Jackson Jr., Paul M. (30 December 1959-Present)

Arranger, guitarist, keyboardist, producer, programmer, and vocalist born Paul Milton Jackson Jr. born in Los Angeles, California, who studied music at the University of Southern California.

Thought to be one of the most recorded guitarists in history he became a much sought after session musician in the 1970s and ’80s and recorded with an eclectic array of artists and groups, including Oleta Adams, Alessi Brothers, Atlantic Starr, David Arnold. Patti Austin, Roy Ayers, Joan Baez, Big Mountain, Laura Branigan, Bobby Brown, Peabo Bryson, Irene Cara, Cerrone, Belinda Carlisle, Leonard Cohen, Natalie Cole, Judy Collins, The Crusaders, Paulinho da Costa, David Daughtry, Manu Dibango, Dr. John, George Duke, Dynasty, Charles Earland, Sheena Easton, Dennis Edwards, Jose Feliciano, Bela Fleck, David Foster, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Corky Hale, Phyllis Hyman, Julio Iglesias, James Ingram, Jermaine Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Abraham Laboriel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, D.C. LaRue, Stacy Lattisaw, Living in a Box Melissa Manchester, The Manhattan Transfer, Bobby McFerrin, Glenn Medeiros, Bill Medley, Sergio Mendes, Bette Midler, Ennio Morricone, Aaron Neville, Alexander O’Neal, Ray Parker Jr., Dolly Parton, Teddy Pendergrass, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Preston, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Lou Rawls, Minnie Riperton, Lee Ritenour, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Robin S. Jennifer Rush, Patrice Rushen, Brenda Russell, Carole Bayer Sager, Lalo Schifrin, Scritti Politti, Dan Seals, Shotgun, The Spinners, Syreeta, Booker T & The MGs, Tavares, Johnnie Taylor, Teena Marie, The Temptations, TLC, T’Pau, Stanley Turrentine, Luther Vandross, The Whispers, Deniece Williams, Lenny Williams, The Winans, Bill Withers and literally hundreds more.

Up until 2017 Paul has released his own A River in the Desert, B.F.A.M. (Brothers From Another Mother), Black Octopus, I Came to Play: Science of Rhythm, Lay It Back, Never Alone, Out of the Shadows, The Power of the String, Sassay, Still Small Voice and This Love’s On Me with one bringing him a Grammy Award nomination and the No 1 single jazz radio. Just a very few of the albums he has performed on include Blow Your Own Horn by Herb Alpert, Perspective by America, Not That Kind by Anastacia, In the City of Angels by Jon Anderson, Search Party by Brian Auger, Rapture by Anita Baker, Continuation by Philip Bailey, In Your Eyes by George Benson, On & On: The Hits of Stephen Bishop by Stephen Bishop, The Definition of Soul by Solomon Burke, My World by Ray Charles, The Prisoner/Take Me Home by Cher, Chicago 17 by Chicago, Rock Solid by The Commodores, Remember Who You Are by Norman Connors, Windsong by Randy Crawford, Street Life by The Crusaders, Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, Love’s the Place to Be by Will Downing, Unison by Celine Dion, Bittersweet by Lamont Dozier, On the House by The 5th Dimension, Ella Abraca Jobim: Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald, You’ll Never Know by Rodney Franklin, Soul Searchin’ by Glenn Frey, Indian Summer by Go West, Unguarded by Amy Grant, Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock, Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston, Masterpiece by The Isley Brothers, 20 Y.O. by Janet Jackson, Thriller by Michael Jackson, Destiny by The Jacksons, High Crime by Al Jarreau, To Be Continued… by Elton John, Back on the Block by Quincy Jones, Rescue Me by Tom Jones, Midnight Believer/Take It Home by B.B. King, Love Makes the World by Carole King, The Best of... by Earl Klugh, Just for You by Gladys Knight, Vox Humana by Kenny Loggins, True Blue by Madonna, If I Should Love Again by Barry Manilow, Me Amaras by Ricky Martin, Right from the Heart by Johnny Mathis, No Looking Back by Michael McDonald, The Sun Don’t Lie by Marcus Miller, Stay with Me Tonight by Jeffrey Osborne, Whisper a Prayer by Mica Paris, Real as I Wanna Be by Cliff RIchard, Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie, Straight from the Heart by Patrice Rushen, Hits! by Bozz Scaggs, Heartbreak by Shalamar, Two Against Nature by Steely Dan, Vagabond Heart by Rod Stewart, Emotion by Barbra Streisand, Bad Girls by Donna Summer, That Lovin’ Feeling by Steve Tyrell, How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye by Dionne Warwick, The Man is Back! by Barry White, Maurice White by Maurice White, The Comfort Zone by Vanessa Williams, Last Soul Man by Bobby Womack. Crossing by Paul Young and many, many more.

In 2010 he became a member of The Tonight Show Band with director Ricky Minor and he has also played in the American Idol band.

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Jackson Jr., Paul M. (30 December 1959-Present)

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