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The Denver-based master of trance blues has returned to Telluride, this time with an outfit he calls the Psychedelic Banjo Posse. Colorado's … Please scroll down to the bottom of the story to listen to my interview with the blues legend Otis Taylor. This will be incredible. His recorded output sees him taking an unflinching view of the African-American experience in the US, making him as much a historian as a musician. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Likes. Watch Otis Taylor Band play a live session with Jam In The Van at the 2013 Blues & Brews festival. Guitar Player magazine writes, “Otis Taylor is arguably the most relevant blues artist of our time.” We agree. Taylor's career in music performance and recording has taken a circuitous path. Much of her writing features high-profile individuals in the arts, entertainment, business, and politics. Both his parents were big music fans.Taylor has been in the music business ever since – except for time out in 1977 to sell antiques and later to coach an amateur bicycling team.To learn more about Otis Taylor, click the “play” button and listen to our chat.Susan is Telluride Inside… and Out’s founder and editor-in-chief, the visionary on the team, in charge of content, concept and development. Taylor is widely considered a maverick who has moved the genre more than a few country miles into the future. In 2001, he was awarded a fellowship to the Sundance Film Composers Laboratory. Marcus Smith November 15, 2014 2014. Otis Taylor's Psychedelic Banjo Posse Live At Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Guitar Player magazine writes, “Otis Taylor is arguably the most relevant blues artist of our time.” We agree. This is the first year for this event and certainly has all the ingredients … Run the list in alphabetical order and his name appears towards the bottom, but Otis Taylor is Top Dog for the many fans of (22nd annual) Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, September 18 – 20.Blues, the ultimate roots music, still has legs, very long legs, and singer/songwriter/troubadour/storyteller Otis Taylor is one reason why.Draw a straight line from the dawn of the blues, Delta growl of Charlie Patton through Robert Johnson to the electric South Side bands of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, and eventually you will wind up at the feet of the likes of the Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bonnie Raitt and Aerosmith.
The Denver-based master of trance blues has returned to Telluride, this time with an outfit he calls the Psychedelic Banjo Posse. Blues …

Otis Taylor Live At Telluride Blues & Brews 2013 With Jam In The Van. Otis Taylor and his African Orchestra, with guest, Jason Ricci, served up hot trance blues for a big crowd of …
Telluride’s Main Street, just steps away from the festival grounds, is home to a wide variety of shops, restaurants, and bars.Yes, like most festivals there’s a Main Stage, but at Blues & Brews and in Telluride there’s so much more! The following is a note from Steve Gumble, Director, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. In 2001, he was awarded a fellowship to the Sundance Film Composers Laboratory. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose talents include the guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and vocals. Otis Taylor burns up Telluride Blues and Brews Festival 2009 Otis Taylor and his African Orchestra, with guest, Jason Ricci, served up hot trance blues for a big crowd of happy people way up in the mountains.