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Paul Cuffari is a young and emerging talent as a bassist, songwriter, composer, and educator. He has been playing the bass and collaborating professionally for listeners around the world since he was 18. He has recently completed his BM in Jazz Bass Performance at William Paterson University and an MBA in Music and Entertainment Industries at the same school.
As a bassist, he has played in three continents and some of America's premier music clubs, including the Blue Note, The Bitter End, Blues Alley, and the Jazz Showcase. When he was 19, the late great trumpeter Wallace Roney (Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Art Blakey), hired Paul as the bassist in his final quintet. He toured worldwide and recorded Roney's last album with the group. He has also been fortunate to share the stage with Lenny White, and Enoch Smith Jr., and has studied with the master bassist, Buster Williams.
As an aspiring record producer, he models his study after his heroes Quincy Jones, the Neptunes, and Mark Ronson. Notably, he continues to develop his songwriting skills, arranging for ensembles, and producing vocal talents. He has experience scoring pictures and creating theme music for Internet personalities as well. He has studied production with grammy-winning producer Steve Pageot (Aretha Franklin, Krayzie Bone, Talib Kweli). He is actively seeking more work in this role!
Reviews:
"Strong, walking bass by Paul Cuffari. His bass dances along, beneath the music, in a very creative way" -Dee Dee McNeil, with Musical Memoirs (2019)
- Screen name:
- PCuff
- Member since:
- May 19 2023
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 10
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Herbie Hancock
Wallace Roney
Stevie Wonder
EWF
Buster Williams
Ron Carter
RadioHead
Sting
Maurice Ravel
John Williams
Instrument experience:
- Upright bass:
- Expert
- Bass Guitar:
- Expert
- Keyboard:
- Advanced
- Piano:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Intermediate
