Photos by Ryan Swerdlin

James Taylor is an American songwriting icon, and has been a summer tour mainstay for decades. He has performed many summers at the iconic Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta, but it was a nice reprieve for him to choose the air-conditioned and sheltered from the pesky summer storms, State Farm Arena. The show featured many of his staples over two sets and an encore.

“Something in the Way She Moves”, “Mexico”, “Secret o’ Life”, “Steamroller Blues” were all well-received by the crowd, and his band was in top-form. Taylor’s voice has a way to sooth and settle listeners down, amongst the crazy chaos for the world. As he has said, “the secret o’ life is enjoying the passing of time…” No better words to sum up the feeling of listening to JT on an acoustic, fully present and in the moment, sheltered and away from the chaos for just a few hours.

Be sure to catch this songwriting legend on tour this summer.