Anyone that makes music that moves me. Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Miles, Trane, Bird, Prez, Dizzy, Dexter Gordon, Shirley Horn, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Eric Lewis, Rachel Panay, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Debussy, Ravel, Prokofiev, Howard Hansen, Aaron Copland, J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven, Bartok, Benjamin Britten, Mahler, Sibelius, William Grant Still, Richard Strauss, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Frank Bridge, John Corigliano, George Butterworth, James Brown, Chic, Parliament, Bootsy Collins, Bob Marley.
Sounds Like
Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Rufus Reid, Buster Williams, Sam Jones
Paul Beaudry, a San Francisco native, is a bassist, composer, producer, and educator. Starting out his musical studies at age 5 on piano and age 8 on drums, he continued playing piano and drums until he took up electric bass at age 18 and acoustic bass 2 years later. A self-taught composer and producer he began writing and recording his own music at age 16, and wrote his first piece for orchestra at age 19.
Currently living in New York City he holds a B.M. in Classical Composition from Berklee College of Music and a M.A. in Jazz Performance from Queens College. He has studied bass primarily with John Clayton, Rufus Reid, and Buster Williams and is influenced by their playing as well as the greats Ray Brown, Ron Carter, and Paul Chambers. Working mostly in the jazz idiom Paul has performed and toured in bands all over the world led by many famous musicians such as: Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon, Antonio Hart, Charlie Persip, Winard Harper, Dena DeRose, Allan Harris, Cynthia Scott, Eric Lewis, and Miles Griffith. He has also performed in concerts or on recordings with such greats as: Clark Terry, Jimmy Cobb, Frank Wess, Cecil Bridgewater, Eddie Henderson, Mike Longo, Roy Hargrove, Billy Harper, Dave Valentine, Don Braden, Wess Anderson, Billy Pierce, Gary Thomas, Cyrus Chestnut, Bruce Barth, Steve Slagle, Ron Blake, Joel Frahm, and many others. He has also been a pioneer in world music being a producer, performer, and strong component of the new Haitian Jazz movement in New York which has now reached a worldwide audience. A committed educator, Mr. Beaudry teaches at the Teacher's College at Columbia University and Hunter College both in New York City.
hey Paul!! good to hear form you! I promise I'll be listening to your music when I'll get back to NY.. sorry my connection is bad, but thanks so much for letting me know!
I hope you're having a great time and good luck with your concerts!!!
Ciao Paul!! thanks again for cheking my myspace page...in my haouse the internet connection is still slow.. I'll leastin to your music soon!! Have great concerts!!! ele
Just making sure we are on for my ALL IN THE PUDDIN' Concert at the Nuyorican on June 6th. A little changing of the guards..... Onaje Allan Gumbs will play piano and Gregg Buford will be on drums.
