Paul Taylor is an American smooth jazz

Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....

 saxophonist who has released eight albums since his debut On the Horn in 1995. He is signed to Peak Records

Peak Records

Peak Records is a record label that was co-founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman & Andi Howard in 1994.The early years, Peak founded as a production for Russ' group The Rippingtons in GRP Records...

. Although originally from Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

, he is based in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

. He also played as a special guest with the Rippingtons for a short time in 1999 and 2000, after Jeff Kashiwa

Jeff Kashiwa

Jeff Kashiwa is a jazz saxophonist native to Seattle who became known on the music scene in 1989 as a member of popular fusion jazz group The Rippingtons. Kashiwa joined The Rippingtons following Brandon Fields, exit from the group...

 left the group and before Eric Marienthal

Eric Marienthal

Eric Marienthal is a Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres....

 joined them.

He collaborated with many R&B vocalists such as LaToya London

LaToya London

LaToya Renee London is an American R&B and soul singer and actress who was the fourth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol...

, Regina Belle

Regina Belle

Regina Belle is a singer-songwriter who first surfaced in the late 1980s. She is notable for her Grammy award winning duet with Peabo Bryson, "A Whole New World".-Biography:Regina Belle was born in Englewood, New Jersey...

, and Terry Dexter.

Discography

• 1995: On the Horn
• 1997: Pleasure Seeker
• 2000: Undercover
  Undercover (Paul Taylor album)
  Undercover is an album by Paul Taylor which was released on N2K Records in 2000. The album reached number three on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.-Track listing:-Charts:-Musicians:...
  
  
• 2001: Hypnotic
• 2003: Steppin' Out
• 2005: Nightlife
• 2007: Ladies' Choice
• 2009: Burnin'
• 2011: Prime Time

External links

• Paul Taylor official site