B. Dec. 1, 1948 lives in Mahopac, N.Y. e-mail: musicandmuscles@verizon.net
Paul Bernardi has done on and off-Broadway shows; composed and
arranged scores for radio and t.v. commercials,concerts and orchestrated
and arranged "Ahm Yisroel Chai " for the Holocaust Remembrance
in Phila. Pa. in 1985...narrated by Robert Merrill and Tovah Feldshuh;
composed and arranged scores for R.F.T. Music Publishing Corp.
for library and background music for t.v. and radio specials and
for the hit English comedy " Love and Human Remains ";
the author of " Ten Original Jazz Duets published by Columbia
Pictures Publications; trombonist on the hit single " A Fifth
of Beethoven " with Walter Murphy's Big Apple Band; which
was used on the sound track for the motion picture " Saturday
Night Fever ".. also performed on the sound
track of the motion picture " The Attack of the Killer Bees
"; NBC specials; NFL Highlights; and recently on " The
Family Guy " and "American Dad " ; performed with
the Bill Watrous/ Danny Stiles Big Band; Frank Foster Big Band;
toured with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons; Jay Black and
The Americans; The Spinners; Horace Heidt Jr. Big Band at Ronald
Reagan's 2nd Inaugural Gala; performed and recorded with The Original
Klezmer Jazz Band; the soundtrack for the off-Broadway Show
" The Golden Land "; performed with The Danbury Brass
Band led by Alan Raph... backed up artists : Sarah Vaughn, Sammy
Davis Jr., Jack Jones, Joel Grey, Ann Jillian , Rita Moreno, Chita
Rivera, Milton Berle, Henny Youngman, Jerry Vale, Sergio Franchi
did 2 weeks at Michael 's Pub in NYC with Steve Allen; also backed
up Diahann Carroll, Dom DeLuise, Florence Henderson and the list
goes on.....Began trombone studies at 14 with Moe Snyder, then
went on to study with Earle Leavitt of the Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra; Alan Raph; jazz studies with Adolph Sandole; Barry
Maur and Eddie Bert... Proud to be in the section with trombone
greats such as Eddie
Bert, Bill Watrous,
Dave Taylor, Alan
Raph, Jack Gale,
Sonny Russo, Wayne Andre,
and Tony Studd.
