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Music Department Faculty

Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor
Lecturer

Office: 25 Hill Hall
Email: Thomasdrum@aol.com
Phone: 919-962-1039

Thomas Taylor (Lecturer) born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Thomas Taylor Jr. got his start early. Being the only boy of 6 children to Thomas Sr. and Mazel, Thomas had to beat on things to keep himself entertained. It all started with pots and pans, shoeboxes and suitcases. Soon he started playing with the children's' choirs at his church (Samuel's Chapel Baptist). By the time he was 15 he was playing for all the choirs and even playing with men twice his age in a Gospel Vocal Quartet.

 

 

Before graduating from UNC-Greensboro in 1991, Thomas started "In the Black" a Jazz quartet with a talented young bassist, John Brown. Together, they have played jazz across the United States and Japan. From that musical collaboration, Thomas' drumming and composing abilities began to grow. Currently, Thomas is one of the most in-demand Jazz drummers in the southeast.

After graduation from UNC-Greensboro, Thomas was asked to teach privately at "The Music Academy of North Carolina", formerly "The Greensboro Music Academy". There he developed his teaching abilities and philosophy, passing on the passion of jazz to young drummers and jazz students. While teaching there, he met world-renowned Jazz educator, Jamey Aebersold. They began talking about Jazz education and the future of the music. Thomas was then asked to join the drumset faculty for "The Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Camps" where he teaches with many of the most well know Jazz musicians and Jazz educators in the world.

While teaching and playing with Jamey, Thomas was asked to bring his knowledge and experiences of jazz drumset to North Carolina Central University as an adjunct faculty member. In 2001 Thomas was asked to join the Adjunct Jazz faculty at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in 2005 he joined the Jazz faculty at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he teaches drumset and coaches jazz combos. Thomas is continuing to learn and share information with all of his students in private and University settings.

 

Thomas is also continuing his growth as a musician by playing with local, regional, and national jazz musicians. Catch him at a local Jazz club or at one of the many Universities in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, or Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

For information regarding the Jazz Studies at UNC, please visit: https://music.unc.edu/undergrad/Areas/jazz1

Personal Artst Page:
http://www.thomasdrum.com/

 

 
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