Taylor McFerrin, steps away
Taylor McFerrin and most of humanity are within 6 degrees of each other. This matrix combines the small-world principle behind this seemingly magical fact with inter-artist recommendations-in-series in order to make all artists potential curators and discoverable within a handful (or two) of steps from everywhere on the planet. It works like this:
I RECOMMEND people (do you?)Taylor McFerrin & degrees of proximity
Why again is Taylor McFerrin mere steps away from other artists in here, and by extension, most everybody on the planet?
WHO CURATES "I RECOMMEND" ABOVE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix via ↴
Artist & Where
- Name: Taylor McFerrin
- City/Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Country: United States
Life & Work
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Bio:
Taylor McFerrin is a jazz/soul/electronic musician and producer whose first recorded appearance was as a background singer on “Jubilee”, a song included on his father Bobby McFerrin‘s 1982 debut album.
Moving on 3 decades, following on from a series of singles and EPs, Taylor released his amazing debut album ‘Early Riser’ on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder imprint in 2014.
The album featured guest appearances from Naipalm (Hiatus Kaiyote), Thundercat, Robert Glasper, Cesar Mariano, Marcus Gilmore and, returning a favour from 32 years prior, Bobby McFerrin.
Taylor continues to tour worldwide both as a solo act, and as a duo featuring jazz drummer prodigy Marcus Gilmore. In addition to headline shows, he has performed alongside artists such as Erykah Badu, The Roots, Nas and Talib Kweli.
Taylor’s latest musical venture sees him as part of Robert Glasper’s new jazz supergroup, R+R=Now, alongside Christian Scott, Terrace Martin, Derrick Hodge and Justin Tyson. The group released an album, “Collagically Speaking” via Blue Note Records in June 2018.
Contact Information
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Management/Booking:
US Booking:
twalker@paradigmagency.com
kmorse@paradigmagency.com
ROW Booking
james.wright@unitedtalent.com - Record Company: Brainfeeder
Media & Markets
- ▶ Twitter: TaylorMcFerrin
- ▶ Instagram: taylormcferrin
- ▶ Website: http://www.taylormcferrin.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorMcFerrinMusic
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UC3n51lqqveGPytJEkI4Ty1Q
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/6r6wE0V54RIkS27Tjc2Nyq
- ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/3MTJpElwe2nVH7IYjIy7iG
- ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/1nmIh7eHLgWayWxxjnd5gG
- ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/0uxtHfO9j2p5l5yzMA7tQ4
- ▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/4fUck1A40B8Nbtl9ROyzFZ
- ▶ Spotify 6: http://open.spotify.com/album/6sfLCZMthawpk4cGTCRVJL
Clips (more may be added)
ABOUT THE MATRIX
This matrix is dedicated to creative artists and non-algorithmic discovery.
It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):
www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world
While the Brazilian musicians I work with now you may not know, I formerly worked (chasing unpaid royalties!) on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Jim Hall, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Philip Glass, The Cadillacs (Earl Carroll), The Flamingos (Zeke and Jake Carey), and others, including Oscar-winning world-class great-guy Robb Royer. I was interviewed by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio several years ago ... about the Brazilians:
- Randy "Pardal/Sparrow" Roberts
All is more connected than we know.
w/ David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio
The matrix was inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...
Our logo, per the "spirit" above, is a cortador de cana, a cane cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.
