Paul Carmichael is an English bass guitarist and composer.

Paul Carmichael
BornLondon, England
GenresJazz fusion, world music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Bass, keyboards
Years active1970s to present
Websitepaulcarmichael.com

Career edit

In his early 20s, Carmichael joined the jazz-rock band Nucleus to play on tour in Germany.[1] He has also toured with Soft Machine and Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia. In the 1980s he was in the house band for the children's TV show Play Away.

In 1979, he joined the guitarist Allan Holdsworth in the group I.O.U. and recorded the critically acclaimed album I.O.U..

In 2011, he released the album Wax is Melting which features the Incognito vocalist Vanessa Haynes.[2]

Discography edit

  • Wax is Melting (2011) featuring Vanessa Haynes
  • In the Distance (2011)

With Allan Holdsworth

With Gary Husband

  • What It Is (Live in the studio circa 1980) (1998)

With Steve Topping

  • Time and Distance (1997)

References edit

  1. ^ "Mixcloud". Mixcloud.com.
  2. ^ "CD Review: Paul Carmichael – Wax is Melting". London Jazz News. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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