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PAul thompson



bassist



BIO





PAUL THOMPSON

has been playing bass professionally for over 30 years, including recording and touring stints with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. Performance credits include Hubert Laws, Kurt Elling, Michael Feinstein, Bob James, John Pizzarelli, Phil Woods, Bob Reynolds, Dan Wilson, Sean Jones, and Billy Porter, among others. Currently, he can be seen playing around the Pittsburgh area with the THOTH Trio, the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, in pit orchestras of Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Front Porch Theatricals, PCLO, and Pittsburgh Public Theatre, or performing with some of Pittsburgh's rich Jazz community.



EDUCATOR





Paul has been a guest artist/clinician at Kent State University, Slippery Rock University, West Virginia Wesleyan College among others and is currently an adjunct professor of Jazz Bass at Duquesne University and West Virginia University. He has been an Instrumental Music teacher at his alma mater, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Performing Arts School, since 2005. He also maintains a busy teaching studio of bassists of all ages and levels.ming Arts School.




SCHEDULE






NOVEMBER 2025





2


Golden Age Beer

w/ Dave Throckmorton Trio

7 - 10pm

https://www.goldenagebeer.com/events



3


Carnegie in Carnegie w/

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Young Artist Series

feat Alex Perez, trumpet

3 - 4:30pm

https://www.pittsburghjazzorchestra.com/



6


Alphabet City w/

Pat Metheny Tribute Concert

feat. Dan Wilson, guitar

7 - 8:30pm

https://cityofasylum.org/program/thursday-night-jazz-paul-thompson-quintet/



8


Stifel Arts Center (Wheeling, WV)

w/ Lisa Ferraro

8 - 9:30pm

https://oionline.com/events/jazz-at-the-stifel-presents-lisa-yvonne-ferraro/



11 - 16


Pit Orchestra for URINETOWN

Point Park Playhouse

https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/conservatory-theatre/Urinetown



20


Alphabet City

w/ Thomas Wendt Octet

7 - 8:30pm

https://cityofasylum.org/program/thursday-night-jazz-thomas-wendts-jazz-at-the-philharmonic/



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ALPHABET CITY



BACKING UP JOHN PIZZARELLI



AUGUST WILSON CENTER



PITTSBURGH DRUM EXCHANGE



MCBRIDE'S HOUSE (!)



RONNIE SCOTT'S



MY FAVORITE GIG



PITTSBURGH FIRST NIGHT