Kayla Taylor Jazz

Happy New Year! We had a fantastic holiday and hope all of you did too! Looking forward to seeing you guys at a gig soon!

Page 151 of Atlanta Magazine’s December Issue is where you’ll find our fabulous ad!!! Thank you Atlanta Magazine and Lauren Holley of GraphikNation!!!

Happy Sunday! On this day (Oct 29, 1969) a fabulous bassist/vocalist was born!!! Kristen Korb. Check her out:
www.kristenkorb.com. P.S. she studied with Ray Brown!!!!

Throwback Thursday! Sept 11, 2011 at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre with
Steven J. Moore, Randy Hunter, Mike Zimmerman and Ramon Pooser. Special guest vocalist dueting with Kayla is John R. Harrell. Shout out to Marc Miller (Kathey Miller), Ann Cu***ng and the South Cobb Arts Alliance for great opportunity to perform on this stage. Photos courtesy of Bento Joseph!

HAPPY MONDAY! Today in Jazz History:
Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk records Ba-lue-Bolivar-Ba-lues-are, with bassist Oscar Pettiford, drummer Max Roach and saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Ernie Henry, 1956.
https://open.spotify.com/track/1OjmEyEycmzJK3itBAq8EG?si=a68f83c6f15a4abd

So fortunate to have Randy Hunter on the KTJ team!!! Check out his saxophone lessons and pass them on to any sax player in your life.

Quick Tunes Set 8 Sample -Recorda Me -What a Wonderful World -Just Friends- Jazz Saxophone Lessons Quick Tunes, Set 8 by Randy Hunter at https:beginningsax.com includes jazz improvisation lessons for saxophone (and other instruments) on three classic jazz ...

We were so honored to be part if this wonderful fundraiser! John Driskell Hopkins we got you.

Big thanks to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution for giving the musicians a voice about the Ray’s Restaurant music program ending. Thank you for everything you’ve done for all of us. Thank you to for telling our story!
J. Scott Fugate

willscruggs.com Catch the Will Scruggs Trio Every Saturday night through June 10th at Ray’s on the River (ATL), 6:30-9:30pm. We hope to see you soon!

Update on Steven J. Moore’s surgery.

Good news/bad news.
Bad news: Steve’s rotator cuff tendons were not able to be reconnected so the surgeon was only able to clean out the scar tissue.

Good news: less down time.

What’s the plan? Steve still has to recover from the surgery but will be able to start PT sooner. Its now going to be a matter of building up the deltoids so they can compensate for the left rotator cuff.

Steve is doing great today and says thank you for all the love and support!

Very IMPORTANT announcement! Our beloved Steven J. Moore has suffered an injury and as a result is having surgery Tuesday March 28. He has completely severed both tendons in his rotator cuff. OUCH!!!!! So tonight and tomorrow night will be his last gigs for awhile until he is recovered. Send your prayers and positive energy his way! Come see us and wish him well!!!

30 years ago today- Kayla answered an ad in the Creative Loafing and auditioned for a band that Steve played lead guitar in.
That band was called ‘A Fine Line’. Next band was ‘OneWithout’ and then ‘The Adventures of Kayla & Steve’ and then a total genre change to jazz and ‘Kayla Taylor Jazz’.
THIRTY years of writing, recording, fighting, playing, singing, learning and here they are. Still standing and still making music. Happy Anniversary Kayla and Steve!

Reminder my jazzers! We are at Old Vinings Inn TONITE!!!!

YOU GUYS! Come see why our parents voted us the #1 Jazz Combo in the entire world! This Thursday night at Ray's in the City

Two chances this week to support local music AND local food! First up: Trio this Thursday at Ray's in the City. Next up this Saturday at Old Vinings Inn!

Happy New Year from Kayla Taylor Jazz. Thank you to all the venues and private clients that hured us, the fans who came out and to all the musicians who played with us!

Y’all! The renovation in The Attic at Old Vinings Inn is complete! Come see what they’ve done!!!!! This Friday Aug 19. Doors at 7pm and our show is 8pm-10pm.

This Friday, AUG 5 - 6:30-9:30. Come on out to The Vick Koffee & Kocktails. Patio is fabulous and not only do they have Koffee and Kocktails- they have a great selection of Tapas!

Come see us at Ray's in the City and experience the Downtown vibe. Validated Parking is in the Americas Mart Building 2 parking deck located next to Haveli Cuisine (left side of the street) at 230 Ted Turner Drive (formerly Spring Street)

Thu 7.7.22
Wed 7.13.22
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Thu 7.21.22
Thu 7.28.22

We’re in the lounge/bar. Reservations recommended for booths but bar seating is first come first serve.

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night!!!!! Steven J. Moore and Kayla Coltharp Taylor Old Vinings Inn

Happy Mother’s Day weekend to our precious Mom’s! They got us to the lessons and have always been our huge fans and cheerleaders. You cannot imagine the places (aka: dives) that these precious women have shown up to support our music!

Happy Birthday to one of my favorite jazz vocalists and pianist: Blossom Dearie. Our very own Steven J. Moore actually got to see her live at a restaurant in NYC she regularly played. I’ve been envious ever since. Blossom said of herself that she considered herself "a jazz musician, learning to be a jazz singer"

Blossom Dearie - Wikipedia Margrethe Blossom Dearie[1][a][2] (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist.[3] She had a recognizably light and girlish voice.[4][5][2][3] Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City over many years[4][2] and collaborated with many musicians,...

This Friday April 29- live jazz in the Attic at Old Vinings Inn. Come hang with us.

Happy Wednesday! Here’s a little history for you:

April 27- today in jazz history

Multi-instrumentalist/composer Scott Robinson born 1959 in Pequannock, New Jersey. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Robinson_(jazz_musician))

Three drummers born - Denzil Best 1917 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzil_Best), Connie Kay 1927 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Kay), Freddie Waits, 1943 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Waits).

Saxophonist John Coltrane records The Drum Thing with drummer Elvin Jones, 1964 (https://open.spotify.com/track/57QRhtr9t1ZJug8HFygb3g?si=tFpRK1L3Ti6GU3bsUnfL2A)

IMPORTANT: no gigs this weekend in the attic. Temporarily closed. Be back on Friday April 29.

Wanted to let you guys know that our saxophone player, Randy Hunter,
lost his precious Mom to pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. Betty was an incredible woman who accomplished so much for her community. Please take a moment to read her obituary. Amazing all that she accomplished!

Betty Lou Smith Hunter - View Obituary & Service Information Share Memories and Support the Family.

NEXT FRIDAY! Join our Jazzy little duo upstairs in the Attic at Old Vinings Inn. When you call to reserve for our show in the Attic- leave a message and they will call you back. You can’t reserve spaces for the attic on Open Table. $5 cover. Full menu. Come see us! Doors: 7p. Show: 8p.
Steven J. Moore Kayla Coltharp Taylor