Paul Jost Quartet at Jazz at Kitano

Vocalist, musician, arranger and composer Paul Jost brings his special magic back to Jazz at Kitano to introduce 2018. Jost, a Vineland, NJ resident, is an eclectic artist – a vocalist, drummer, arranger and composer -- who performs frequently in New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey along with recent tours in South Korea, Ireland and Germany. All About Jazz magazine captured the appeal of the 4tet in a review: “The quartet glides effortlessly from swing to bebop…Jost’s boppish scatting bristles with the unmistakable energy of in-the-moment improvisation. Jost is an all-rounder; his gravely soul delivery can sound like a cross between singers Otis Redding and Pino Daniele, and he imbues singer John Sebastian’s ‘Daydream’ with the Delta blues...

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Vocalist, musician, arranger and composer Paul Jost brings his special magic back to Jazz at Kitano to introduce 2018. Jost, a Vineland, NJ resident, is an eclectic artist – a vocalist, drummer, arranger and composer -- who performs frequently in New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey along with recent tours in South Korea, Ireland and Germany. All About Jazz magazine captured the appeal of the 4tet in a review: “The quartet glides effortlessly from swing to bebop…Jost’s boppish scatting bristles with the unmistakable energy of in-the-moment improvisation. Jost is an all-rounder; his gravely soul delivery can sound like a cross between singers Otis Redding and Pino Daniele, and he imbues singer John Sebastian’s ‘Daydream’ with the Delta blues. Paul's solo CD Breaking Through (Dot Time Records) continues to receive raves worldwide. And his recent release with the group TJP, "Peace and Love" is taking off. Paul is honored that one of his original songs, “Book Faded Brown”, was recorded by The Band, Rick Danko and Carl Perkins. A fan recently said that Paul "pierced my heart with a loving arrow.” And Peter McLaren in Jazz in Europe reviewed Jost’s recording Breaking Through and said, “Paul Jost has shown that he is a force to be reckoned with and an artist that deserves to be seen on all great festival stages worldwide.”

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