Paul The Trombonist

American musical artist & trombonist

Paul The Trombonist

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
Instrument(s)| Trombone, keyboards
Years active| 2007–present
Website| www.paulthetrombonist.com

Musical artist

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]

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Discography
* 3.1 Albums
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Education[edit]

Paul graduated from Berklee College of Music on scholarship where he studied with some of other notable trombonists like Phil Wilson.[11][12]

## Career[edit]

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[edit]

### Albums[edit]

* 2017: Journey to the World[3][17]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Play Your Best: Take a Tip from a Trombone Master". Making Music.
2. ^ "Paul Nowell". IMDb.
3. ^ a b c "Paul The Trombonist: "Journey To The World" – an extremely focused work". JamSphere.
4. ^ "Horn Homey Goes with the "Flow"". DeviceMag.
5. ^ "Video: Giant Banana Ruins Friendship By Sneaking Off to Feed In-N-Out Addiction". Laist.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Talented Musician Accidentally Texts His Wife With Voice Recognition While Playing the Trombone". Laughing Squid.
7. ^ "A New Taste To Jazz And Hip-Hop".
8. ^ a b c "Revolver Premiere: Paul The Trombonist Releases Popcorn Butter Ahead of Album Release - Project Revolver". 1 February 2017.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ "Paul The Trombonist". L.A. Assassins Podcast.
11. ^ "Paul Nowell". Dansr.
12. ^ a b c d e f "Bio". Paul The Trombonist.
13. ^ a b c d e f "INTERVIEW: Paul The Trombonist -". ventsmagazine.com.
14. ^ a b "Paul The Trombonist – Journey To The World - Sleeping Bag Studios". sleepingbagstudios.ca.
15. ^ "Paul The Trombonist". www.facebook.com.
16. ^ "Aretha Franklin's Sideman 'Paul The Trombonist' Releases Debut Album - LATF USA". latfusa.com.
17. ^ "An Interview With Trombonist, PAUL NOWELL On His Newest Collection, 'Journey To The World'". AllAccess Music.

## External links[edit]

* Official Website
* Paul The Trombonist at AllMusic
* Paul The Trombonist discography at Discogs
* Paul The Trombonist at IMDb

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