I met Paul Tynan in Denton, Texas over 20 years ago. He wrote great bass trombone parts for our college lab band, so I immediately liked him. I was thrilled when he became an Edwards artist and happier still when he invited me to be part of the Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Five project a few...
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Paul is presently a Full Professor of Music at St. Francis Xavier University where he teaches jazz trumpet, jazz history, and arranging. He also co-leads the “Bicoastal Collective”, with Grammy-winning saxophonist Aaron Lington. The ensemble is dedicated to performing new jazz composition across North America. Paul has released ten recordings as a leader/co-leader on the...
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We recently posted the first video in a series featuring Christan and Paul Tynan in a fitting session. In part two, they work on matching the tuning slide to the valves and leadpipe. Part three is coming soon.
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The fear of the unknown can keep us from trying new things. I can remember worrying about algebra when I got to high school. I’d heard so many people complain about it that I was sure it was going to destroy me, but it didn’t. My son is afraid of new vegetables. The first time...
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Edwards trumpet artist Paul Tynan has recently completed his second album with Aaron Lington. From the record label: “The brainchild of Nova Scotia-based trumpeter Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington from the San Francisco Bay Area, the Bicoastal Collective is a select grouping of musicians from across the U.S. and Canada. Chapter Two finds...
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Paul Tynan released Bicoastal Collective: Chapter One on OA2 Records on February 17. He co-led this project with baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington. Order it from Amazon.com The brainchild of Nova Scotia-based trumpeter Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington from the San Francisco Bay Area, the Bicoastal Collective is a select grouping of musicians from...
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We’re getting ready to head to San Antonio (although some of us are already there) and are looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting many new ones. Once again, we’ll have Leonard Candelaria, Paul Tynan, and Bill Takacs helping out with the trumpets. Chris Branagan, Christan Griego, and Joshua Brown will be working with...
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Paul Tynan Will be on the road with Bobby’ Selvaggio’s quintet. He will be performing music from Bobby’s new Playscape Recording release, Unspoken Dialogue. The personal is Bobby Selvaggio (from Cleveland) on Alto, Ashley Summers (Currently living in Paris) on Bass, Dan Murphy (Cleveland) on Piano, Nathan Douds (also Cleveland) on Drums, and Paul Tynan...
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Paul Tynan will be on tour with Saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio’s quintet supporting Bobby’s new Playscape Recording Release “Unspoken Dialogue”. Aug-21 Twins Jazz — Washington, D.C. Aug-22 Chris’ Jazz Cafe — Philadelphia, PA Aug-23 Columbus Music Hall — Columbus, OH Aug-24 the Bop Stop — Cleveland, OH Aug-25 Gullifty’s — Pittsburgh, PA The band is: Bobby...
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Paul Tynan will perform at the Iron Post (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) on Wednesday, March 14 at 8 pm. The night will feature new compositions and music from his latest CD “Radio Infrequency”. The band is led by Marcus Wolfe, tenor, and also features Chris Reyman, piano; Chris Notel, bass; and Josh Hunt, drums.
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Ok, so I am a little overwhelmed at today’s show. The number of musicians in NYC is overwhelming. Music is everywhere and the quality of music has never been better. Edwards artists David Taylor, Ray Vega, Phil Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Steve Wiest, Paul Tynan, Christian Scott, Jim Pugh, and Darren Kramer are here. Paul Tynan...
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