Artist description Trained at Berklee College, this tenor saxophonist released his first solo CD in '98, entitled Oceans and Skys, featuring veteran drummer Bob Moses. Paulo who was born in Brazil grew up listening to a lot of samba and bossa nova, although he cites Coltrane as one of his major influences. Playing straight ahead jazz for over 12 years, he's performed at hot-spots such as the Blue Note, Iridium, Smalls, among others in New York City, Bourbon Street Club in Brazil, and Jazz Festivals in Brazil, Europe and the US. His band can regularly be seen at leading Jazz spots throughout the Boston area. Although he is now a native Bostonian, Paulo performs in Brazil at least three time a year by popular demand. He was most recently chosen as the 1st place winner in the musicians category in a talent search conducted by Budweiser and N Coded Music

Music Style Straight-Ahead Jazz, Latin Jazz, Jazz-Funk

Musical Influences John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, Joe Henderson, Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, George Coleman, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey, T. Monk, Miles Davis , Horace Silver, Bill Pierce, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Pixinginha,

Similar Artists Dexter Gordon, Bill Pierce, Joe Henderson, Hank Mobley

Artist History Paulo won First Place in the 2001 Budweiser talent search as tenor sax soloist.

Instruments Saxophone, piano, bass, drums

Albums Oceans and Skys

Press Reviews On Danay's self-recorded and distributed CD, Oceans and Skys,he pushes himself ans both a player and composer. He writes catchy modern Brazilian samba melodies, sometimes balancing them with unusual chording, and experiments with an offbeat take on Thelonius Monk's "Evidence" done as a spare duo with his tenor and the tribal percussion accompaniment of local drum Legend Bob Moses. "That was Bob's idea" says Danay, explaining that working with Moses tended to push things into a more experimental direction. The CD also includes a bizarre reworking of "Stella by Starlight" written and overseen by Moses himself entitled "Bella by Startalk." - David Wildman, Boston Globe "This is fabulous band, we expect to see people doing the Salsa and Merengue in the Aisle." Lisa Giufree, The Foxboro Reporter "Jazz outfits take audience on fun trip. The front man Paulo Danay on tenor sax, whose dizzying spiral of notes at the crescendo of one song was absolutely beautiful". By Kimberlane Alessandro, The Sun Chronicle " Paulo Danay (winner of the Bud: jamming with master competition) gives you an after work cool down while he serenades you with the sound of main stream Jazz" by Slade's Jazz & Grill

Location Boston, MA - USA

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