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Paul Raymond Jones
Mr. Jones was a full scholarship recipient for Amsterdam Conservatory’s Keep an Eye on Jazz summer program. He also performed recently with St. Lucia who is signed to Columbia Records. Before moving to New York, Paul received his bachelor’s degree from Berklee College of Music where he was a scholarship recipient. He also toured and recorded with Eli “Paperboy” Reed and the Trueloves (Capitol Records). With Eli and the Trueloves he performed at SXSW, Lollapalooza, CMJ, thirty-five US states, three provinces in Canada, and five countries in Europe. He currently maintains an active teaching studio for students of all ages in the NYC area and will be releasing his debut album in the summer of 2014.
Awards
2014 Julius Keilwerth Saxophone Idol Finalist
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Paul Jones: Short History
by Dan Bilawsky
Saxophonist Paul Jones clearly brings a literary bent to his music. This, his debut album, is built largely around original material that takes inspiration from great written works like Jack Kerouac's On The Road (Viking Press, 1957), Charles Bukowski's Women (Black Sparrow Press, 1978), and Bill Bryson's A Short History Of Nearly Everything (Broadway Books, 2003). And while the music is strong enough to stand apart from said literary models, one of the most fascinating aspects of this album has ...
read more"Tenor saxophonist Paul Jones' solo is the highlight on "Ode To A Folk Song." - Dan Bilawsky - AllAboutJazz.Com
"Tenor saxophonist Paul Jones creates a tense, almost combative second voice on 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' yet, by the end of the song Ms. Schrire is singing right along with his hearty playing." - Step Tempest
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson