Paul Taylor is the inventor and sole purveyor of trombone poetry, a solo performance project that interweaves live music and original poetry.
World music wordplay, free verse fanfares, binge thinking, bad news blues: Paul Taylor’s globe-trotting musical journeys are distilled into a trunkful of engaging poetry, bounced along in a solo set of classic standards, original pieces, and spontaneous compositions.
This site documents the project, promotes events, books and recordings and blogs about whatever might engage people who like trombone poetry or trombones.
Hi Paul, I really enjoyed your set at the Freestone Festival. I like how you interpose the words with the trombone. Also as an active CAMRA member and scorer of beers on What Pub, the idea of writing poetry over a beer and about a beer is one of genius. Thanks for making the trip up from London. I am just a audience member and I met Kezabelle at the Poetry and Prose night at Bucks Star Brewery Tap House (near Wolverton station). This is a regular event and since it is in a brewery I think it would be perfect for you to visit some time and I hope you do.
Hello Jon. Thanks for your appreciation. There are lots of tankard poems in Neptune. Perhaps you’ll write a few yourself.
I’m not often in your area, though I do play at The Stables now and again. If you’d like news of future gigs, please subscribe to the Trombonicle.