John Taylor, an Iraq war veteran and computer programmer turned volunteer and booking lead for Levitt AMP Galva, was featured in local outlet River Cities’ Reader. Journalist Jonathan Turner spotlighted Taylor’s extraordinary contributions and impact in his community through music and free live concerts—both as part of the Levitt series, and in his own front yard in Cambridge, Illinois.

Taylor said that the Levitt Music Series Grant has encouraged community members to get out and connect with neighbors and strangers alike to build excitement for the series. “I feel very fortunate; it’s changed a lot of things,” Taylor said. “It forced me and people I recruited to get out into the community, and it was a lot of work. It’s been quite the journey.”

Read the full interview here: “Music and Memories: Concert Organizer John Taylor Brings the World to Small Towns,”River Cities’ Leader