PAUL MORELLI MUSIC

Paul D. Morelli's musical career started with piano lessons at age 6. He joined the Whitaker Elementary School (Cincinnati, OH) band on trumpet in 5th grade, and continued performing on trumpet throughout middle and high school. While at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, TN, Paul was in every band he could be in, including concert band, jazz band, marching band, and the pit band for school musicals. Paul studied with Nashville session player Scott Ducaj while attending high school. For some unknown reason, Paul decided to learn saxophone while in college at Purdue University and in his first year on the instrument became the principal alto sax/soprano sax in the Purdue Varsity Band, while also playing solo trumpet in the Purdue Jazz Band.

Paul soon transferred to the University of Memphis to study music (Purdue, strangely, does not offer a music major). While at the U of M, Paul studied with Dr. David Spencer (trumpet), Dr. Jack Cooper (jazz composition/arranging), and Mr. Alan Rippe (woodwinds). He performed with the Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra (solo trumpet, arranger, composer), Wind Ensemble (trumpet), Blue Ascendance (saxophones, lead trumpet, arranger, composer, vocals), Jazz Combos (saxophones, flute, trumpet), Jazz Singers (vocals), and Contemporary Chamber Players (trumpet).

Paul graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2004 with a degree in Jazz and Studio Music and a 3.9 GPA at the U of M.

For details on Paul's professional career, see the Performing/Recording section of the site!