Paul Bryan (musician)
Paul Bryan | |
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Jazz | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Partner(s) | Emily Procter (2008–present) |
| Website | www |
Paul Bryan (born April 13, 1967) is an American music producer, arranger, songwriter, and bassist.
Biography
Music production and arranging
Bryan produced four albums by singer-songwriter
Bryan wrote the string and woodwind arrangements for Nina Nastasia's critically acclaimed album Outlaster (Fat Cat Records, 2010).
Touring and session work
Bryan is a longtime member and bassist of Aimee Mann's touring band. He toured with Lucinda Williams in 2006 and Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint in 2007,[5] also appearing that same year on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as backup to singer-songwriter Nick Lowe.[6]
Bryan toured in 2017 and 2018 as a member of jazz guitarist Jeff Parker's New Breed band and as a bassist and singer with Rufus Wainwright's All These Poses Tour in 2018 and 2019. He is also a member of Gerry Leonard's Spooky Ghost.
Bryan has recorded with artists Sam Phillips, Norah Jones, Billy Preston, Ann Peebles, Irma Thomas and Mavis Staples.[7]
Solo work
Bryan also released a solo album of lyric driven songs Handcuff King (The Bats Is Happy Records, 2004).[8]
Bryan's 2020 self-release Cri$el Gems is a progressive jazz album co-produced by Jeff Parker of Tortoise.
In 2021 Bryan released A Better Ghost. A collaboration with saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi of Twin Talk and drummer/composer Jeremy Cunningham. Downbeat Magazine gave the album 4 stars calling it, 'A moodily poetic and genre-bending jewel.' Mojo magazine also gave the record 4 stars calling it 'a less-is-more triumph'.
Songwriting
He frequently writes with songwriter Aimee Mann and is said to be co-authoring a musical based on Mann's 2007 concept album The Forgotten Arm.
Grammy Award
Bryan received a 2017 Grammy as producer of Aimee Mann's Mental Illness, which won for Best Folk Record.
Personal life
Bryan has been in a relationship with actress Emily Procter since 2008. On December 8, 2010, Procter gave birth to their daughter. Philippa Frances (called "Pippa").[9]
Discography
Solo albums
- 2003: Handcuff King (The Bats Is Happy)
- 2020: Cri$el Gems (self release)
- 2021: Dustin Laurenzi, Jeremy Cunningham, Paul Bryan – A Better Ghost (Northern Spy)
With Aimee Mann
- 2004: SuperEgo) CD, DVD – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- 2005: The Forgotten Arm (V2) – bass, backing vocals
- 2006: SuperEgo) – producer, bass
- 2008: SuperEgo) – producer, bass, backing vocals, horn arrangements
- 2012: SuperEgo) – producer, bass, mellotron, backing vocals
- 2017: SuperEgo) – producer, arranger, conductor, bass, vocals
As producer
- 1997: Carol Noonan Band – The Only Witness (Philo)
- 2000: Dennis Brennan – Rule No. 1 (Esca)
- 2001: Tess Wiley – Rainy Day Assembly (Effanel Music)
- 2002: Grey Eye Glances – A Little Voodoo (Sojourn Hill)
- 2002: Gerry Leonard – The Light Machine (Indie)
- 2004: Kenny White – Symphony in 16 Bars (Wildflower)
- 2006: Aimee Mann – One More Drifter In The Snow (Super Ego)
- 2008: Aimee Mann – @#%&*! Smilers (Super Ego)
- 2009: Grant Lee Phillips– Little Moon (YepRoc)
- 2009: Amy Correia – You Go Your Way (Indie)
- 2010: Nina Nastasia – Outlaster (Fat Cat)
- 2011: Gaby Moreno – Illustrated Songs (Indie)
- 2012: Aimee Mann – Charmer (Super Ego)
- 2012: Lindsay Fuller – You Anniversary (ATO)
- 2012: Tanita Tikaram – Can't Go Back (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
- 2014: The Both – The Both (SuperEgo)
- 2016: Jeff Parker – The New Breed (International Anthem)
- 2016: Jenny Gillespie – Cure for Dreaming (Narooma)
- 2016 Glen Phillips Swallowed by the New (Umami Music)
- 2016: Matt Mayhall – Tropes (Skirl)
- 2017: Aimee Mann – Mental Illness (Super Ego)
- 2020: Jeff Parker – Suite For Max Brown (International Anthem)
- 2020: Jeremy Cunningham – The Weather Up There (Northern Spy)
- 2020: Matt Mayhall – Fanatics (Self Release)
- 2020: Josh Johnson – Freedom Exercise (Northern Spy)
- 2020: Typical Sisters – Love Beam mixed by
- 2021: Aimee Mann – Queens Of The Summer Hotel (Super Ego)
- 2021: Bright Lights[10]
Also appears on
- 1992: Duke Levine – Nobody's Home (Daring) – bass
- 1993: Albert Washington – Step It Up and Go (Iris Musique) – bass
- 1994: Duke Levine – Country Soul Guitar (Daring) – bass
- 1994: Jennifer Trynin – Cockamamie(Warner Bros.) – bass
- 1995: Mighty Sam McClain – Keep on Movin' (Audioquest) – bass
- 1999: Merrie Amsterburg – Season Of Rain (Zoë) – bass
- 1999: Catie Curtis – A Crash Course in Roses (Rykodisc) – organ, djembe, shaker, percussion, bass
- 2000: Merrie Amsterburg – Little Steps (Zoë) – bass, synthesizer, congas)
- 2000: Dennis Brennan – Rule No. 1 (Esca) – vocals, piano, chamberlin, percussion, bass, organ, horn arrangements, Optigan
- 2002: Dan Zanes and friends – Night Time! (Festival Five) – bass
- 2004: Eugene Ruffolo – The Hardest Easy (k5Oats Music) – bass
- 2005: Bettye LaVette – I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (ANTI-) – bass
- 2005: Susan Tedeschi – Hope and Desire (Verve Forecast) – bass
- 2005: Martha Wainwright – Martha Wainwright (Zoë) – bass, keyboards
- 2006: Norah Jones – Not Too Late (Blue Note) – keyboards on track 3, "The Sun Doesn't Like You"
- 2008: Kathleen Edwards – Asking for Flowers (Zoë) – bass
- 2009: Sam Phillips – Don't Do Anything (Indie) – bass
- 2010: Nina Nastasia – Outlaster (FatCat) – bass, string arrangements
- 2014: Jessica Fichot]l – Dear Shanghai (self-released) – Chamberlin, Mellotron
- 2016: Peter Wolf – A Cure for Loneliness (Concord) – bass on track 4, "How Do You Know"
References
- ^ "Paul Bryan". Paulbryan.us. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ "Aimee Mann". Aimee Mann. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ "A Deep Conversation with Glen Phillips". www.independent.com. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ "The New Breed, by Jeff Parker". International Anthem. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ "Elvis Costello en Terral 2007". YouTube. 2007-07-16. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-08-11.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Paul Bryan". Paulbryan.us. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- ^ [1] Archived October 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Carita Rizzo (2010-01-20). "Exclusive: CSI: Miami's Emily Procter Welcomes a Baby Girl". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ "Susanna Hoffs - Bright Lights". Review Online. December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
External links
- official website
- Paul Bryan at AllMusic
- Paul Bryan discography at Discogs
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