Paul Gonzales

PAUL GONZALES' music career began when he became the trumpet soloist with the Army Showband of New England, in 1985. After moving back to Albuquerque, he was one of the founding members of Salsa Suite, and played with Salsa Maria and Caribe. In 1991, Paul & Steve Figueroa formed the Jazz/Afro-Cuban group, Tetragon. In 1994, Paul joined Cesar Bauvallet's Cuban-styled Salsa band, Son Como Son. He played with Ottmar Liebert's group during 2000, playing Jazz festivals from Seattle to the West Indies. In 2003, Paul Gonzales recorded his first album, "Warm Valley". Paul has also recorded 2 CDs with Son Como Son, "Aqui no falta mas nadie" and "Corazon" (which was in Latin Beat Magazine's top 10 recordings of 2004). He also appears on Ottmar Liebert's platinum selling recording, "Little Wing", and Frank Leto's new CD, "Celebrations". Currently, Paul performs with Tetragon, Son Como Son, Tradiciones, Calle 66, Pandemonium, and Sparx. He is a Jazz D.J. on KUNM-FM and teaches Trumpet lessons & Jazz Improvisation. Paul is now the adjunct trumpet teacher at Northern New Mexico College and has just joined the jazz education staff at the Outpost Performance Space. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)