Paul Unger

Paul Unger is currently the Assistant Principal Bass of theFort Worth Symphony Orchestra.An accomplished bassist and composer, Mr. Unger’s versatileabilities have allowed him to appear as a featured soloist withthe Fort Worth/ Dallas Ballet, the Fort Worth SymphonyOrchestra and the Mimir Chamber Music Festival. His diverseabilities have also allowed him to perform and/or record with such diverseartists as Elle King, Cheryl Bentyne, Byron Stripling, Bobby Shew, Bob Newhart, Bernadette Peters, Jay Clayton, Peggy Stern, Ricki Derek, Montango, Andrea Bocelli and The Who.Paul was instructor of Double Bass at TCU from 2005-2007and is currently performs with internationally recognized singer, Suzi Stern and guitarist Tom Reynolds. Mr. Unger is also a member of thecritically acclaimed jazz group, “Flipside”. A group referred to inCadence magazine as “contemporary jazz at its best”, “exhilaratingand challenging music making that is rarely dull. A band not to bemissed”.In 2015, Mr. Unger won two awards from the Fort Worth Weekly.One for “Best Bassist” and one for Flipside as “Best Jazz Group.”

His work on the Flipside CD,“Raw”, spawned these kind words from David Lewis atCadence, “not only is Unger a first rate rhythm player, there isno question of his ability to extend his technique well beyondmainstream expectations.” And the Louisville Observer saidof Mr. Unger, “the somewhat unexpected gem in Flipside’s“Artificial Joy” is bassist Paul Unger. Like the better knownEdgar Meyer, Unger has a strong background in classicalmusic… his smooth bowing style gives an elegiac feel to hisown compositions…”

Paul is a native of Silverton, Oregon, graduated from IndianaUniversity and was a member of the prestigious New WorldSymphony. In addition to his musical work, he wrote anddirected the multiple award winning film, “The Last Supper”,which appeared in over a dozen festivals, worldwide, includingthe Tribeca Film Festival, in 1998-1999. More recently he hascomposed music for the feature film “Seventy-Eight”, releasedon DVD on November 24, 2009. In 2012 he produced the award winning “Symphonic Shorts”(a 10 part series on the musicians of the FWSO), and composedmusic for the feature film “Seventy-Eight”.

Awards

2015 Fort Worth Weekly - Best Bassist 2015 Fort Worth Weekly - Best Jazz Group

Gear

Custom made 5-string Double Bass by Robert J. Spear Euphonic Audio amps and speakers Acoustic image

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