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    Paul Moss

born:                                       Soho, London W1.

experience:                            Began playing his father’s banjo at an early age and making up song lyrics.  Learnt piano at Westwood in Woodford Green, Essex.  At sixteen, bought a saxophone and started listening to and playing jazz, blues and soul  in London pubs and clubs, including the legendary Little Theatre Club in London’s Drury Lane,  Ronnie Scott’s original club, Les Cousins folk club in Greek St., the Troubador and Merlin’s Cave. His song “Sailors” which featured on the BBC Radio 2 show Jack de Manio Show, also included an interview with the young Paul.  Played harmonica at the Bridge House pub in Canning Town (at that time run by the Kray brothers) as a guest with the group Powerpack.

                                    1969-1979

                                                Busked “The Tent” at the Isle of Wight festival with Steve Williams.

                                                Became disillusioned with the blues/rock scene, grabbed his guitar and girlfriend, and left for Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Barcelona for the next ten years, playing his own song in pubs, clubs and on the street all over Europe and beyond, to New York , where he attended jazz classes given by David Baker, practising saxophone at the 52nd St. Studios of Charles Collins and surviving solely on his music.

                                    1979-1989

                                                Returned to London and to flute and saxophone and started playing the function circuit, including a ten year stint with Bryce Porteous, the original singer from the Savoy  Blues Band, including a five year residency at the Four Aces.

                                                Formed LAB with Llewellyn Gittens II played free jazz on Radio 3, also toured for the Arts council of Great Britain.

                                                Formed Quilombo Expontáneo with Miguel Campusano and Lukax Santana, playing festivals, art centres and touring.

                                                Paul and Llewellyn Gittens as LAB appeared and played the music to Kisomo Barware, the only play to be put on at Ronnie Scott’s, written by Dexter Petley for his theatre group Jo 90.

                                                Played the music for the Rake’s Progress for Theatre of the Heart in Chiswick Park with Lukax Santana, and for the Giaconda presented by Machitun, the women’s theatre group, at theatres all over London.

                                                Formed the Paul Moss Trio with Nana Tsiboe and Robert Bellatella, and Ojamba with Nana, Dudu Pukwana, Harry Becket and Trevor Watts.

                                                Began a long association with the pianist Akemi Kuniyoshi, culminating in a very well received CD “ARP Music” for Leo Records and a BBC Radio 3 broadcast for Charles Fox.  It was also during this period that Paul organised the music at the B&H Gallery at St. Paul’s, for all the art exhibitions until the gallery closed in 1989.

                                                During this period another group that Paul founded with Roy Newcombe and Edward Fregosi, J-Force, received critical attention from French Freedom Radio for his anti-war anthem “The Belgrano”.

                                                Paul played with latin band Altamar with Joan Shenton, Corena Pore and Roberto Blanin.

                                    1989-present

                                                Paul’s five piece function band, formed with bassist Leslie Millar, played at la Gazelle d’Or, in Taroudant, Morocco, for guests including the future president of France, Jacques Chirac.

                                                Upon returning to London did a series of workshops, performance and recording at the Bracknell Theatre with the Wokingham Group, as part of The Ark, a charity helping people with learning disabilities.

                                                During this period Paul formed a close association with pianist Vladimir Miller, which toured Russia and the Ukraine twice, backed for the second tour by the British Council, and receiving notable attention from the Russian media including a documentary made for Artel on Russian TV, and a recording with bassist Anatoly Babie.

                                                Later played with Seeds of Creation, a group formed by Sadek Zabiri, featuring François Moreau.

                                                Founded The Nighthawks with Mano Alexandrakis, which played the Hartlepool festival, and Paul’s song “My Warm Overcoat” was featured on ITV Northeast.

                                                Played flute and saxophone as a guest with Kula Shaker.

Discography:                        ARP Music for Leo Records Leo Labs (CD 004)

                                                Roses and Diamonds for ASC Records (ASCD 22)