SALLY FRIEDMAN, For the Courier-Post When he was a kid growing up in a home with his mother, grandmother and aunt, after his father left the family, Paul Jost found solace and comfort in music. When the world looked bleak, he turned to his drums and guitar, and somehow, the clouds would lift. By 6, he was playing piano, and soon was on to drums. By age 12, he was playing professionally. “Music was definitely always an emotional outlet for […]
Jazz It Up Productions has announced the launch of a new series of entertainment events throughout the Philadelphia region starting with JAZZ IT UP LIVE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE AT BAR VOLVÉR STARRING PAUL JOST. The BAR VOLVÉR New Year’s Eve Soiree opens with Jost from 9 to 11 p.m., followed by dancing to dj music from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Included in the $150 per person evening is an open bar with premium spirits and select beer and […]
At age 61, Vineland native gets record deal as vocalist By VINCENT JACKSON, Staff Writer Paul Jost accomplished many things during his adult life making a living through music. The 61-year-old Vineland native was the musical director at the Golden Nugget, served as a teacher at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and had a song recorded by The Band and Carl Perkins. Jost has performed or recorded with artists including Billy Eckstine, Dr. John and Ann Hampton Calloway. […]
By CHRIS M. SLAWECKI, – Published: October 15, 2014 | Even for a musician who has been playing and singing since age six, Paul Jost has just come through one exceptional year. First, he released his debut with The Jost Project, Can’t Find My Way Home (2013, Dot.Time Records), featuring the leader on vocals, harmonica and guitar, with drummer Charlie Patierno, double bassist Kevin MacConnell and Tony Miceli on vibes. On Can’t Find My Way Home, Jost remakes and remodels several classics from 1960s/’70s pop and rock FM radio playlists into genuinely inventive jazz—and […]
By Esther Berlanga-Ryan The thing about vocal jazz is that very few have actually been able to fully make themselves blend with the magnificent improvisation happening around them and with them. And of course that has only happened when the vocalist is pure improvisation as well. What does this really mean? To become, and to fully be and never cease to be, to live where the notes do not exist yet, to feel the rhythm beyond its natural course – […]
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Philadelphia, PA (April 24, 2014) — Dot Time Records is pleased to announce the release of “Breaking Through,” the first solo CD of the multi-talented musician/vocalist and arranger, Paul Jost. With this release, Paul breaks through traditional boundaries and conventions by producing a unique and innovative recording. While the majority of songs are jazz standards, there is nothing standard about them. Paul has been heard on countless recordings over the years but on “Breaking Through”, this multi-faceted artist, who plays […]
