Paul Mazzio (born 1959/60)[1] is an American jazz trumpeter, based in Portland, Oregon. A graduate of the University of North Texas and the University of Southern California, while a student in Texas he won 1st place in the 1982 Jazz Improvization Contest.[2] Mazzio has performed with many artists including the Chuck Israels Orchestra, Tony Bennett, Larry Carlton, the Moody Blues etc. He traveled extensively with the Woody Herman Orchestra in the 1990s.[3] His playing has a warm tone.[4]

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  1. ^ "The Marriage of Paul Mazzio and Debra Burt". Texas Marriage Records. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  2. ^ International Trumpet Guild (1982). Journal of the International Trumpet Guild. International Trumpet Guild. p. 43. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ^ Brass Bulletin. BIM. 1994. p. 44. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  4. ^ Jazz journal International. Billboard Limited. 1996. p. 32. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

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