Mark Taylor has worn many musical hats: composer, improviser, orchestral freelancer, chamber musician, teaching artist, bandleader and studio musician (He was even in a hip hop video once…). One of only a handful of performers to successfully integrate the notoriously difficult French Horn into the worlds of jazz and improvised music, Mark has led groups at festivals in Finland, and Slovenia, and at clubs in Germany, Austria, Canada and New York City.

In addition to his work as a performer, Mark has been commissioned to compose for theatre, dance, and the concert stage. Recent projects include a series of transcriptions for the Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble and a multi-movement orchestral work, commissioned by Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation and premiered by the Tri-Centric Orchestra in New York City.