Home » Jazz Musicians » Paul Brusger

Paul Brusger

While visiting his older brother at college, Paul Brusger heard the sounds of Charlie Parker and fell in love with the music at once. Abandoning a career in professional baseball, Brusger taught himself to play the Acoustic Bassist.

On the bass, he composed his first song at the age of 21.

Brusger, known as a Superb Bassist, and Shrewd Composer is an outstanding Arranger and Recording Artist, as well. He has performed and played with many Jazz Greats, including Ronnie Cuber, John Hicks, Hod O'Brien, Ira Sullivan, Dado Maroni, Valery Ponomarev, John Swana, Kenny Drew, Jr., John Hart, Idrees Sullieman, Cecil Payne, Teddy Charles, and Randy Johnston. Most recently Paul recorded with Gary Smulyan, Mike LeDonne and the legendary Louis Hayes. The album will be released in the fall of 2014 on Steeplechase Lookout.

In the straight-ahead, hard bop tradition, Paul Brusger's music is lively, energetic and always swinging!

Tags

173
Album Review

Paul Brusger: You Oughta Know It

Read "You Oughta Know It" reviewed by Mark Corroto


I know it’s only hard bop, but I like it. Only hard bop, indeed! For bassist Paul Brusger, conjuring the music of McLean, Mobley, Morgan, and Miles reminds me why I’m a jazz fan. From the minute the laser hits the disc (it is the 21st century) a wave of energy hits you, simultaneously transporting you back to the great Blue Note dates of the sixties and reminding you the music wears well in our glorious future.

You might be ...

Read more articles
ARRANGER "Brusger . . . has a keen ear for the more cheerful aspects of the blues. He can take a fairly basic riff and shape it into an unassuming treasure" - Cadence December 2000, Jack Bowers

SUPERIOR BASSIST "A superior Bassist" - Jazz Commentator and author Scott Yanow "Brusger has rock-solid time, accurate intonation and formidable technique" - Jazz Times Reviewer Jim Ferguson

COMPOSER "[Brusger's tunes have the] sound, in both repertoire and improvising style, as is they could have been recorded during the 1950's of '60's" - Cadence Reviewer David Franklin, Jan-Feb-Mar 2011

Read more

Photos

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Definitely!

Philology Jazz Records
2010

buy

You Oughta Know It

Brownstone
2000

buy

Similar

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.