Mr. Jonathan Taylor, a California native, represented the United States as an American Cultural Specialist in South America and the Caribbean, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts' Arts America program.
He has performed sold-out concerts for prestigious audiences, including UN delegates, American ambassadors, and foreign heads of state.
In his formative years during the 1970s and 80s, Taylor studied music at Chapman University on a full Presidential scholarship and served as the head of the music department at the Newport Institute of the Arts in Southern California. He spent years studying privately at the home of renowned virtuoso Pepe Romero and was also a student of Frederick Noad, the celebrated author of Solo Guitar Playing and host of a popular PBS series. Noad, a founding member of the Guitar Foundation of America, once praised Taylor’s potential, stating, “Jonathan Taylor has the will and ability to become a major musical figure” (1981). Taylor also gained distinction in Master Classes with legendary American virtuoso Christopher Parkening in 1979, who described him as “an exceptional young guitarist.”
Throughout his distinguished career, Taylor has gained recognition for his virtuosity, unique transcriptions, and significant contributions to the guitar’s repertoire. He performed extensively across Europe, North and South America, and Asia. As a trailblazer, Taylor was one of the first artists to embrace the digital recording age in the early 1990s, amassing an extensive catalog of over 300 tracks, a collection that rivals many well-known artists, including The Beatles.
Taylor’s music is now streamed globally on platforms like iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Sirius, iHeartRadio, and more. A quick search for "Jonathan Taylor Beautiful World" on Google will lead you to his work.
https://express.adobe.com/page/J19fjUSoMjZfM/?fbclid=IwAR3cMO2BwMXjVRcmrtSEqCsTukDuOL5GGE0EPu6pN78qOsxgbTAd99L-o14
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-taylor-classical-guitar/
https://musicpromotion.club/blog/america-s-leading-classical-guitarist-jonathan-taylor-s-tracks-are-filled-with-captivating-beats
https://music.apple.com/us/album/guitar-chronicles/1696626390
https://www.issuewire.com/americas-leading-classical-guitarist-jonathan-taylors-tracks-have-an-amazing-flow-of-music-1620361300191686
https://twitter.com/jtguitarmastery?lang=ar-x-fm
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jonathan-taylor-official-app/id6448588105
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJvadwu2bYXvzX6cs9MshA
https://www.instagram.com/jtclassicalguitarmastery/
https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathantaylorguitar