Noel Taylor

Noel Taylor is a British clarinetist and improviser who has performed extensively in the London free-improvisation scene and is now based in Lisbon. His instruments include clarinet, bass clarinet and alto clarinet, and his work ranges from solo improvisation to ad hoc ensembles and conduction-based large groups.

In London he performed at venues including Café OTO, the Vortex and Iklectik, and ran the Luna Fringe concert series. He has been active with the London Improvisers Orchestra and has collaborated with the Berlin Improvisers Orchestra. His projects include Splatter, Bay's Leap, Improvising Clarinet Ensemble and Quartet Exquis. Creative Sources releases featuring Taylor include 3 Phases (III) BLACK (CS539), Mare Tranquillitatis (CS612), Uranium (CS754), A Tale Unfolds (CS813) and L'Heure Dernière du Silence (CS830).