Martin Taylor & Bireli Lagrene | KNKX Studio Session

Both Martin Taylor and Bireli Lagrene have been called “undisputed champions” of the guitar. In the KNKX Studio X, the two sounded much more like teammates than opponents. Taylor and Lagrene were visiting Seattle on their first ever tour together. It was a long time coming for this pair who first met through violinist Stephane Grappelli, the co-founder with guitarist Django Reinhardt of Hot club-style jazz in the 1930s. Taylor was 23, and Lagrene was just 13. The demanding music of Django’s music may have been good preparation for their successful careers, but both Taylor and Lagrene have shown versatility far beyond a single genre. At this point, the pair are certainly masters of the guitar. However, they both shared with the KNKX studio audience that neither of them really practices. It just so happens play all the time because they love it. Taylor and Lagrene played four wonderful duets in Studio X, “like we’ve never played before and never will again,” Taylor laughed. To