Chad Taylor (drummer)

Chad Taylor with Digital Primitives at Club W71 , 2012

Chad Taylor (born March 19, 1973 in Tempe , Arizona ) is an American drummer and band leader in the field of creative jazz and improvised music .

Live and act

Taylor began working in the New York and Chicago jazz scenes in the early 1990s. He co-founded the Chicago Underground Orchestra with Rob Mazurek and Jeff Parker , played in Triptych Myth by Cooper-Moore and in Digital Primitives with Assif Tsahar . He was a member of Marc Ribot's Spiritual Unity project and also played with Pharoah Sanders , Roscoe Mitchell , John Zorn , Evan Parker , Ellery Eskelin , Tony Malaby , Nicole Mitchell , Henry Grimes , Marc Ribot, Avram Fefer and Craig Taborn . In 2008 Taylor presented his debut album Circle Down (482 Music), which he recorded in a trio with bassist Chris Lightcap and pianist Angelica Sanchez . He currently lives in Jersey City , where he performs with his band Circle Down . At the Down Beat Critics Poll 2020 he was the winner as a rising star in the percussion category.

Chad Taylor should not be confused with the rock guitarist of the same name (* 1970).

Chicago Underground Trio - 12 Degress of Freedom ( Thrill Jockey , 1997)
Chicago Underground Trio - Possible Cube ( Delmark Records , 1998)
Fred Anderson Quartet Vol. 1 & 2 ( Asian Improv , 1998)
Chicago Underground Quartet (Thrill Jockey, 2000)
Matana Roberts - Sticks and Stones ( 482 Music , 2002)
Tom Abbs - Conscription ( CIMP , 2003)
Jeff Parker - Like-coping (Delmark, 2003)
Cooper-Moore / Tom Abbs / Chad Taylor - Triptych Myth (Hopscotch Records, 2004)
Digital Primitives - Hum Crackle & Pop (Hopscotch Records, 2009), with Cooper-Moore & Assif Tsahar
Avram Fefer - Eliyahu (2011)
Fred Anderson - 21st Century Chase (Delmark, 2011), with Jeff Parker, Chad Taylor, Harrison Bankhead , Henry Grimes
Marc Ribot Trio - Live at the Village Vanguard ( Pi Recordings , 2014)
Mara Rosenbloom : Prairie Blum (2016)
James Brandon Lewis and Chad Taylor: Radiant Imprints (Off Records, 2018)
Hearts & Minds (2018), with Paul Giallorenzo , Jason Stein
Myths and Morals (ears & eyes Records, 2018)
Chicago Underground Quartet: Good Days (2020)
The Daily Biological (2020)
James Brandon Lewis & Chad Taylor: Live at Willisau (Intakt, 2020)

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personal data
SURNAME	Taylor, Chad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz and improvisation musician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 19, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tempe , Arizona