Tom Taylor's music crosses the boundaries between jazz and classical. Using techniques developed by the masters over the last 700 years, Taylor creates fresh, accessible, tonal, music that has a timeless yet contemporary sound.

• Commissioned (through a grant from the Colorado Council on the Arts) to write Colorado Suite (1991) for the Colorado Springs Symphony (1991)
  
  
• Arranged Big Basin Breakdown for the Colorado Springs Symphony (1992)
  
  
• Provided music for the PBS documentary Just Plain Art (1992)
  
  
• Premiered Big Basin Breakdown in Europe with a performance by the Munchner Jugendorchester (1994)
  
  
• Signed publishing contract with Southern Music (1995)



• Won Musician Magazine's Best Unsigned Band Contest with Aubade (1997)
  
  
• Interviewed on National Public Radio's Artbeat (1998)
  
  

• Composed the music for the award-winning film The Warhaul, featured at the Denver International Film Festival (2000)
  
  
• Recorded Home for string orchestra and Ishi Sings for chamber orchestra as performed by the Mercury Ensemble (2001)
  
  
• Recorded Home for string quartet as performed by the Turtle Island String Quartet (to be featured on the composer’s newest CD) (2002)
  
  
• Ishi Sings performed by Chamber Orchestra of the Springs (2004)
  
  
• Signed publishing contract with Concert Works Unlimited (2005)
  
  
• Signed contract with Platinum Music, U.K.; Critical Music USA (2006)
  
  
• Appointed jazz guitar instructor for Colorado College and Colorado Springs Conservatory (2007)