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.



SCHEDULE






FEBRUARY 2026





5


Con Alma

w/ Dave Throckmorton Quartet

7 - 10pm

https://www.conalmapgh.com/jazz



6


Fairmont State University

w/ Neil King's Morgantown Jazz IX

7:30pm

https://fairmontstate.libcal.com/event/16208613




7


Golden Age Beer

w/ Dave Throckmorton Trio

7 - 10pm

https://www.goldenagebeer.com/events



14


Second Saturdays

w/ Paul Thompson Trio


The Space Upstairs

9pm

https://www.pillowproject.org/event-details/second-saturdays-at-the-space-upstairs-11



2/19 - 3/1


Pit Orchestra for Annie

Byham Theater

https://pittsburghmusicals.com/annie/



27


IUP Faculty Jazz Recital

Indiana University of PA

Gorell Hall

7:30pm

https://www.iup.edu/events/livelyarts/2026/02/iup-jazz-faculty-recital.html




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