Saxophonist, Educator, Public Speaker
I get to spend most of time helping college saxophonists express themselves through music at the University of Central Arkansas, in Conway Arkansas. I perform regularly in recital and as a soloist, and have gotten to play jazz and rock n' roll with people that you've heard of before.
I also have a very, very, very common name. Click here for a disambiguation.
Matthew Taylor, DMA
Like a lot of people, my career has been quite multifaceted! I have been a college professor and music administrator (Morehead State University), a freelance musician, an inner city elementary music teacher (Miami), and a literacy advocate and educator.
As a soloist, I have performed concertos with orchestras, bands and chamber ensembles all over the United States. I have also appeared in recital internationally as both a soloist and chamber musician. I enjoy playing all kinds of music, but the creation of new music and collaborating with composers has been a primary focus of my work. As a result, I have premiered nearly fifty works in the past ten years.
I love new sounds, and as a result, I often seek out musical works that expand typical notion of what music can be. Performance with live and prerecorded electronics is pretty typical these days, but I have also performed with amplified coffee pot, tuned crystal glasses, bicycle horns, and--a professional bucket list item--last season I appeared with an orchestra as a soloist performing not on saxophone, but on typewriter!
When I'm not performing or working with my students at UCA, I love to work with high school students and music educators in the public schools. I frequently give clinics, masterclasses, guest recitals, and work with honor jazz bands.
For almost two decades, I have performed exclusively on Selmer Paris saxophones, and have been a Conn-Selmer Artist/Clinician for around 10 years. There are many excellent saxophones available these days, but I choose Selmer Paris because I think no other saxophone so beautifully expresses the full range of sounds possible on the saxophone.
I have gotten to study at some amazing places with some very inspiring people. All of these amazing artists offered me patience, perspective, and are among the finest musicians in the world. I am grateful that they are my teachers. You can hover with your mouse over their pictures below to learn more about them.
As a soloist, I have performed concertos with orchestras, bands and chamber ensembles all over the United States. I have also appeared in recital internationally as both a soloist and chamber musician. I enjoy playing all kinds of music, but the creation of new music and collaborating with composers has been a primary focus of my work. As a result, I have premiered nearly fifty works in the past ten years.
I love new sounds, and as a result, I often seek out musical works that expand typical notion of what music can be. Performance with live and prerecorded electronics is pretty typical these days, but I have also performed with amplified coffee pot, tuned crystal glasses, bicycle horns, and--a professional bucket list item--last season I appeared with an orchestra as a soloist performing not on saxophone, but on typewriter!
When I'm not performing or working with my students at UCA, I love to work with high school students and music educators in the public schools. I frequently give clinics, masterclasses, guest recitals, and work with honor jazz bands.
For almost two decades, I have performed exclusively on Selmer Paris saxophones, and have been a Conn-Selmer Artist/Clinician for around 10 years. There are many excellent saxophones available these days, but I choose Selmer Paris because I think no other saxophone so beautifully expresses the full range of sounds possible on the saxophone.
I have gotten to study at some amazing places with some very inspiring people. All of these amazing artists offered me patience, perspective, and are among the finest musicians in the world. I am grateful that they are my teachers. You can hover with your mouse over their pictures below to learn more about them.
