Paul Meyers Guitarist from Lake Placid, NY

Profile Set List Price Range: $200 - 2000 Gig Length: 20 - 360 minutes What to Expect Professional work! Great music in various styles ( pop, great American Songbook, jazz, Bossa Nova and Latin, classical ) - Paul will also do requested music whenever possible and is eager to work with clients to satisfy their musical needs. Quotes about Pauls work: "one of the most eloquent jazz guitarists since Kenny Burrell" - James Gavin, NY Times - "Paul Meyers is an amazing musician. I have relied on his talents at Lincoln Center, The Met Museum, The Whitney Museum and at many other famous institutions. Aside from being an extremely talented performer, Paul brings a true gentleman’s elegance, a calm and professional outlook with him to the performance space. He is lovely to work with and I always enjoy hearing him and his ensembles for an uplifting evening - Beryl Diamond Chacon, Concert Violinist, Music Programmer, Recording Artist OrionMusicInc.com BerylliumMusic.com BerylDiamondChacon.com BIO: Paul has gained a reputation as one of the top jazz and Brazilian jazz guitarists of our time. Paul toured worldwide for many years with two of the greatest jazz singers ever - Jon Hendricks (since 1993) and Andy Bey (from 1997 to 2008). He is also featured on three of Andy Bey’s CDs, including American Song ( 2002 ), which won the #2nd place Grammy best jazz vocal album of the year. He has performed and recorded with an ever growing list of jazz greats - Geri Allen, Karrin Allyson, Kenny Barron, Bruce Barth, Ron Carter, Eliane Elias, Eddie Gomez, Jovino Santos Neto, Rufus Reid, Claudio Roditi, Annie Ross and Steve Wilson to name just a few. Paul has done a great deal of work as a solo artist - He was the "Bossa Nova Guitarist" at the Rockefeller Center Bar and Grill in NYC for two summers, and in the Adirondacks he played for one summer at the exclusive Lake Placid Lodge as well as New Years Eve. In NY City and upstate NY he has been hired to play hundreds of weddings, parties, corporate events as well as restaurants. He has also recorded 4 solo guitar CDs including Welcome Home (2011), a highly acclaimed CD of all original music. Paul performed in Argentina and the US with vibraphonist Gary Burton, who recorded Paul's tune Panama on his "Reunion" CD with Pat Metheny. He has a number of critically acclaimed CDs including World on a String, a quintet with rising stars Donny McCaslin and Helio Alves, featuring Paul's original compositions and arrangements, and Paul Meyers Quartet featuring Frank Wess, a relaxed straight ahead session with the legendary tenor and flute master. Paul taught jazz guitar, improvisation and coaches jazz and Brazilian ensembles at William Patterson University, New Jersey City University and SUNY Purchase. He also taught at the first year of the Jazz for Teens program at NJPAC in Newark and has given clinics and workshops as far away as Alaska and Argentina.