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Dena Taylor

Dena and Company & TROIKA

About Me


BIOGRAPHY:
One of the brightest smiles you could imagine is worn on the face of Dena Taylor. A jovial spirit with a robust laugh is what you will find when you have the opportunity to look inside her heart. A rich, soulful and velvet tone envelops the listener right from her first note. Dena brings years of experience to her latest project, "Round Midnight.”
After many years of building her musical talent singing locally in any venue she could find, she continued honing her skills and love of music while she served overseas with the U. S. Navy. Dena was able to utilize her vocal talents jamming with friends as well as performing in USO shows and local events in nearby hotels and clubs.
Having left the military and, while working as a financial analyst for a Fortune 500 company, she was involved in a tragic car accident that resulted in a brain injury. It took two years for her to learn to walk and talk again. Learning that she was more courageous than she had ever thought, she began to rebuild her life. Dena has taken on the challenge of breathing life back into her musical career and the evidence of her success is her new CD, Round Midnight.
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My Interests

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Member Since: 1/29/2006
Band Website: thejazznetwork.ning.com/profile/DenaTaylor
Band Members: When appearing with the group, Dena & Company, Ms. Taylor is backed up by some of the finest musicians on the Space Coast and Treasure Coast: Ron Teixeira ..boards, Dave Dunscombe on drums and Ron Pirtle on the upright bass. When appearing as a solo, she works with the Space Coast's premiere Hammond B-3 player, Kenny Clarke.

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Influences: Jazz Standards, Detroit Blues, R&B
Sounds Like: Carmen McCrae, Keely Smith, Rosemary Clooney, Diana Krall
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Jazz Network Review of my new CD: Round Midnight

REVIEW OF: ROUND MIDNIGHTDena Taylor and her quartet featuring keyboardist Ron Teixeira, bassist Ron Pirtle, and drummer Dave Dunscombe, arrive in the summer of 2008 with the American Standard songboo...
Posted by Dena Taylor on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:29:00 PST

Taxi A&R Review of my new CD: Round Midnight

Review of: Too Close for ComfortBy: TAXI A&R, July 2008The track opens with a solid bass line doubled with piano establishing a motif that is revisited gracefully throughout the arrangement. The perfo...
Posted by Dena Taylor on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:33:00 PST

Press Release for Taylor’s new CD: Round Midnight

Central Florida, July 2008 Jazz vocalist Dena Taylor's resounding voice premieres itself with her new release, "Round Midnight."On this solo effort, Ms. Taylor rounded up some very impressive musici...
Posted by Dena Taylor on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:25:00 PST

FULL BIOGRAPHY FOR JAZZ VOCALIST, DENA TAYLOR

BIOGRAPHY:One of the brightest smiles you could imagine is worn on the face of Dena Taylor. A jovial spirit with a robust laugh is what you will find when you have the opportunity to look inside her h...
Posted by Dena Taylor on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PST