Paul Rothwell is a Singer-Songwriter from New York City living in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Paul started as a drummer studying in the South Jersey area near Philadelphia with Ray Nunzi, performing in percussion ensembles with his childhood friend and local great Bob Shomo. 

 

He entered Berklee College of Music and was there for one year, studying drums with Joe Hunt (Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Gary Burton, Miles Davis), and composition with Mike Hatfield (Pat Matheny, Mike Stern, Steve Vai, and Vinny Colaiuta). 

After a brief stint on the road Paul returned to South Jersey and spent a couple of years teaching and playing before leaving to attend William Paterson University's Jazz Studies Program directed by Rufus Reid. While there he studied with with such greats as Rufus, Joe Lavano, Eliot Zigmund, and Steve Turre (fellow students at the time included Bill Stewart, Pat Bergeson, Van Romaine, and Charles Bissell of The Wrens). 

He then studied Literature and Cultural History and received a B.A. before settling in New York City to continue developing his craft as a singer-songwriter. After ten years in NYC performing in small venues Paul moved to Buenos Aires where he continues to record and perform while working as a consultant. 

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He has recorded three albums with Javier Fraccione at Kamestudio Buenos Aires. 

His fourth album is, There and Back, Recorded Live in the Studio in New York City,

with Mick Rossi (Paul Simon, Sting, Phillip Glass, Hall and Oates), Van Romaine (Steve Morse, Billy Joel, Enrique Iglesias), C.J. Camerieri (Paul Simon, Rufus Wainwright, David Byrne, Sean Lennon), Erik Della Penna (Natalie Merchant, Kill Henry Sugar), Michael Bates (Mick Rossi, Big Lazy, Northern Spy). Recorded by Dean Sharenow (Joan Baez, Kill Henry Sugar, Big Lazy). 

 

Paul's latest release is Paul Rothwell EP featuring Mick Rossi and Johnnie Valentino.