Jazz Articles about Paul Deats

About Paul Deats

Album Review

Sharp Little Bones: Step Up! Get Down!

Read "Step Up! Get Down!" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
October 8, 2026

Sharp Little Bones began as the house trio at Peggy's Skylight jazz club, a much-acclaimed jazz venue in Nottingham, UK. Consisting of Simon Paterson on upright and electric basses, Paul Deats (who co-founded Peggy's) on Rhodes piano and Andrew Woody" Wood on drums, they were later joined by tenor saxophonist Tony Kofi, who joined for a gig in 2020, and the chemistry was strong enough to make the arrangement permanent. The name says something about the music: Sharp Little Bones ...

Album Review

Electric Gumbo: It's On!

by Neil Duggan
April 9, 2025

Best known as the bassist and founder of the popular jazz quartet Sharp Little Bones, Simon Paterson found that not all of his compositions were suitable for that small band format and needed a more expansive outlet. He achieves this with Electric Gumbo, a winning combination of established musicians and rising talents who form a 17-member collective, all hailing from the East Midlands of the UK. “This project allows me to push the boundaries of both acoustic orchestration ...