Dallas Taylor
Teaches Piano, Trumpet & Songwriting
About Dallas
Dallas Taylor is a modern jazz trumpeter working as a freelance musician in Philadelphia, previously performing in the Ebe Entertainments’ L.A Stars wedding band in Philadelphia, PA. He has been the lead trumpet player of the UArts Z Band, which recently won the national collegiate jazz competition in Down Beat. Dallas Taylor was a member of the Z Band when it won the Monterey Jazz competition in 2017. Later the group performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Dallas played at Verizon Hall Kimmel Center as principal trumpet with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and at Yankee stadium for the NYCFC in Gallant Entertainments band, City Beats. Through Gallant, he has performed for many private events throughout New York City. Dallas began his musical pursuits on piano, which he has studied for twenty years. His ability to play trumpet, piano, and keyboard has enabled him to perform in a variety of situations. Dallas had also been teaching private lessons for nine years in New Jersey with an emphasis on history, theory, and technique.