T’givin’s 2021 I’m about to go home to see my mom but that cough that is a little off  turns out be Covid! “No turkey for you!” said the nurse! with no place to go other than the quarantine hotel by LGA, my dear friend Brian Park insisted I stay at his place as he had already left to visit his family in Seattle. I spent 10 days alone in his apartment watching the many fascinating documentaries he had Que’d up and obviously quickly turned to his magnificent record collection. I soon realized that the best way to express my gratitude for his kindness was through music. I explored his collection, so many records we shared in that space with so many brilliant friends from around the globe and an epiphany hit me that I should make a mix of a few favorites humbly strung together as a thank you to his generosity. I book ended it with a couple of records from my collection and even recorded some trumpets at the end, because it seemed I had all the time in the world! I hope that we all find joy today on his birthday and lift each other up with the loving kindness he was always known to give!

BRIAN PARK: A MIX FOR THE AGELESS

Greg Paulus has been performing as a trumpet player, vocalist, keyboard player and DJ for 16 years and throughout that time he has toured internationally in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Russia. He has toured as a band member with artists such as Beirut and Matthew Dear in addition to 12 years of touring with Nick DeBruyn as the group “No Regular Play”. Throughout this period he has appeared on over 100 records, on vinyl and all digital platforms, as a leader, guest soloist and remixer on labels such as Ghostly International, Kompakt, Soul Clap and Wolf + Lamb. Growing up as a jazz trumpet player Greg attended the Stanford Jazz Residency and went on to receive a bachelors of music from the Manhattan School of Music. In 2011 he performed “TimePiece” with the Minnesota Orchestra, (a concerto fusing orchestral with Jazz soloists and electronics) that he co-wrote with his father, Stephen Paulus. No Regular play was honored by The Young Patrons of Lincoln Center for their Unique contribution to the Arts in 2014. Paulus continues to tour and release music under No Regular Play and his own name and has an upcoming solo release on renowned British label Freerange in January 2021.

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