Livingston Taylor

Singer-Songwriter-Entertainer Extraordinaire

Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has spanned over 50 years, encompassing performance, songwriting, and teaching. Described as "equal parts Mark Twain, college professor, and musical icon, Livingston maintains a performance schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, delighting audiences with his charm and vast repertoire of his 22 albums and popular classics. Livingston has written top-40 hits recorded by his brother James Taylor and has appeared with Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and Jimmy Buffet. He is equally at home with a range of musical genres - folk, pop, gospel, jazz - and from upbeat storytelling and touching ballads to full orchestra performances. In addition to his performance schedule, Livingston has taught stage performance for over 30 years, beginning at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1989, passing on the extensive knowledge gained from his long career on the road to the next generation of musicians. Liv is an airplane-flying, motorcycle-riding, singing storyteller, delighting audiences with his charm for over 50 years.

Opening act: Tim Curley and the Cork Pullers.

Music in Place presents the 2023 Sonoma Valley Music Festival from October 13 to 15.

We offer two afternoon free concerts at Sonoma Plaza's Grinstead Amphiteater, two morning events for the entire family at the Sonoma Community Center, and three concerts at the Sebastiani Theater. Take advantage of any or all of these offerings and join us in celebration of this music festival.

All of the net proceeds from ticket sales support Music In Place’s mission to bring free concerts to communities, music in senior centers, and music education in schools.