Paul The Trombonist

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]

Paul The Trombonist
Background information
Birth namePaul Nowell
OriginLos Angeles
GenresElectronic, Jazz, big band, Pop, Hip-Hop
Occupation(s)Music producer, composer, trombonist, songwriter, performer
InstrumentsTrombone, keyboards
Years active2007–present
Associated actsArturo Sandoval, Phil Wilson, Seth Macfarlane, Frankie Valli, Aretha Franklin, Bill Watrous, Chico Hamilton
Websitewww.paulthetrombonist.com

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
  1. "Play Your Best: Take a Tip from a Trombone Master". Making Music.
  2. "Paul Nowell". IMDb.
  3. "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.
  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. "Revolver Premiere: Paul The Trombonist Releases Popcorn Butter Ahead of Album Release - Project Revolver". 1 February 2017.
  9. "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. Assasins Podcast.
  11. "Paul Nowell". Dansr.
  12. "Bio". Paul The Trombonist.
  13. "INTERVIEW: Paul The Trombonist -". ventsmagazine.com.
  14. "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.
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