal was born on December 19, 1 ...
joined them.
He collaborated with many R&B vocalists such as
LaToya London,
Regina Belle,
Maxi Priest
Max Alfred "Maxi" Elliott (born 10 June 1961), known by his stage name Maxi Priest, is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion. He was one ...
,
Peabo Bryson
Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack. Bryson ...
and
Terry Dexter
Terry Dexter is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress.
Early life
Dexter was born in Detroit, Michigan. She has a twin sister, and she describes her ethnicity simply as multiracial. Dexter's fath ...
.
His reedy tone and warm, bright sound frame dynamic, danceable grooves and intricate pop shot through with electronica.
Discography
Studio albums
References
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1960 births
Living people
American jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
Smooth jazz saxophonists
People from Denver
Musicians from Las Vegas
The Rippingtons members
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians