Retired saxophonist Marshall Taylor passed away peacefully in the evening of October 16 at Lankenau Hospital near Philadelphia after a week's hospitalization.
Born in Portland, Oregon, his parents, brother, sister and he next moved to southern California. [At age 9, Taylor] moved to Wheaton, Illinois where he attended public schools and later Wheaton College. He received additional musical training with a Fulbright Scholarship to Paris to study with the legendary player and teacher, saxophonist Marcel Mule. Taylor performed as a recital soloist during this time in Italy as well as in France. He also earned a master's from Northwestern University under the tutelage of Fred Hemke. Taylor joined the army as a member of the U.S.M.A Band at West Point, appearing frequently as a soloist. After a year teaching at Ithaca College, he moved to Philadelphia, eventually joining the faculty of Temple University where he taught classical saxophone and chamber music for many years.
Taylor's memorial will take place at the Malvern Bible Chapel, 20 Woodland Ave, Malvern, PA 19355 at 4pm on November 9. His interment will be at 10:45am November 10 at Washington's Crossing VA Cemetery.