New Album Release: May 23, 2025

Life Returns

Music that trumpets resilience in the face of despair, and the triumph of light and color over darkness.

“A promising new voice” (Miami Herald)

“A risk taker” (Huffington Post)

“Insistent and defiant ... envelopingly hypnotic” (Lucid Culture)

Studio Albums

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Life Returns
Life Returns

Navona Records

The Unheard Mixtapes
The Unheard Mixtapes

New Amsterdam Records

Alluvial Plain
Alluvial Plain

M.E. Taylor Music

Say Their Names
Say Their Names

M.E. Taylor Music

Upcoming Events

Calendar
UC Santa Cruz Music Colloquium
May 12
University of California Santa Cruz Music Department
UC Santa Cruz Music Colloquium
University of California Santa Cruz Music Department

Matthew Evan Taylor presents a talk on “Artistic Creation Through Breath”

University of California Santa Cruz Music Department
"Life Returns" Album Release
May 23
"Life Returns" Album Release

Matthew Evan Taylor is releasing, Life Returns, on Navona Records, the Metropolis Ensemble and MetLiveArts co-commissioned work from 2022.

Theorizing African American Music Conference
Jun 7
Emory University Department of Music
Theorizing African American Music Conference
Emory University Department of Music

This conference provides a platform for scholars interested in the theory and analysis of African American music.

Emory University Department of Music
Summer Solstice Celebration
Jun 20
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Summer Solstice Celebration
Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Matthew Evan Taylor’s World Premiere, Afropneuma, performed at sunrise and sunset in Brooklyn Botanic Garden with Metropolis Ensemble.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Fête de la Musique Berlin
Jun 21
Fête de la Musique Berlin

Matthew Evan Taylor’s latest World Premiere: “Pneuma No 2 for Singing Pianist”

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Recent Press

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I Care If You Listen: Making Essential Music with Essential Tremor
I Care If You Listen: Making Essential Music with Essential Tremor
Vermont Public: Homegoings Live
Vermont Public: Homegoings Live
Life Returns on WQXR
Life Returns on WQXR
Slipped Disc: Life Returns Review
Slipped Disc: Life Returns Review
White River Valley Herald:  ‘Homegoings’ Live Performance on Chandler Stage
White River Valley Herald:  ‘Homegoings’ Live Performance on Chandler Stage
WQXR: Young Artists Showcase
WQXR: Young Artists Showcase
New Sounds: Music by Sax (Mostly)
New Sounds: Music by Sax (Mostly)
Vermont Public: A Conversation with Matthew Evan Taylor
Vermont Public: A Conversation with Matthew Evan Taylor