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Name:
Jimi Taylor
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Style:
Blues
Age:
33
Joined:
Mar 29, 2007
Latest Activity:
2 weeks ago
Subscribers:
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Website:
Jimi Taylor Live Music Video Channel
About Me:
Tel.: +36-70-280-2960
Email: jimitaylorband@gmail.com rockinchairband@gmail.com
Website: http://jimitaylor.hu
He was born on the 3th of june 1978 in Hunedoara (Romania).
As the founder of the Jimi Taylor Band and Rockin' Chair Band, he mainly plays popular blues from the 20's and contemporary blues, country trough rock and roll, has worked in several various styled setups. He is the one of the most noteworthy singer/guitarist of the young generation, an aspiring individual of the Hungarian blues life. The mystical and emotional diversity of music played by Jimi Taylor, comes with his Transylvanian descent.
He began to play blues encouraged by Jenő Fekete "Black Eugene" (Palermo Boogie Gang,Muddy Shoes) and influenced by blues legends like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker,Robert Johnson he started to play in amateur blues bands in Budapest. Later he worked in several sessions with: Tamás Szabó - harmonica (Palermo Boogie Gang), "Szoszó" Sándor Lakatos -piano (Endorfin), László Cser -bass (Big Fat Chubby & The Swamp Busters), Barna Idrányi - drums (Inflagranti), Svoboda Róbert - harmonica (Rockin' Chair) jamming with session musicians of hungarian blues life,in many other acoustic and electronic session setups, mixing various music styles such as blues, country, jazz, soul, funk and pop. He worked also with Rita Soul Trio for more then a year, and he also plays solo acoustic gigs.
With his band (Jimi Taylor Band) plays many covers of blues/rock/soul/jazz/funk by singers/guitarists like: B.B. King, Robben Ford, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Scofield, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Slim Harpo, Bill Whiters, Jimi Hendrix, etc. He play often, in various setups with session musicians like: "Szoszó" Sándor-piano (ENDORFIN), Csók Imre "Csokesz" - bass (ELEVEN), Idrányi Barna - drums (INFLAGRANTI, ROCKIN' CHAIR), Nagy Zsolt-piano (S-MODELL).
Reference and festival performances (with Rockin' Chair Band):
2005 - Celebration of bread and wine-Siófok ("BOR és KENYÉR ÜNNEPE"-Siófok)
2006 - HANNA-HANNA festival (Slovakia)
2006 - Roxy Music Club-Novigrad-(Croatia), MUSIC FESTIVAL
2006 - 9th Blues Pharmacy Festival (Blues Patika Fesztivál)-(Hungary) Budapest,Almássy téri Szabadidőközpont-50 hours of blues-experiment for Guinnes Record; they had the pleasure to play in the company of the following artists: Honeyboy Edwards & Michael Frank, Breeze Gospel, Lord Bishop, Big Daddy Wilson& Missisippi Grave Diggers, etc.
2007 -BLUES&ROCK Festival-(Hungary) Budapest,Almássy téri Szabadidőközpont
2007 -BUDAPEST FRINGE Festival-(Hungary) Budapest,Rézmál Café
2007 -BUDAPEST BLUES CONNECTION JAM Festival (Hungary) Budapest-Gödör Club
2007 -Sziget Festival-Budapest (Blues Stage) etc.
2008 -X. Rhythm & Blues and Motocycle Feztival
2008 -III. International Summertime Blues & Jazz Festival
2009 -XI. Rhythm & Blues and Motocycle Festival
2009 -V. USA Car Festival
2010 -VI. USA Car Festival
2010-III. Tiszavirág Festival 2010. Szolnok
He also play guitar in a new country-rock band called Magnolia Garden. The members are: Csók Imre "Csokesz" - bass (ELEVEN), Idrányi Barna - drums (INFLAGRANTI, ROCKIN' CHAIR), Andorai Péter - ének-gitár, Jimi Taylor - guitar/vocal.The band's repertoire include covers by: Trent Tomlinson, Rhett Atkins, Josh Turner, Billy Ray Cyrus, Muddy Waters,The Band, Gretchen Wilson,John M. Montgomery.
Label Type:
Independent
Hometown:
Hunedoara (Vajdahunyad)
Country:
Hungary
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Recorded and shot live off the floor at The Shed early Oct 2011 as part of the live session project from Brass Tacks Films and Watershed Music.
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