01.24.10 | "American Dream" - Sunnyside Records
We're happy to announce that Taylor's first quartet recording "American Dream" (w/ Ben Monder, Ben Street, & Jeff Hirshfield) will be released on Sunnyside Records in May of 2010. The project is now in the final post-production stages, and will be mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music Studios in early February. More news soon on related performance dates.

11.24.09 | RECOMBINATION LIVE at DROM
Taylor will unveil his new electro-acoustic project 'Recombination', featuring Henry Hey, Ben Monder, Nate Smith, and Todd Sickafoose on December 20th at Drom (Avenue A between 5th & 6th st.) at 9:30pm. The group will perform new music from their upcoming release on 19/8 records. The John Escreet Project performs at 8pm.

10.05.09 | New Quartet Project - "American Dream"
Taylor went into the studio on September 28th and began recording his first quartet album, entitled "American Dream". The rhythm section is Ben Monder on guitar, Ben Street on bass, and Jeff Hirshfield on drums...they'll be re-convening at the end of October for one more day in the studio. More news on this project soon...

05.16.09 | "Recombination, Volume 1" in post-production!
"Recombination" is entering the final stages of production. It's been beta-mixed by Taylor and is in the process of being final-mixed by Tyler McDiarmid of Geoff & Tyler Recording, who've mixed, produced and/or tracked albums by the SF Jazz Collective, Dave Douglas, Kenny Werner, & Marcus Strickland, amongst others. So far things are progressing very smoothly, and sounding amazing. It didn't hurt that Andrew Fellus at 58 North 6th Media Labs did a superb job of tracking the band, so it's sounded good from the start...more news soon...

02.27.09 | 'Obsessed TV' debuts with theme music by Taylor
Check out Samantha Ettus' new internet interview show, 'Obsessed', for which Taylor wrote the theme song.

01.27.09 | T.Rowe Price Commercial Features Music by Taylor
A new commercial for T.Rowe Price, entitled 'Rice', features music by Taylor. It is the second in a series of animated 30-second spots currently being broadcast on national television. The piece was selected for it's starkness and it's multi-cultural flavor. His Steve-Reich-inspired composition utilizes marimbas, piano, and tablas, along with other Eastern percussion elements, to create an elegant musical tapestry...watch for it!

01.15.09 | Untitled Recording Project 2009
This February, Taylor will be taking to the studio to document some new music with an amazing band, comprised of Ben Monder (gtr), Henry Hey (keys), Todd Sickafoose (bass), and Nate Smith (drums). The ensemble will be giving a performance at 58 North Sixth Media Labs on February 17th at 8pm if you'd like to check out what Taylor is up to next...more info to come...

01.02.09 | 'Filtros' makes NY Times Top Ten List
Guillermo Klein's 'Filtros' (on which Taylor played trumpet and for which he wrote 'Memes') made Nate Chinen's 2008 list "Standouts in Rap, Jazz and Country".

12.07.08 | Taylor featured on NPR's "Jazzset" with Richard Bona
Check out this concert that was recorded in Switzerland back in May, and was just broadcast this weekend on NPR's "Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater".

09.01.08 | Taylor featured on Jimmy Dludlu's "Portrait"
"I met South African guitarist Jimmy Dludlu at an after-hours jam session when I was on tour in Maputo, Mozambique. He asked me to come record with him the next day, which I happened to have off, and we had a great time in the studio." On this, Jimmy's fifth release for Universal, Taylor played on two tracks: "Man Who Lost His Shadow" and "We Used to Be African".

06.01.08 | Taylor featured on Guillermo Klein's "Filtros"
Taylor composed a piece called "Memes" on this latest release by 'Los Guachos', a group he's been playing with for over 13 years now.

03.01.08 | Taylor featured on Richard Bona's "Bona Makes You Sweat"
The new live recording is now out on Universal Japan...we recorded the music over two nights at the legendary A38 river boat/club (docked on the Danube River) in Budapest, Hungary in July of 2006.

01.01.08 | Taylor's music in "Closed Circuit"
Taylor just finished the score for Catherine Ross’ new video work in which
a flying telephone searches endlessly for it’s place in time.

09.01.07 | Taylor to perform as part of Dave Douglas' F.O.N.T.
Taylor has been invited to perform with his group, the Taylor Haskins Experiment, as part of the Festival of New Trumpet Music (aka F.O.N.T.), on September 29th at the Cornelia Street Café.

06.01.07 | Taylor featured in DownBeat's "25 Trumpets for the Future"
The June issue featured an article entitled "25 Trumpets
For the Future", and includes Taylor. As we like to say, the future is now.

04.01.07 | Taylor's music in "Trilling", to be shown at PS1
Taylor composed the score for Catherine Ross' video work entitled "Trilling" which will be shown as part of the exhibition "Silicone Valley" from
February 11th - April 9th, 2007 at PS1 in Queens.

01.01.07 | Taylor joins the Richard Bona Group
Taylor signed on to join this virtuoso bassist/vocalist's band in the summer of 2006 and they've been touring heavily ever since.

12.01.06 | Taylor plays on Anthony Coleman's "Pushy Blueness"
Taylor is playing with the TILT Brass Ensemble on the newest recording by this 'downtown' NYC master.

11.01.06 | Applied Microphone Technology (AMT)
Taylor now offically endorses the AMT P800 'Studio' microphone by this great, small company in NJ. "They make their
mics by hand and mine sounds truly unbelievable; it's so well-tuned for the trumpet that it's literally plug-and-play,
every time. It's an amazing piece of technology." They make mics for a wide range of instruments...check them out.

07.01.06 | Taylor's new recording: "Metaview"
Taylor's second recording project as a leader has been released on Fresh Sound/New Talent and is now available on iTunes; it features 
Andrew Rathbun (saxes), Adam Rogers (guitars), Matt Penman (bass),and Mark Ferber (drums).

05.01.06 | Taylor's music in the movie “Larry Makes a Sandwich"
Coldcut Films has recently released this short film for which Taylor composed the score. It tells the story of Larry, a hapless guy just trying to 
do his job making sandwiches at the local deli. The problem is that he’s an immigrant from a far-away land and has no idea what a 
sandwich is. The film follows Larry through his arduous journey from sandwich neophyte to sandwich expert.

04.01.06 | Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos "Live in Barcelona"
This recording is now out on FS/NT. It was a special set for this band, at the end of a very special tour. Taylor has been performing with the band for over 12 years. Check out the live vibe in Spain on this new disc. The band will be perfoming at the Village Vanguard for two weeks in June of 2007.

03.01.06 | Taylor's music in the movie "Sorry, Haters"
Taylor contributed music to the recently released feature film "Sorry, Haters" starring Robin Wright Penn. The movie premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September and is getting great reviews. "I saw a cast & crew screening last November and was blown away."

02.01.06 | Dave Holland Big Band - Grammy™ Award!
"Overtime" has won a 2006 Grammy™ award for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Recording. Taylor feels humbled to be playing lead trumpet on the newest recording by this incredible family of players.

01.01.06 | Taylor plays on Edit's "Certified Air Raid Material"
Taylor played trumpet(s) on a track for Ed Ma’s new record-in-the-making under his pseudonym edIT, for the Alpha Pup label. Ed also puts out records on Planet-Mu. "He’s a super-intuitive musician and quite a nice chap to boot. Plus, he lays down incredible, freaky beats that I really dig." Taylor plays on the track "Night Shift"...flavored with some munging by EdiT after the fact.

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