Mark Taylor
Classical and Flamenco guitarist Mark Taylor is an international recording artist and performer. His combined experience in classical and flamenco music make him a strong and dynamic interpreter of the classical repertoire with an approach to flamenco that is rhythmically vibrant, passionate and true to the essence of the many styles he performs.
Mark was already a professional classical guitarist when he first began traveling to Spain in 1987. He studied flamenco guitar in Granada, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera and Madrid. He returned to the United States to form the
Aire Flamenco Dance Company &
The Mark Taylor Flamenco Quartet. He has performed as a soloist in Spain and the United States and appears regularly as featured artist with the
Sol Flamenco Dance Company and The San Francisco Bay area’s
Potaje ensemble, directed by Chus Alonso. He has also collaborated with Francisco Gaona’s stage productions of
Romanceros Gitanos,
Cante Jondo and Cantares by Federico García Lorca.
Radio and television credits include interviews by Jose Maria Velasquez on Spanish National Radio in Madrid and Michael Krazny’s
Forum on KQED Public Radio in San Francisco. Mark’s music is featured on television on the
Discovery Channel program
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, “Spain” and “Morocco” episodes.
Mark Taylor has performed in many concert venues and festivals including the Cal Neva’s Sinatra Theater (Lake Tahoe), the Cowell Theater (San Francisco), the Hults Center (Eugene, OR) and the Santa Barbara Flamenco Festival with
La Tania Flamenco Dance Company; the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival with
La Fibi Flamenco Dance Company; the Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz) with
Las Ramas Flamenco Dance Company; the Las Vegas Guitar Society, the Gloria Ferrer Catalan Festival, the Portland Flamenco Festival, the Healdsburg Guitar Festival, the Petaluma Summer Music Festival, and the Stony Point Concert Series.
Recordings, videos and sound samples can be found at his website: www.marktaylorflamenco.com
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