On my recording and most quartet gigs under my own leadership:
Ryan Claunch - piano, Jesse Williams - bass, Dave Mattacks - drums.
The Tim Gearan Band consists of: Tim Gearan - guitar and vocals, Sean Staples - mandolin and vocals, Scott Aruda - trumpet and vocals, me - tenor sax, Lou Ulrich - bass, Chris Anzalone - percussion, and Andy Plaisted - drums.
The Giant Kings include: Chris Cote - vocals, myself - tenor sax and flute, Mark Early - baritone sax, Duke Levine - guitar, Kevin Barry - lap steel and guitar, Marty Ballou - bass, and Andy Plaisted - drums
Jordan Valentine and The Sunday Saints: Jordan Valentine - Lead Vocals; Dennis McCarthy - Drums; Dave Lewis - Guitar; Mirek Kocandrle - Bass; Andrew Malone - Keys; Paul Tomashefsky - Trumpet; Paul Ahlstrand - Baritone Sax; Luke Gosselin - Tenor Sax
As a side man I have performed and/or recorded with:
Alto Reform School, Little Anthony and the Locomotives, Larry Banilow, Bees Deluxe, Jim Belushi, Bleu, Bombay Jim and the Swinging Saphires, Bourbon Princess, Asa Brebner, Dennis Brennan, Nick Brignola, Bart Bryant, Deborah Henson-Conant, Alice Cooper, John Cremona, The Cuban Jazz Project, Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents, Jesse Dee, Deke Dickerson, DJ Baked Potato, Dragonfly, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, The Family Jewels, Chris Fitz, Eddie Floyd, Ruthie Foster, The Four Tops, Ace Frehley, The Funk Brothers, Gato Malo, Tim Gearan, The Giant Kings, Louise Grasmere, Giovanni Gonzalez, Otis Grand, Hollis Greene, Guitarzan, Betty Harris, The Hot Tamale Brass Band, James Houlahan, The Jimmy James Gang, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, David Johnston, William Hut, Bill Janovitz and Crown Victoria, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Jen Kearney and The Lost Onion, Trisha Kelly, The Knot, Shirley Lewis, The Love Dogs, Chris Mann, The Marsels, Steve Mayone, Mighty Sam McClain, Danielle Miraglia, Mojo Slim, Al Monte, James Montgomery, Jen Murzda, Nicole Nelson, Carol Noonan, No Static, Rebecca Parris, Jedidiah Parrish, The Part Time Lovers, Anthony Petraglia and The Rag Man Son Revue, Paulo Perez, Peter Prince, Progzilla, The Dave Rasmussen Jazz Orchestra, The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, Josh Ritter, Annie Royer, The Rudds, Son Seals, The Shout Abouts, The Silver Lining, The Singhs, Melvin Sparks, Anita Suhanin, The Soul Band, Howard Tate, Kate Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Brian Templeton, The Temptations, Jordan Valentine and The Sunday Saints, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Mike Viola, The Voodoo Krewe, The Waitiki Esquival Orchestrotica, Toni Lynn Washington, Mike Welch, Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Mike Williams, Woodpile, Mitch Woods and the Rocket 88s, Phil Woods, The World's Greatest Sinners, Rachael Yamagata and many others.
Etkilendikleri
Cannonball Adderly, Gene Ammons, Beer, Tina Brooks, Ray Charles, Pete Christlieb, George Coleman, John Coltrane, Hank Crawford, King Curtis, Stan Getz, Benny Golson, Dexter Gordon, Steve Grossman, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Henderson, Johnny Hodges, Bobby Keyes, Lee Konitz, Willis Jackson, Illinois Jacquet, Yusef Lateef, Joe Lovano, Warne Marsh, Hank Mobley, James Moody, Fathead Newman, Charlie Parker, Maceo Parker, Art Pepper, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine, Ben Webster, Lester Young.
WINNER OF THE NOISE MAGAZINE'S 2006 READER'S POLL IN THE CATEGORY OF "OTHER INSTRUMENT"
2006 BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEE (OUTSTANDING JAZZ ACT)
"Like a 1950s session for Blue Note, Ahlstrand's The Sunday Hang was recorded in one day, live in Brookline's Rear Window Studios. Six of its eight tunes are Ahlstrand originals, and like a good old-school bandleader he gives plenty of solos to pianist Ryan Claunch and bassist Jesse Williams, and drummer Dave Mattacks gets opportunities for dramatic percussive punctuation. The Dorsey Brothers break-up ballad The Night We Called It a Day is a beautiful highlight, with Ahlstrand's tone and slow, breathy blowing striking the perfect blue notes even cracking a bit with the emotional tenor of the tune." (Ted Drozdowski) - BOSTON PHOENIX
"The Sunday Hang also reintroduces Ahlstrand (ubiquitous sideman to The Rudds, Family Jewels, Ronnie Earl, Gato Malo, Susan Tedeschi, etc etc etc) as a stellar band leader, composer and producer. Well done." (Lexi Kahn) - THE NOISE
"Paul Ahlstrand is a familiar name to Boston music fans. His first class tenor sax work and lush horn arrangements behind Toni Lynn Washington's work first brought his horn to our ears. From there, Ahlstrand could be heard on every jazz or blues bandstand. This CD now provides Ahlstrand's tenor the opportunity to be the voice. Nothing satisfies more than your classic jazz quartet done right. And Ahlstrand's got it on CD right." (Art Tipaldi) - METRONOME
"Brother Paul, sounds like it came from a store. Sho Nuff." (Bird Taylor)
GEAR: Tenor: King Super 20 Silversonic (388,xxx), Berg Larsen stainless steel 120/1/M, Roberto's Winds 3 1/2 Hard.
Alto: King Super 20 (287,xxx) w/ sterling neck and mother of pearl side keys, Berg Larsen hard rubber 95/1/M, Vandoren Java 3
DISCOGRAPHY:
Paul Ahlstrand - The Sunday Hang (tenor sax, compositons and arrangements)
The Boston Blues Festival - A Beanpot of Songs (tenor sax)
Bleu - A Watched Pot (tenor sax)
Bleu - four/AWP ep (tenor sax)
Bart Bryant - Feel Thing (tenor sax)
The Bramble Jam - Move Your Boots (tenor and baritone sax)
George W. Carroll - Moments of Love (tenor sax)
Frank Ciampi - A Cat, A Desk, A Pickle And The Single Mom (clarinet)
Jason Crigler - The Music of Jason Crigler (tenor and alto sax)
Jesse Dee - Bitter-Sweet Batch (baritone sax)
Jesse Dee - The Studi0 247 Christmas Complication (baritone sax)
Allen Devine - Poportunity (tenor sax)
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - Language Of The Soul (tenor sax)
The Family Jewels - Saturday Night (tenor sax)
The Chris Fitz Band - This Is My Church (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Eddie Floyd - Eddie Loves You So (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Ad Frank & The Fast Easy Women - Your Secrets Are My Secrets Now (alto and tenor sax)
Tim Gearan - No Remedy (tenor sax)
Giovanni Gonzalez - Lugares Altos (tenor sax)
Louise Grasmere - No Detour Ahead (tenor sax)
Hollis Greene - The Brand New Second Hand (tenor sax)
James Houlahan - Seven Years Now (baritone sax)
Identity Theft - Identity Theft (tenor sax)
The Jimmy James Gang - Welcome To The Real World (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
David Johnston - 00001 (alto and tenor sax)
Trisha Kelly - Keep On Movin' (tenor sax, alto sax and horn arrangements)
The Love Dogs - Heavy Petting (tenor sax and alto sax)
Mighty Sam McClain - Joy And Pain (Live In Europe) (tenor sax)
Herman Miller Tempo Of Life Soundtrack (tenor sax, composition and arrangement)
Mission Of Blues - Mission Of Blues (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
The Al Monti Blues Band - Sure Glad (tenor sax)
Mandy Moore - Amanda Leigh (tenor sax, baritone sax, string and woodwind arrangements)
Jen Murdza - Reboundin' (tenor sax)
Jen Murdza - Good Little Worker Bees (baritone sax, clarinet)
Nicole Nelson - EP (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Nicole Nelson - Live (tenor sax)
The Dave Rassmussen Jazz Orchestra - Autumn Leaves (tenor sax)
The Rudds - Get The Femuline Hang On (tenor sax)
Glen Shambroom - Make Way For Snappy (tenor sax)
The Silver Lining - Everyday?Someday (tenor sax)
The Singhs - Supersaturated (tenor sax)
Gene Stamell - A Little Too Long (tenor sax)
Stick People - Six Groovy Songs (tenor sax)
Susan Tedeschi - Wait For Me (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Violette - Innervoice (baritone sax)
Toni Lynn Washington - Blues At Midnight (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Toni Lynn Washington - Good Things (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Toni Lynn Washington - Favorite Flower (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Toni Lynn Washington - Its My Turn Now (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Mike Welch - Catch Me (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Michael Williams - Late Night Walk (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Woodpile - Happy Pills (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Ben Willmott - Rich With Love (tenor sax)
Various Artists - Blues Women Today (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Various Artists - Celebration of the Blues: The New Breed (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Various Artists - Respond Vol. 2 (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Various Artists - Sophisticated Swing Vol. 1 (tenor sax and horn arrangements)
Soon to be released: a new jazz CD by Anthony Geraci (tenor and baritone sax), a Rachael Yamagata track for a soon to be released compilation disc (strings and woodwinds arrangements), a rockish disc by John Cremona (tenor sax solos), Gato Malo live in Las Vegas (tenor sax and horn arrangements) , Suzanna Liminga's next disc (baritone sax), a collaborative venture by a few singer songwriter types called "The Winter Hill Sessions" (tenor sax), a CD by Norwegian singer songwriter William Hut (tenor sax and clarinet) , an upcoming release by Chris Mann on Sony (tenor sax and horn arrangements), a couple of tracks for Beth Jean (string and woodwond arrangements), A New Steve Mayone CD (tenor sax) and a Dominican merengue CD by Paulo Perez (tenor sax) and a disc by Jenny Dee and The Deelinquints (tenor sax, baritone sax and string arrangements).
Wishin' You An Amazin' Nite..and thinkin' today of..WOW 40yrs its been since an inspiring weekend of lust,love,sex and rock n' roll..feelin' blessed to live next to this piece of history, bethel woods till this day holds some amazin' concerts in the area~~~The most famous of the Sixties rock festivals was Woodstock music and art fair. It was held on farm property in Bethel New York on August 15-17th 1969 (Woodstock 69). Three Days of peace and music would come to define a generation.Festival organizers decided on the title Woodstock because it was where folksinger Bob Dylan and many other musicians lived in New York~~
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