Taylor Roberts Blue Jay Residency featuring Paul Tafoya at Blue Jay Listening Room

Doors at 7. Show at 8. Seating is first come first served. Ages 18+.

$10 ticket increase at the door.

Join Taylor Roberts for his once a month Blue Jay Residency.

The love affair began early, which may very well explain how Taylor Roberts’ professional career is well into its third decade. Spanning as wide a range of influences as there are genres of music, Taylor Roberts has earned a reputation that is continuously expanding. Although his heart is deeply steeped in Jazz, Roberts does not easily fit into any one box. His influences range from R&B, to Classic Rock, to Pop, and everything in between.

Years of intensive study with world-renowned educators such as Barry Greene, Keith Javors, and Bunky Green have proven to continually pay off as his career expands. His reworkings and adaptations of songs old and new entrance established fans, while attracting new fans on a nightly basis. Roberts has appeared multiple times at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and has toured internationally with the Christian Tamburr Quintet. He has been hired by the Rolling Stones to play their private events. His position as the primary in-house entertainment at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island since 2014 has allowed him opportunities to travel the world and enjoy residencies at other luxury resorts as he performs for an international audience on a nightly basis.

Likened to Tommy Emmanuel, Russell Malone, Wes Montgomery, Tuck Andress and Charlie Hunter, Roberts’ masterful playing has begun to etch his name alongside his heroes.”

Paul Tafoya is a talented trumpeter, composer, and bandleader with a decade of professional experience in the music industry. He developed a passion for music in his pre-teen years, later being awarded "Marine Musician of The Year" in the MARFORPAC band in the Marine Corps, where he honed his skills while travelling abroad performing. After his time in the military, Paul attended college and studied with some of the most renowned musicians in the industry, including Lew Soloff, Jeremy Pelt, Ralph Alessi, Ingrid Jensen, Jon-Erik Kellso, and more.

Throughout his career, Paul has performed recorded with a wide range of Grammy and Emmy winners and nominees like Christian McBride, Katreese Barnes, George Nehme, Ulysses Owens Jr, Ronnie Garrett and Patricia Birch.

Paul has lead bands in Hawaii, NYC, Florida, and the southeast, even leading at the 2016 Bern Jazz Festival.

He has collaborated with Jon Batiste, Rich Perry, Alon Yavnai, Lakecia Benjamin, Eyal Vilner, Russell Hall, Wycliffe Gordon, James Francies, Matt Wilson, and Terrell Stafford.

Recently, Paul relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where he hit the ground running, working with local talent such as "Somos LPT", "Rasin Cake Orchestra", "Junco Royals", "Mariachi Primera Costa", as well as Ebony Payne English, Roosevelt Collier, Bobby Lee Rodgers, and Ulysses Owens Jr.