Paul Peress
Paul Peress | |
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Born | New York, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, Latin jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer, fiction writer |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1988–present |
Website | paulperess |
Paul Peress is an American drummer, composer, and record producer.
Career
Peress grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. He started on violin when he was six years old, then played trumpet when he was twelve. His family moved after his father,
Appearances
The Paul Peress Project–with Peress as Music Director/Drummer–has been the backing band for
Songwriting
Peress has co-written songs with Grammy winners Brenda Russell, Bill Champlin, & Deniece Williams.[4]
Productions
Lincoln Center: Guy Davis, Michael Hill, and Paul Ossola were featured in a "Routes of the Blues" concert at Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, demonstrating the history of the blues.[6]
Merkin Concert Hall: Peress was commissioned by Donald Maggin in 2007 to co-produce a concert titled "Jazz, The Religious Roots". It featured
Concert for Haiti: Peress performed at the
Personal life
His sister, singer and pianist Anika Paris, wrote Making Your Mark in Music about performing.[11] His aunt, Jane Velez-Mitchell, wrote about addiction in iWant.[12]
Discography
- 2002 Awakening
- 2006 Then Again
- 2010 Can't Let Go
- 2021 Falling Awake
References
- ^ "Paul Peress Bio". Paul Peress. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "New York; leasing, sales prevail in midtown, while apartment construction heats up". June 1995.
- ^ [1] Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2018 Champlin Williams Friestedt – 10 Miles". Session Times. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "SPARE TIMES". New York Times. 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "TWI-NY, This Week In New York". Twi-ny.com. 2003-09-12. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ [2] Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Onstage with Deniece Williams". Storify.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana". Archive.is. Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "Special Events at Palace Resorts". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ISBN 978-1-4584-7127-7. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-7573-9608-3. Retrieved 30 October 2017.