TAYLOR BARNETT RELEASES
”Windswept (jazz quartet and orchestra)”

Two months into the pandemic, starving for a musical outlet, I set my mind to create a grand, orchestral arrangement of my composition "Windswept," previously recorded on Two Quartets: 2 For One.

I enlisted a few dear friends and collaborators to make a remote recording, each from his own home/studio (a process all too familiar to musicians, months into the pandemic!). My friend, filmmaker Tony Forgey made a music video, consisting of gorgeous 4K drone footage from across Virginia, which captures and elevates the feeling of the music.

For this arrangement of “Windswept,” I wanted to tap into my yearning and craft something that would express a sense of being carried away, tossed about by the violent current of change. Sent sailing towards a horizon that, perhaps, is hopeful, but is a long way off indeed.

This is traveling music.

Taylor Barnett: trumpet, composer, arranger, producer

Daniel Clarke: piano
Emre Kartari: drums
Cameron Ralston: bass

Mixed by Trey Pollard

Released 04/2021
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Taylor Barnett is a musician based in Richmond, VA. He is an Assistant Professor of Music at Virginia Commonwealth University and is a member of No BS! Brass, SOLVER, Sazli Çazli, as well as the leader of his own quartet. 

Taylor has performed as a trumpet soloist at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Eaux Claires Fest, Festival d'été de Québec, Festival of New Trumpet Music, and on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert as well as with artists such as Bon Iver, Woody Herman Orchestra, Dave Douglas, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, and Frankie Avalon.

As a composer/arranger, Taylor’s work is published by UNC Jazz Press and has been commissioned by the Richmond Symphony and artists such as Darryl Harper and Rex Richardson. His large-ensemble arrangements have been performed at international music festivals in Australia, Portugal, China, and all across the U.S.

TAYLOR BARNETT TWO QUARTETS:
2 FOR ONE