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Paul Wainwright

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Smooth jazz and pop favourites never sounded so good.

This funky, sax-driven groove music has the whole scene buzzing. Wainwright's choice of material is always fresh, his horn always hot and great vocals complement his humorous, laid back rapport with the crowd.

Praise for Plank Spankin': "Saxophonist Paul Wainwright's new CD, Plank Spankin' features the veteran musician's juicy soprano and tenor sax stylings backed by his elegantly funky quartet SaxSafari and studio stars John Ferraro and Gabriel Mark Hasselbach. Wainwright and company's bluesy jazz fusion is a silky, eclectic collection of clever originals and a smart, seductive remake of War's Low Rider. A triumph! Joseph Blake, Victoria Times Colonist

Wainwright, born and raised in Victoria BC joined “Brass Tower”, his first professional band, at age 19 and toured fifty weeks a year for five years.

A great deal of his career was as bandleader of The Big Band Trio. Formed in 1981, the group developed a truly unique sound with upright bass, guitar and sax and boasted the smoothest three part harmonies anywhere. They recorded and produced four cds that received critical acclaim and worldwide airplay. In addition to a steady house gig at Pagliacci’s in Victoria (where a drink was named in their honour), the Big Band Trio played for Prince Charles and Princess Diana and with the Victoria Symphony. They landed a role as part of the original cast of the Spectacular Days of Radio, a Radio City Music Hall production, which played to capacity crowds at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ for five months.

An original member of the Timebenders, Paul co-wrote the script that launched this group’s career as the ultimate corporate party band. They performed throughout North America and were encouraged to record their first cd (which was co-produced by Wainwright) by Dick Clark who introduced them at a Seattle concert.

Paul Wainwright, bassist Steve Duben and drummer Eric Emde co-founded The Midnights - a 12 piece RnB Motown show group that enables veterans to mentor Victoria High School music students and provides them invaluable performing experience. The Midnights performed with Martha Reeves in June 2005.

Wainwright has played with hundreds of renowned musicians and singers such as Kenny Loggins, Stevie Nicks, Michael Buble, Martha Reeves, Jim Byrnes, Donny Walsh (Mr Downchild), Vic Damone, Gene Hardy, Hugh Fraser and many more. He and his bands have opened for Herbie Hancock, Manhattan Transfer, Etta James, k.d. lang, Melissa Etheridge, The Great Guitars (Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Charlie Byrd), The Rippingtons to name just a few. Paul Wainwright has performed at the Las Vegas Jazz Festival and the Sacramento Jazz Festival to standing room only crowds and regularly plays festivals, clubs, casinos, private functions and conventions throughout Canada and the USA.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

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Triactive Records
2006

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roessong
2005

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