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DaPaul Philips

DaPaul London - SoulJazz Artist

About Me

DaPaul is a singer, songwriter and musician with a passion for performing. He writes with a contemporary lyrical content that reaches all listeners and connects with the world around him. In each song DaPaul writes, he captures a magic that resonates with each listener in a way that is entertaining and moving. DaPaul’s roots hail back to a Caribbean church in London where he found and nurtured his love for the piano and singing. His formative years in the industry began in the mid 90’s as a session musician/backing vocalist recording and performing with UK/US artists; Eternal, Louise, MN8, Cleopatra, Alexander O'Neal, Jhelisa Anderson, Rhonda Thomas, Kloud 9, Des'ree, and Gabrielle. He has also appeared on various TV promos: Jools Holland, GMTV, National Lottery Live, VH1, TOTP, Montreaux Jazz Festival, and The World Music Awards. Throughout DaPaul’s career he has always nurtured the craft of songwriting and in 2009 started on his quest to complete his debut album. This was an independent ongoing project which required tenacity, perfectionism and determination. Well, it seems DaPaul achieved his goal when his album ‘Soulful Spirit’ received this review; ‘ We all know what is meant by saying: “It comes from the heart!”.DaPaul’s ‘Soulful Spirit’ is yet another fine example of a well-crafted set of musical compositions which intimately touch on the content of the heart. The music in this debut album is of a consistently excellent quality and speaks highly of the calibre of the accompanying musicians who have contributed to its production. They all represent the finest the UK has to offer! From the gentle refrain of the opening track ‘She’s So Entertaining’ to the title track ‘Soulful Spirit’, this work is imbued with emotional sincerity. The UK has been blessed with singer/songwriters; LabiSiffre, Omar, the late David Lynden-Hall to name only three, who have succeeded in capturing our attention with the originality of their creative endeavour. We have yet another songwriter to add to the impressive roster. DaPaul speaks truly from the heart with ‘Soulful Spirit’.

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My Jazz Story

I loved jazz from a young age, as a young musician I was fortunate to be influenced by gospel, blues, soul and classical choral hymns from my Caribbean music heritage. This shaped my musical interests and when I discovered pianists like; Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, Bill Evens, George Shering, Nat King Cole and Bud Powell, since then I have been forever interested in jazz.