517 Spotlight Artist / Taylor Taylor

Taylor Taylor

Taylor Taylor is an 18 year old native of Lansing, MI with African American and Colombian roots. She has been cultivating her Jazzy-Pop style with classical guitar skills, warm, charismatic vocals and lyrical songwriting, which reveal her intelligence beyond her years.

Highlights of her career so far, have been performing in Nashville, TN for various songwriting showcases, including the Bluebird Café; performing at LA’s, The Mint; opening for Keith Anderson, Kris Allen, Jared Lee, Pia Toscano, Dylan Holland and Radio Disney’s, Shane Harper, as well as releasing her self-titled EP.

Most recently Taylor has been accepted to Pandora Radio for her single, Right Here, through the Genome Project and was selected by Grammy Producer, John Shanks, as Indi.com’s 2014 Musician of the Year. While Taylor stays busy with school, songwriting and volunteering, her passion is to perform. You can find her performing as an acoustic, stand-alone artist as easily with a trio or her full band. Performances include originals from her two EP’s and covers from yesterday and today. Taylor is genuine, humorous and believes a philanthropic mind and love for music can change the hearts for those who listen.