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Paul Tomashefsky
Biography
A resident of Shrewsbury, MA since1993 he received his bachelor’s degree in
Music Education from the Berklee College of Music, Boston. Although classically
trained early in his playing career, his studies while at Berklee included studies with
Trumpeters; Jeff Stout (Buddy Rich Big Band), Mike Metheny and Lou Mucci (Miles
Davis / Gil Evans Jazz Orchestra). Paul was the director of the Bentley College Jazz
Ensemble in Waltham, MA from 1986 until 1996. He was an instrumental faculty
member of the Westborough Public Schools music department (from 1989 through
2020) teaching band, chorus, and general music. Before moving to Central
Massachusetts, he taught instrumental music in the East Boston, Newton, Malden,
Duxbury, Wellesley, and Dedham public school systems. As a performer, he is a
recognized "Yamaha" Trumpet Artist since 1988, and is currently active as a free-lance
performer with such local groups as The Fantasy Big Band, Mid- Town Horns, The
Sultan's of Swing (wedding Band) Dan Fontaine's Viva Las Vegas ELVIS Elvis
Presley tribute band, and the Double Take Jazz Combo. Past performances and
recording credits include: Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Saints, a Decade of Soul,
Quintessential Brass, Bobby Rydell, The Four Tops, Jacques D’Amboise and the
National Dance Institute, Harvard University's (Hasty Pudding Theatrical Society, and
his own Spectrum Jazz Quintet.