Paul The Trombonist
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Background information | |
Birth name | Paul Nowell |
Origin | Los Angeles |
Genres | Electronic, Jazz, big band, Pop, Hip-Hop |
Occupation(s) | Music producer, composer, trombonist, songwriter, performer |
Instruments | Trombone, keyboards |
Years active | 2007–present |
Associated acts | Arturo Sandoval, Phil Wilson, Seth Macfarlane, Frankie Valli, Aretha Franklin, Bill Watrous, Chico Hamilton |
Website | www |
Paul Nowell, known professionally as Paul The Trombonist, is a Los Angeles-based music producer, educator[1] composer[2] songwriter,[3] performer,[4][5][6] and trombonist.[7][8][9][10]
Education[]
Paul graduated from Berklee College of Music on scholarship where he studied with some of other notable trombonists like Phil Wilson.[11][12]
Career[]
Paul's Berklee College of Music professor Phil Wilson flew out to Los Angeles to collaborate on a video series called the Phil Wilson/Paul The Trombonist videos series.[12] This led to the development of internet show Bone Masters in which Paul features other trombonists. This resulted in a large educational video library about the trombone that on its own became notable.[13][14]
Arturo Sandoval met Paul in Los Angeles and partnered with him to create a series of online videos. Their cover of the song Peanut Vendor went viral and as of March 2017 it had 1.4 Million views on Facebook.[13][14][15][9]
Paul has also been a trombonist in Aretha Franklin's band[16] as well as performed with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, Frankie Valli.[12][13][8]
Paul's debut album was Journey to the World. The album received critical acclaim for fusing acoustic trombone with the electronic world. The album also charted on Amazon's best seller list at #26 for jazz sales and #34 in the electronic music category in its first week. His live show is an extension of the album using trombone, looping, keyboards and DJing. He currently serves as a voting member of The Recording Academy for the Annual Grammy Awards.[3][12][13][8] Paul is credited with private performances in front of celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Sean Penn, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, Zac Efron, Bill Maher and Ryan Seacrest.[12][13] Paul has often fused his music, on stage, with the comedian Sinbad's performances.[12][13]
Discography[]
Albums[]
References[]
- ^ "Play Your Best: Take a Tip from a Trombone Master". Making Music.
- ^ "Paul Nowell". IMDb.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Paul The Trombonist: "Journey To The World" – an extremely focused work". JamSphere.
- ^ "Horn Homey Goes with the "Flow"". DeviceMag.
- ^ "Video: Giant Banana Ruins Friendship By Sneaking Off to Feed In-N-Out Addiction". Laist.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Talented Musician Accidentally Texts His Wife With Voice Recognition While Playing the Trombone". Laughing Squid.
- ^ "A New Taste To Jazz And Hip-Hop".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Revolver Premiere: Paul The Trombonist Releases Popcorn Butter Ahead of Album Release - Project Revolver". 1 February 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Paul Nowell: From Jazz to Hip-Hop, L.A.'s Trombone Evangelist - International Musician". International Musician. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "Paul The Trombonist". L.A. Assassins Podcast.
- ^ "Paul Nowell". Dansr.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Bio". Paul The Trombonist.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "INTERVIEW: Paul The Trombonist -". ventsmagazine.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Paul The Trombonist – Journey To The World - Sleeping Bag Studios". sleepingbagstudios.ca.
- ^ "Paul The Trombonist". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Aretha Franklin's Sideman 'Paul The Trombonist' Releases Debut Album - LATF USA". latfusa.com.
- ^ "An Interview With Trombonist, PAUL NOWELL On His Newest Collection, 'Journey To The World'". AllAccess Music.
External links[]
- Official Website
- Paul The Trombonist at AllMusic
- Paul The Trombonist discography at Discogs
- Paul The Trombonist at IMDb
- American jazz trombonists
- Male trombonists
- Berklee College of Music alumni
- 21st-century trombonists
- Living people
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians