Paul Colombo

Paul Colombo

Musicians | Instrument: Guitar, electric | Location: Philadelphia

It is unusual for a debut album to sound this assured, and to have such an unwavering cohesion of vision, in spite of a mix of stylistic offerings...

—Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

Updated: March 6, 2023

Born: December 9, 1956

Paul Colombo is a musician based outside of Philadelphia, PA, USA. Paul is a versatile guitarist, composer and vocalist who has performed and recorded with Grammy winners such as Neil Sedaka, Peter Nero, and The Delfonics and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks. He has been touted for his "virtuoso guitar playing" and "well- traveled artistry". (Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, May 2011).

Paul has also performed with The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, among others, the Philly Pops, played numerous national tours of Broadway shows at Hershey Theatre where he has been the first call guitarist there for twenty years, and was nominated for an excellence in teaching award at a local college.

He has a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies Degree from The University of The Arts, Philadelphia,



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