The Chicago-based guitarist Melvin Taylor appeared at a special concert at the Hemisphere Bar at the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw with Felton Crews on bass, and Krzysztof Zawadzki on drums, announced Chuck Ashley, Cultural Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw. Taylor is often called the most talented new guitarist to come along since Stevie Ray Vaughan. Aside from taking his musical inspiration from guitar heroes like Albert King, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix, Taylor also became enamored with the jazz stylings of George Benson and Wes Montgomery, incorporating their styles into his playing.