{"id":23,"date":"2021-11-11T05:06:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T05:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colintaber.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:41:53","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colintaber.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I began playing guitar at age 13 in Philadelphia. My first guitar came from Sears. I took lessons and practiced in my bedroom along with the rock masters of the day. Inspired by advanced rock compositions by artists like Steely Dan and the Grateful Dead, I pursued a music degree in college.  I graduated from Temple U. with a Bachelors in Jazz\/Commercial Guitar Performance and a more diverse musical taste and ability. After a 16 month gig on a cruise ship, I moved to NY city and have spent lo these many years gigging and teaching all over the NY tri-state area and beyond.  I have shared the stage with notables such as Candido, Ray Mantilla, Jimmy Vivino, David Gans and Chip Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colintaber.com\/index.php\/photos\/\">Photo Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m fluent in multiple styles: Rock, Blues, Soul\/Funk, Jazz, Latin, Folk and related styles. A sampling of gigs I&#8217;ve played:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rock bands &#8211; Ripple Allstars, Dead Reckoning, The Jambaritos, Rainbow Spirals, Angry Young Band, Shorts Barracuda, Rebel Rose Band<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solo acoustic &#8211; self-billed @ Connaughton&#8217;s Riverdale Steakhouse (Bronx), Hailey Harp &amp; Pub (Metuchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jazz and Jazz-Rock groups &#8211; Jazz Bandits, Colin Taber Trio, Colin Taber and Friends, The Hand in Hand Band<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broadway, Cabaret etc &#8211; The Prom, Godspell, Footloose, Look of Love, The Chalks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Society\/Wedding &#8211; George Gee Orchestra, Hank Lane Music, Kevin Osborne Band, Wally Herman &amp; Carnaval Orchestra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children&#8217;s Theatre &#8211; Shadowbox Theatre (10 years) &#8211; Musician, actor, puppeteer, workshop leader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>SAMPLING OF VENUES PLAYED:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Bitter End<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garcia&#8217;s at the Capitol Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hill Country Live<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greenport Harbor Brewery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooper Bluff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beau&#8217;s Bar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunset Club at Tappen Beach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jamesport Brewery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katie&#8217;s of Smithtown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staten Island Ferry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Huntington Lighthouse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Trade Center (Summer Concert Series)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brooks Atkinson Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rainbow Room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Birdland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Steinway Building<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swing 46<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Naumberg Bandshell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>West Bank Caf\u00e9 \/ Laurie Beechman Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samuel Beckett Theatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t Tell Mama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kennett Flash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water&#8217;s Edge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swan Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terrace On The Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bruno&#8217;s of Astoria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tavern On The Green<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leonard&#8217;s of Great Neck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8230;. and many more&#8230;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Great-South-Bay-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579\" style=\"width:490px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Great-South-Bay-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Great-South-Bay-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Great-South-Bay-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-Great-South-Bay-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jamming with Jimmy Vivino at the Great South Bay Festival 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2018-09-14-MyWTC-Colin-Taber-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2018-09-14-MyWTC-Colin-Taber-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2018-09-14-MyWTC-Colin-Taber-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colintaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2018-09-14-MyWTC-Colin-Taber-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I began playing guitar at age 13 in Philadelphia. 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