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Butch Taylor (born Clarence Francis Taylor on April 13, 1961) is a composer, writer, keyboardist and long time guest musician with
Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band (also known as DMB) is an American rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia. The band's lineup consists of Dave Matthews (lead vocals, guitar), Stefan Lessard (bass), Carter Beauford (drums), Tim Reynolds (lead guitar), R ...
.


Early life

Butch Taylor was born in
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on April 13, 1961. Taylor attended
James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...
where he played trumpet in the JMU Jazz Ensemble. It was there he met future Dave Matthews Band saxophonist,
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. He studied for a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in music. Taylor later played in
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-based jazz fusion band Secrets with drummer
Carter Beauford Carter Anthony Beauford (born November 2, 1958) is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band. He is known for his ability to adapt to a variety of genres, and both his ambidextrous and his open-handed drumm ...
, saxophonist LeRoi Moore, trumpeter
John D'earth John D'earth (born March 30, 1950) is an American post-bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter born in Framingham, Massachusetts, who has appeared on recordings by Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby as well as recording a number of CDs on his own. He curren ...
, vocalist Dawn Thompson, bassist Keith Horne, keyboardist Dane Bryant, saxophonist Eddie Williams and virtuoso guitarist
Tim Reynolds Tim Reynolds (born 15 December 1957) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as lead guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. AllMusic critic MacKenzie Wilson has called Reynolds "an under-rated master". ...
.


Dave Matthews Band

Although not a formal member of the band, he acted as a permanent member of the group from 1998 until 2008, making contributions on both studio and live albums. Taylor played on the band's studio albums ''
Before These Crowded Streets ''Before These Crowded Streets'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Dave Matthews Band. It was released on April 28, 1998, through RCA Records. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite, his last collaboration with the group unt ...
'' (1998) and ''Stand Up'' (2005). His first time guesting with the band live was on June 5, 1998 at Foxborough Stadium in
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and he would continue guesting sporadically for the next few tours. From May 18, 2001 to April 1, 2008 Taylor played every Dave Matthews Band show. He played a total of 488 concerts with the group until announcing his departure from touring on May 27, 2008. The band's official fan club, the Warehouse Fan Association, released this message: Taylor joined the band on September 24, 2017 for the Concert for Charlottesville, the band's home town, at
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, a
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to raise funds for the victims killed and injured during the
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held from August 11–12, 2017. The band labeled the event as "An Evening of Music and Unity." This marked the first time Taylor guested with the band since April 1, 2008. The set also featured
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on vocals. In 2018, Taylor joined the band once again in the studio to record 3 songs for their ninth album '' Come Tomorrow''.


Current work

Between 2009 and 2015, Taylor played on studio albums for Richmond, Virginia
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band
Carbon Leaf Carbon Leaf is a quintet from Richmond, Virginia, known for their alt-country, Celtic rock, Celtic, and folk rock, folk-infused indie rock. Though some of the band members have changed through the years, Carbon Leaf has been consistently creat ...
. In 2012 Taylor started Robert Jospé Express with Charlottesville jazz drummer
Robert Jospé Robert Jospé (born April 17, 1950, in Manhattan, New York) is an American jazz drummer based in Charlottesville, Virginia. His parents were Belgian and had a love of music they passed on to him. Jospé is the band leader and drummer with the ban ...
. Taylor is the pianist for the Free Bridge Quintet, the faculty jazz quintet at the
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. He also serves as a professor of jazz piano at the university. Taylor currently lives in
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. He is divorced and has three adult sons. He is currently the Chief Engineer/Producer/Composer at Ravensworth Studios also in Scottsville.


Discography


With Dave Matthews Band


Studio

*''
Before These Crowded Streets ''Before These Crowded Streets'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Dave Matthews Band. It was released on April 28, 1998, through RCA Records. The album was produced by Steve Lillywhite, his last collaboration with the group unt ...
'' (1998) * ''Stand Up'' (2005) * ''Come Tomorrow'' (2018)


Live

*''
Listener Supported ''Listener Supported'' is an album by the Dave Matthews Band, released on November 23, 1999. It was recorded live at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on September 11, 1999. In addition to being the third live release ...
'' (1999) *''Live at Soldier Field'' (2000) *''
Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado ''Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado'' is the fourth live album released by the Dave Matthews Band. It was recorded in Boulder, Colorado at Folsom Field, the football stadium of the University of Colorado Boulder on July 11, 2001. It was ...
'' (2001) *'' The Gorge'' (2002) *''
The Central Park Concert The Central Park Concert is a 2003 live album by the American rock group, Dave Matthews Band, recorded in Central Park, New York City. The concert attracted more than 120,000 people, which makes it the biggest audience to attend a Dave Matthews ...
'' (2003) *''
Weekend on the Rocks ''Weekend on the Rocks'' is a live album by Dave Matthews Band. It contains highlights of the four shows in four days the band performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on September 9–12, 2005. The set is packaged on two CD ...
'' (2005) *''
The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 ''The Best of What's Around Vol. 1'' is a compilation album by Dave Matthews Band. It was released on November 7, 2006 through RCA Records. Despite its title, it was until 2025's release of Where Are You Going the Singles, the only greatest hits ...
'' (2006) *''
Live at Piedmont Park ''Live at Piedmont Park'' is a live album and video release by the Dave Matthews Band from a 2007 benefit concert in Atlanta. The concert was held at Atlanta's Piedmont Park in front of an audience of over 80,000 people to raise over US $1 ...
'' (2007)


with Carbon Leaf

*'' Nothing Rhymes with Woman'' (2009) *'' Love Loss Hope Repeat'' (2015)


With Nikhil Korula

*''Solo Sessions EP'' (2013)


With Robert Jospé Express

*''Classics (2014)


With Robert Jospé

*''Just Lookin (2019)


External links


Butch Taylors's live stats with Dave Matthews BandButch Taylor on Twitter


References

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