Words & Music With Phil Galdston and Jonathan Taplin On May 6 NYU Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions in association with the Americana Music Association Foundation presents Words & Music with Phil Galdston on Thursday, May 6 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. His guest is music business professional, motion picture producer, cultural critic, intellectual property advocate, and author Jonathan Taplin. The event is free to the public. Click here to register for the event. Taplin’s extraordinary journey has put him at the crest of every major cultural wave of the past half-century. He began his career in the 1960s as tour manager for Bob Dylan and, subsequently, filled the same role for The Band. He was Production Manager for George Harrison’s