THE WILL TAYLOR TRIO
- Morris Nelms - Piano
- Billy Satterwhite - Bass
- Mike Gordon - Drums
About Morris Nelms
Morris Nelms, pianist/vocalist, grew up in Frederick, OK, discovered Jazz at Cameron University in Lawton, OK, and was instantly hooked. He completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Oklahoma in 1978 and a Master's degree in Composition at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX in 2000. He was a professor at Texas State and taught there from 1998 as a graduate assistant until he retired in 2020 as a senior lecturer.
He has taught and played Jazz for many years. In addition, he has taught Introduction to the Fine Arts, Aural Learning, Improvisation/Combo performance, Big Band Performance, Jazz History, Jazz Appreciation, Jazz Piano, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Voice, and University Seminar. He hopes you will buy the CD he recorded in 1999 Cullen Offer, The Best Thing For You Would Be The Cullin Offer Quartet, on Progressive Records (PCD 7114).
He can also be heard to good advantage on Ken Slavin's latest CD I'll Take Romance. Noel, a CD by the band Small World, is a Christmas music recording. His only recording under his own name is "I Don't Know Yet" available as a digital download from various sources and also available as streaming music. Faculty pianist: Clark Terry International Institute of Jazz Studies 1994-1997. Performances with: Snooky Young, Marshal Royal, Louis BelIson, Ed Shaughnessy, Clark Terry, Plas Johnson, Red Holloway, Butch Miles, Kenny Washington, Al Grey, Sonny Stitt, Joe Wilder, Douglas Lawrence, Carmen Bradford, Emil Richards, Lynn Seaton, Rich Thompson, Kris Kimura, Jim Cullum, Stephen Fulton. Music Minister since 2005 at Buda United Methodist Church (began as Praise Band director, recently promoted).