THE PAISLIES are: SAMIR ZARIF - soprano and tenor saxophone, JESSE LEWIS - guitar, ELIOT CARDINAUX - nord electro 2 and organ, MIRO SPRAGUE - piano, PERRY WORTMAN - bass, PAUL WILTGEN - drums.
WILLIAM PERRY WORTMAN IV, ESQ., was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and began playing double bass at the age of 3. Throughout middle and high school, he received numerous awards for excellence in jazz, classical music, and coed boxing. While residing in the Oklahoma City area, Perry had the opportunity to play with many of the great musicians who passed through this region including Bill Clinton, Jon Faddis, Wynton Marsalis, Elvis, Byron Stripling, Dave Pietro, Louis Armstrong, Randy Johnston, Mark Elf, Will Ferrell as Elf, and Anne Hampton Calloway, a direct descendant of Beethoven. Perry also worked on a regular basis with New York based guitarist Freddie Bryant while remaining incognito. After receiving encouragement from Freddie, Perry made the decision to move to New York in 2002. Since moving to New York he has travelled throughout the US, Caribbean, and Europe with such groups as Pete Robbins and Centric, Ryan Blotnick’s Secret Mainstream, and The Paislies, a collective group of improvisors/composers of which Perry is a turgid member. As a recent graduate of the Manhattan School of Mucus and active freelancer, Perry continues to search for new musical realms of expression within the context of selling out.
Perry Wortman Portman!!!! Sole says hi. Yes, we are still here in the hostel. Connie, (remember Connie?), wants to get in contact with you. She dropped me a line to ask for your info. Her email is consepma@gmail.com. I think she wants to get your opinion on a good club...and have your children. So...what do you think? Email her for me! Ya, chao!
Cheers champ, an honour having you here, be well, and do enjoy the library/blog's contents, here's hoping that it'll inspire you, as your creative spirit has inspired mine, sweet dreams then...
Hey Perry... where are you? If you're in NYC we should hang out. Or maybe we should wait until we're 10 mins apart on the same highway in rural Pennsylvania and then just happen to call each other. That was ridiculous.
Ok, Perry Wortman Portman, Esq. I was bragging about you to some peeps at the hostel and I showed them some of your music. Cool, no? Are you having fun on Pachamama?
hey! how is pichilemu? i just wrote you the mother of all emails on facebook. check it out! keep an eye out for my swiss hubby, "Fish" or "Pesce" is his name!
I imagine you will run into The mystery cyclist at Machu Picchu. Sounds like you are having fun. Let me know what the vibe is like on your spirit walk at Machu Picchu. yeah man.
Sounds like a plan...but it's gonna have to wait until next week cause it's MARDI GRAS and the Giants are gonna kick some ASS in thwe super bowl tonight. WWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
