Paul Tynan

I have a few special gigs coming up that I am very excited to tell you about. First off on Wednesday, October 29 I am playing with the great drummer Peter Erskine at St. Francis Xavier University, secondly I will be presenting a masterclass and working with the students at Kent State University on Nov. 13th/14th. On the evening of the 13th I’ll be playing a concert with those students too. As an added bonus I’ll be teaming up with my old friends Bobby Selvaggio and Ashley Summers for a hit at the Bop Stop in Cleveland, Ohio on Nov 14th.

Some neat things on the horizon. I picked up a SD systems microphone the LCM77f. I am officially endorsing theses mics now. YAY! I just found out that the latest BiCoastal Collective recording, Chapter Four, received a nomination from Music Nova Scotia for their Jazz Recording of the Year category. Also YAY!  And, I am plying my first real gig on saxophone. Maybe YAY (I’ll let you know)!

The next few weeks (July 22-Aug 4) I’ll be playing in NYC, with a few hits in West Virginia, with some of my oldest jazz friends in the New York/Stockholm Jazz Collective. I don’t get to the City as much as I used to and I am really looking forward to it. On this band are two guys I cut my teeth with; NY based Drummer Joe Abba, and Stockholm based guitarist Fredrik Olsson. Also on the band are NY based musicians;  tenor player Sean Nowell and Bassist Lars Ekman and Stockholm based pianist, Leo Lindberg.  Well be playing some of NY’s most well known jazz venues, including Smalls and the 55 Bar (all the dates are listed Here).  The music is original and fresh, but still steeped in the tradition. This is gonna be a blast!

Today is the day! BiCoastal Collective: Chapter Four is officially released. You can get copies from Aaron Lington or I. You can also get copies from Origin Arts or iTunes. 

It’s getting great coast to coast radio airplay too – Call your local jazz station and request it!

Very happy to announce the arrival of my new album, BiCoastal Collective: Chapter Four! This the fourth installment of the music that Aaron Lington and I have produced since 2008. We are still riding high on our recent win of “Jazz Record of the Year” from the East Coast Music Association, and we are once again proud to present to you our original music on this most recent CD.

This is a “soul jazz” record and features the Hammond B3. Musicians are:

Me – trumpet/flugelhorn
Aaron Lington – baritone saxophone
Tony Genge – Hammond B3
Jake Hanlon – guitar
Terry O’Mahoney – drums

This recording is not yet available commercially (it will be on May 20th), but you can order it directly from Aaron or myself from now until the end of May. Just send Aaron or I a personal message with your mailing address, and we’ll send you a copy of our newest CD for $15 which includes shipping.

Of course, you are welcome to request copies of Bicoastal Collective Chapters 1-3 as well! Just let us know!

This is an extra special milestone for me personally – It’s my tenth recording as a Leader or Co-leader. I wanted to have ten released by the time I was 40 and I made it happen.

The ECMA jazz showcase was fantastic. Lots of creative, groove filled ear candy. The hang was tremendous; Old friends, new friends, past and present students. Thanks to all the bands (Jeri Brown, The Chronos Band, Teresa Doyle, Breagh MacKinnon, and Les Païens) for creating such a good evening. Thanks to Dan Rowswell and Doug Millington for keeping everything rolling too! Only thing that could of made it even sweeter would of been the presence of my co-conspirator, Aaron Lington. The ECMA Jazz recording of the year award for BC3 is just as much his as it is mine. Needless to say I am honoured to be included among the long list of past winners of this award. I need to thank the band that made the music tick too; Ashley Summers (bs), Corey Christiansen (gtr), Jon Deitemyer (dr), and Dan Murphy (rhds).

It’s always a treat to play in northern California. On March 28 the BiCoastal Collective played to a packed house at the San Jose Jazz Society’s concert series.  We had a great interactive audience and Marcus Wolfe, (my great friend and a great tenor player) joined us on my composition “TGOK”. The Collective recorded “TGOK” on BC3, but Marcus and I recorded that perviously on my first record back in 1999. Thinking back it had been about 15 years since we had last played that tune together. Fun times. The day before (March 27) I was a soloist with the San Jose State University Jazz Orchestra. The SJSU band was really happening; they did my music justice. It’s always inspiring to hear young cats play so well.  The summer season is starting to pick up already. I guess there is no rest for the wicked.

Very happy to report that my 8th recording, BiCoastal Collective: Chapter Three, was awarded an ECMA nomination! I’ll also be playing a showcase at the Conference in Charlottetown on April 4th at the Jazz Stage.

Special thanks to my co-leader, Aaron Lington, and the sidemen (sidewoman!) on the album, Corey Christiansen, Jon Deitemyer,Ashley Summers Baker, and Daniel G. Murphy for their superior musicianship! So excited and honoured!

My new recording is released today! Autumn Song is available at these locations, iTunes, CDbaby or you can order a physical copy. There are only 80 physical copies available for sale. Each is signed and has a print run number. Enjoy!

Very excited to announce my new recording, Autumn Song, will be released on Armored Records in February. It’s a duo with guitarist Jake Hanlon. Jake and I have been playing together in various formats for over a decade and figured it was time to do a project like this. The recording features new compositions, free improvisations and the great classic “The Night We Called It A Day”. The recording will be available as a digital download from Itunes and CDbaby. A very limited number of physical recordings will be available too; each copy will be a numbered and signed print featuring the photography of Eli Tynan.