PAUL OSSOLA

Blues Festivals with Hubert Sumlin and GE Smith (2006) – summer tour
Levon Helm Band (2005-present)
G.E. Smith (1991-present)
The Times They Are A Changin’ - Broadway (2006)
Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil Show: “They Wrote That?” (2004)
Mark Twain Award honoring Lorne Michaels at the Kennedy Center (2004) - House Band
Phoebe Snow, Bo Diddley (2003) – U.S. tour
Mountain Stage with Soozie Tyrell (2003)
Cognac Blues Festival, Cognac, France with Odetta (2003)
Mark Twain Award honoring Bob Newhart at the Kennedy Center (2002) - House Band
Bravo Network: “The Best of Broadway” - House Band, backed Tricia Yearwood, Sean Colvin, Joan Osborne, Bacon Brothers, London Wainwright III, Adam Pascal, Mandy Moore, Linda Eber and more…
Mark Twain Award honoring Carl Reiner at the Kennedy Center (2000) - House Band
Saturday Night Live (1991-1995) - House Band
Curtis Stigers (1999) - U.S. Tour
PBS: “A Tribute to Muddy Waters” (1998) - House Band, backed Koko Taylor, Keb Mo, Phoebe Snow, John Hiatt, Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite, Peter Wolf, Greg Allman and more…
Buster Poindexter (1988-1997) - European & U.S. Tours
Royal Soul Review (1998) backed Chuck Jackson, Ben E. King, Lloyd Price, Irma Thomas, Jerry Butler, Sam Moore, Percy Sledge, Gene Chandler and more…

ALSO ONGOING, AS WELL AS PAST, PERFORMANCES AND/OR RECORDINGS WITH:

Solomon Burke, Jeff Golub, Allen Toussaint, Donovan, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Ian Hunter, Tracy Nelson, Willie Nile, Black 47, Howard Tate, Hubert Sumlin, Arlen Roth, Soozie Tyrell, Thelma Houston, Mavis Staples, Chaka Khan, CeCe Peniston, Dion, Deborah Gibson, Ratso, The Shirelles, Lou Christi, High Plains Drifters, Ian McDonald, Bob Bandiera, Kenny White, Darden Smith, Bette Midler, Guy Davis, Bill Sims Jr. and more…

A SAMPLING OF RECENT RECORDINGS INCLUDE:
Peter Wolf, “Sleepless” Lucky Peterson, “I’m Ready”
Robert Secret, “A Periodic Rush of Waves”, “Waiting for Wood” Buddy Guy, “Live, The Real Deal”
Kenny White, “Symphony in 16 Bars”, “Uninvited Guest” Jimmy Norman, “Little Pieces”
Loudon Wainwright III, “History” Larry Kirwan, “Kilroy Was Here” Paul Kelly, “Deeper Water”
Bruce Henderson, “The Wheels Roll”, “Beyond the Pale” Arlen Roth, “Landscape”
G.E. Smith & The Saturday Night Live Band, “Get A Little” G.E. Smith, “Incense, Herbs & Oils”
The Roches, “Can We Go Home Now?”, “A Dove” Darden Smith, “Little Victories”
Suzzy & Maggie Roche, “Zero Church” Brian Mitchell, “Diggin’ up the Roots”
Black 47, “Elvis Murphy’s Green Suede Shoes”, “Bittersweet 16” Christine Ohlman, “The Hard Way”
Adam Sandler, “They’re All Gonna Laugh at You!” Odetta, “Blues Everywhere I Go”

APPEARED ON:
David Letterman Show Conan O’Brian Show The Tonight Show The View
The Pat Sajak Show Tomorrow Saturday Night Live

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Background vocals & Keyboards

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS:
AFM 257