| "Passionate and articulate, Howard Paul brings his distinct and heartfelt musical prowess to the 7-string stage..." Robert Benedetto |
| Howard Paul grew up in Atlantic City, N.J, and has been playing guitar since the age of four. He was drawn to jazz at 10 years old, eventually working both small and big bands, and performing in clubs, hotels, showrooms and eventually casinos. At seventeen, he joined the Judy Cahill Trio, backing or played opposite artists including Chris Conner, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Ayres, Freddie Cole and Carmen McCrae. He taught music privately and as an adjunct faculty member at Atlantic Community College in Mays Landing, New Jersey from 1978 to 1981. Since moving to Savannah, Georgia in 1991 he has led his own trio and quartet, worked continuously with bassist/jazz legend Ben Tucker, recorded as a studio musician for Manion Music, and performed with the Savannah Symphony Pops Orchestra and the Coastal Jazz All Stars. He is a recurring performer at Savannah Jazz Festival and Savannah Music Festival, and St. Simons Island Jazz in the Park. He is the house guitarist and a band leader at The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, SC, where his band has performed nearly every Monday night since 2003, as well as a dozen weekends a year. His recent recordings with the Sweet Jazz label “Live at the Jazz Corner” series feature artist Ali Ryerson, Ben Tucker, Bobby Ryder, Bill Atwell, and Christian Tamburr. Howard has been a contributing writer to Just Jazz Guitar Magazine, and has co-produced the Benedetto Players in Concert series since 1998. He has performed throughout the United States in guitar duos/clinics with guitarist including Bucky Pizzarelli, Jimmy Bruno, Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins, Joe Beck, Frank Vignola, Craig Wagner and Jerry Sims. Small group performances include club dates with flutist Ali Ryerson, singer Diane Hubka, vibraphonist/drummer Chuck Redd, bassist Phil Flannigan, and piano legend/Grammy winner Bob James. In addition to his music career, Howard serves as President/CEO of Benedetto Guitars Inc. |
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| Howard w/Bob James at The Jazz Corner |
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