Laura Taylor Biography
Laura Taylor is a Platinum Album recipient for Diana Ross’s recording of her original composition “Think I’m In Love”. She has five jazz cds available, featuring many jazz greats such as Eddie Gomez, Lewis Nash, Steve Kuhn, the Condoli Brothers, Jack Sheldon and Red Holloway. Most recently she has a new CD produced and arranged by Uli Geissendoerfer for Vegas Records titled “Think I’m In Love”. It is available on all streaming platforms, along with Laura’s other 5 jazz cds. They are: “Mountain Greenery,” “My Funny Valentine… Memories of Chet Baker,” “Songs Of The Winter Season,” “Have Mercer On Me,” and “Cry Me a River, a tribute to Julie London.”
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Laura was raised in upstate New York and in Ohio. Her mother was a concert pianist and her father was a businessman with a beautiful singing voice. Together they instilled in her a love for music that has been a guiding force in her life.
While in high school, Laura began vocal studies with Robert Powell at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music where she then won a scholarship. Her teacher died unexpectedly and she turned her attention to studio work and jazz. She sang national campaigns including, ‘Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have a Buick’ and ‘Fly the Friendly Skies of United’.
A move to Miami saw Laura connecting with Criteria Recording Studio and eventually recording a top ten disco album “Dancin’ In My Feet”. It featured The Bee Gees backup band and Bobby Cauldwell as well as eight of Laura’s original compositions. She appeared on Midnight Special and Dinah Shore. Laura then wrote the music and lyrics to a song that was recorded by Diana Ross and picked by The New York Times as one of the outstanding songs on her ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’ album. The song, “Think I’m In Love” led to three appearances on the Merv Griffin Show and a chance to be Don Rickles opening act. With Don Rickles, Laura arrived in Las Vegas and was offered a job in the Starlight Theater at the Desert Inn which inspired a permanent move to Las Vegas. She regularly appears in concert and is very actively involved with the UNLV Jazz Band One under the direction of David Loeb and Nathan Tanouye (having been featured as a guest artist and composer on several of their annual CDs.
Laura can easily be accessed on media devices such as Alexa, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Find out more about Laura’s performances and appearances.
CDs available at cdbaby.com. Visit the Discography page for direct links to purchase and download CDs.
