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PAUL PERESS

THE PAUL PERESS PROJECT

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ST KITTS MUSIC FEST 2005
Paul Peress, Anthony Jackson, Mo Pleasure, Sal G, Vana Gierig
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ST KITTS MUSIC FEST
Paul Peress, Anthony Jackson, Mo Pleasure, Sal G, Vana Gierig
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NYC-based drummer, bandleader, producer, composer...

"A MUST SEE ARTIST AND MASTER DRUMMER"
The Los Angeles Times

"UN GRAN TALENTO"
El Vocero de Puerto Rico

"PERESS PUSHES THE BOUNDARY OF CONTEMPORARY RADIO"
Guitar World

Festival headliner appearances include:
The Heineken Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, BET's Jazz St. Lucia, The St. Kitts Music Festival, Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival, Puerto Rico's Internacional Festival de Jazz Latino, and throughout the Caribbean, Canada, and the US. His band's 2002 St. Lucia Music Festival performance ran on BET's television series, "Jazz in the Sun".

Peress has produced 4 CD's as a solo artist:
"Then Again" (2006), "Awakening" (2002), "The Next Step - Live at Chaz & Wilson's" (1997), "Double Exposure" (1990)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/5/2007
Band Website: WWW.PAULPERESS.COM
Band Members:

These great East and West coast musicians work with my band:

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VOCALS:
Brenda Russell, Phil Perry, Claudette Sierra, Lee Williams, Tommy McDonnell

KEYS:
Adam Holzman, Arturo O'Farrill, Dan Siegel, Edsel Gomez, Frank Martin, Helio Alves, Mitch Foreman, Morris Pleasure, Oriente Lopez, Otmaro Ruiz, Russell Ferrante, Scott Healy, Steve Wiengart

SAX:
Tom Scott, Jimmy Heath, Michael Paulo, Gary Meek, Brandon Fields, Aaron Heick, Bob Malach, Bob Sheppard, Doug Webb, David Mann, Justo Almario, Lou Marini, Sal Giorgianni

BASS:
Abraham Laboriel, Anthony Jackson, Brian Bromberg, Jimmy Haslip, Jimmy Johnson, Kai Eckhardt, Lincoln Goines, Mark Egan, Matthew Garrison, Melvin Davis, Ric Fierabracci, Ruben Rodriguez, Tom Barney, Will Lee, Chris Tarry, Wilbur Bascomb

TRUMPET:
Lew Soloff, Michael Mossman, Jim Rotondi, James Zollar

GUITAR:
Jeff Golub, John Tropea, Pat Kelley, Mark Whitfield, Vic Juris, Glenn Alexander, Rick Zuniger, Jeff Mironov, Jay Azzolina

Influences:

The Beatles, Stuff, Marco Mendoza Trio, Sixun, Me'Shell Ndeg..Ocello, EWF, Jethro Tull, Caravan, Steve Gadd, John Tropea, Duke Ellington, MJQ, Billy Cobham, Chicago, The Yellowjackets, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, The James Gang, Peter Frampton, Chic Corea, Jackson 5, Shaggy, Othello Molineaux, Joyce, Michael Brecker, Cal Tjader, Djavan...


Sounds Like: PAUL PERESS
Record Label: Next Step Music

Type of Label: Indie