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Shanti Paul Jayasinha

Paul studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was featured soloist with Kenny Wheeler on the CD "Walk Softly". In the 80s paul toured with Tim Garland's "Points on the Curve" band, played with the Guildhall big band at Ronnie Scott's with Randy Brecker, played with Jason Rebello, Cleveland Watkiss and Courtney Pine, and discovered Afro-Cuban music with Roberto Pla.

At the start of the 90s he also played trumpet with the Brand New Heavies, joined Mike Westbrook's big band, John Mayer's Indo-Jazz Fusions and Lindsay Cooper's "Sahara Dust" and toured with them in Europe. He became heavily involved in Latin and Brazilian music, playing with almost all the bands on the scene, including a nationwide tour with 'sexteto Cafe", a long association with Roberto Pla and with Conjunto Sabroso, for whom he became MD and sometime arranger, also backing many visiting artists from Puerto Rico and the USA in the UK and Europe. He formed Nóis with M?'nica Vasconcelos, among others, and contributed several tracks to the repertoire.

With the Grand Union Orchestra, he became a workshop leader, and took part in many large projects featuring world and jazz musicians, as well as a plethora of local community and youth groups. He began playing Klezmer with Russian clarinettist Gregori Schechter and Stewart Curtis' K Groove. He also joined John Etheridge's Zappatistas, and appeared with the Don Lusher Big Band and Brian Abrahams" District 6.

In the second half on the 90s he joined Alex Wilson's band and recorded with Bobby Watson on Alex's first CD, also playing alongside Bobby at the RFH during the BBC Jazz Awards. He travelled to Cuba in 1999 and played in concert with many of the Buena Vista Social Club, including Ruben Gonzales and Cachaito, also appearing with Frank Emilio Flyn's "Los Amigos". Frank Emilio subsequently invited him to perform with him during his solo concert at the Barbican, and with "Los Amigos' in Germany.

After 2000 he joined Karen Tweed's "May Monday", featuring Finnish and Swedish folk musicians, with whom he performed all over the UK and gave some masterclasses in Limerick University. He recorded with folk singer Bill Jones and appeared with her at Cambridge Folk Festival and the BBC folk awards. He continued his association with Alex Wilson, touring the UK and Germany, supporting the Afro-Cuban Allstars. He also had a residency with 5 Cubans and Venezuelans in a club in Leicester Square every week for 6 months.

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Jazz Services Tour This Autumn 2009

Jazz Services Tour This Autumn 2009

Source: All About Jazz


Don Mather, Jazz CD Reviews

This is a very talented band of young musicians, led by Shanti Paul Jayasinha who lives in London and has played with Tim Garland, John Etheridge, Michael Garrick and many others. He has also played on many ‘pop’ records and works as a musical educator.

The tunes reflect many styles and the music of many countries and every composition is entirely different. It makes for stimulating listening, although in some parts the jazz content is subjugated to allow for the unusual rhythms. It does not happen very often and I found the music well worth the time invested in listening to it.

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Arranger

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

MA (HONS) Cantab, LTCL, DipGSM. On the staff at CYM (London), Guildhall Summer School, Marlborough College Summer School. Member of Grand Union Orchestra, workshop leader. Contributor to ABRSM jazz Syllabus, and workshop leader.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

For The Dreamers

Ubuntu Music
2024

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Round Trip

Candid Records
2007

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Everyday Hero

From: For The Dreamers
By Shanti Paul Jayasinha

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