Miami-based composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor’s career has formed an impressive arc—from playing jazz and blues in Mississippi, to being signed with rock band Moses Mayfield to major label Epic Records, to receiving his doctorate in composition. These days he is engaged in composing and performing new music and opera, and is an active improviser. In a 2.5 hour Facetime session he spoke with us about beauty, the language of binary conflicts, and the importance of paying it forward.


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