Wandering Monster, Paul Taylor Pianist

Jazz foundations, harmonic sophistication and rhythmic complexity

Retaining the improvisational approach of jazz, Wandering Monster perform intricately arranged instrumental jazz which draws upon the sound worlds and sensibilities of rock and world music. The result is a sound that is intense and raucous, yet also dynamic, sensitive and spontaneous.

Paul Taylor is emerging as one of the most consistently interesting and innovative solo pianists in recent years, eschewing the conventional cliches associated with jazz improvisation in favour of an unorthodox, harmonically complex and compellingly beautiful musical language that is often inspired by the classical tradition. Nonetheless, his playing also encapsulates the restless capacity for invention that is a cornerstone of jazz