Taylor O'Donnell

Colorado native Taylor O’Donnell is a contemporary vocalist who uses her deep roots in jazz, folk and R&B to perform in an array of settings. Highlights of Taylor’s performing career have been an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show working with producer David Foster, performing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in NYC, and working as a studio vocalist in Miami with Grammy award winning producer Rudy Perez.  She has performed alongside Donny McCaslin, Lyle Mays, Jamey Haddad, the Real Group, Lauren Kinhan and Peter Eldridge from the New York Voices, and Fred Hersch. 

Most recently, Taylor has been performing sold-out Joni Mitchell tribute concerts, has been featured on Portland’s show “The 207,” and was this past year’s featured artist at the Exeter Seacoast Idol competition.  Currently, Taylor teaches Contemporary Jazz Voice at Bowdoin College and the University of Southern Maine, teaches voice and piano lessons at Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, is a member of the visual art/jazz performance group “In Ears ‘N Eyes,” and performs regularly with her soul band, Mother Superior & The Sliding Royales.

"With a sharp-edged swagger and a vocal range bigger than Louisiana, she consistently steals the show. O’Donnell’s Janis Joplin-inspired vocals are as infectious as they are powerful." -The Sound