*** The usual suspects ***
Jem Sassoon,
Dave Walsh,
Iain Dixon,
Les Chisnall,
Mike Walker,
Jake Newman,
Andy Schofield,
Suzanne Higgins,
Ollie Collins,
Pete Turner,
Gary Culshaw,
Paul Kilvington,
Dave Greene
Influences
Gospel:
Love & Joy Choir,
Andrae Crouch,
Fred Hammond,
Commissioned,
The Winans,
The Hawkins Family,
Brownsville,
Israel Houghton,
O'Landa Draper,
Hez,
Take 6,
Kirk Franklin ***
Jazz:
Tony Bennett,
Nancy Wilson,
Frank Sinatra,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Blossom Dearie,
Ray Charles,
Nat King Cole,
Jimmy Witherspoon,
Little Jimmy Scott,
Cannonball Adderley,
John Coltrane,
Charlie Parker,
Stan Getz,
Ben Webster,
Dave Edge ***
Other:
Donny Hathaway,
Stevie Wonder,
James Taylor,
Michael McDonald
Paul started singing 'just for fun' when he became a Christian at 17. Joining the church gospel choir to make up the numbers he soon found out it was going to change his life for good. His love for gospel music grew and grew and to this day he has never really left his beloved Love & Joy Gospel Choir.
Since turning professional he now also applies his natural feel for lyric and melody to mainstream/easy listening, jazz and blues. Those who can really communicate a song on a personal level are very few. It's a special thing and Paul has it, that ability to convey a song and its message. On-stage he has charm, candour and a refreshingly real way of interacting with the audience.
Paul now releases his debut album ..Come Sunday.. and introduces himself as one of the great male vocal finds of 2007. Depth, clarity and integrity, all these are evident in the first few lines of an album that has sublime quality in all of its 17 tracks. With a style and quality that are his and his alone, truly stunning performances are also given by Les Chisnall (piano) and Iain Dixon (reeds/arrangerproducer).
This album is a must have for the listener and programmer alike. Available as a download from itunes, napster, rhapsody, connect and musicnet. Purchase the CD at:
I caught you and your band's performance in St Anne's square on Saturday as part of the Manchester Jazz Festival, and I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed it! Nice work.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 7:30PM 606 Club 90 Lots Road, Chelsea, London SW10 www.606club.co.uk +44 (0)20 7352 5953
The Janette Mason Trio - with an acoustic lineup featuring Asaf Sirkis on Drums and Dudley Phillips on Bass, plus special guests. Not to be missed!!
(Look…I know it’s a Wednesday night…come straight from work and have a few drinks. It would be great to see you!!)
Happy New Year!!!!
Janette
Alien Left Hand -- What the critics say:
“…an album fizzing with fresh ideas and delights, an exhilarating musical journey .. with brilliantly original writing and inspired playing…” -- Helen Mayhew
"At last a follow up to Janette Mason's sparkling debut as leader. Alien Left Hand ....was well worth the wait…” Production **** Performance**** -- BBC Music Magazine
"Every track from the rhythmic ‘NY Cab Ride’ and restless ‘4 Wheel Drive’ to the brooding ‘Mae’s Song’ has a terrific hook but it’s the way Mason switches tempo and moods that makes ALH great fun." -- Diva Magazine
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yo big man, hows it goin?? just listened to your bbc thing, sound good! you should get your band back to lighthouse again!!! by the way why is michael in your top friends and im not???:O see you soon
Hiya Paul, I see you haven't been on line for a while, I hope ur are well, I hear you had a good evening dat other day at Lulu's (lol) Look forward to coming down in June God Willing.
Happy new year! Yeah, Take That tour was great, I want to do it everyday! Hope to do some more playing with you this year! How's the diet going? I'm trying to detox for a week, but stuggling actually starting!! Hope your well. See you soon.
