MUSIC FESTIVAL AND PERFORMANCE REVIEWS:

BET ST. LUCIA JAZZ FESTIVAL
Yves Renard - Director

“Paul’s performance was just perfect, exactly what was needed to introduce this diverse audience to something that they could enjoy and discover.” ©2002

THE STAR NEWSPAPER, ST. LUCIA
St. Lucia Jazz Festival

“Paul Peress brought the curtain down with his diverse group of musicians from South America and the US and his funky, jazzy, multi-cultural sounds. Peress' expert drumming skills did not go unnoticed and received resounding applause from the crowd.” By Eliza Francis ©2002

THE KASLO JAZZ FESTIVAL, B.C. CANADA
Gusti Calis - Artistic Director

"You guys - in my taste - are the best band that's ever played in the 14 years of the Kaslo Jazz Festival. You guys were stellar! The interaction between you, the connection with the audience, was all just amazing." ©2004

ABE LABORIEL - Bass legend
(Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, George Benson,
Michael McDonald, Barry Manilow, Al Jarreau)

"The first time Paul Peress and I played together, we had an incredible musical connection - something really magical was happening! It felt like we had been playing together for years. I will remember that night for the rest of my life. Paul is a drummer who really cares about the music, and it shows. There aren't many drummers who care about the music at the level that Paul does." ©2005

DANNY LAWRENCE
Owner - Manhattan Beach, NYC

“I’ve recorded great drummers like Bernard Purdie and Steve Gadd, and Paul brings a similar level of dedication to his craft, and a sound of his own to this studio. Paul is a great drummer.”

IDAHO'S ART ON THE GREEN
Mary Dee Dodge - Director

“What a fabulous success and one of those rare high moments in life to be treasured!!!” ©2000

THE JAMAICA GLEANER

"The festival then made a leap from the laid-back stuff...with the Paul Peress Band, which is no stranger to the festival: in fact it was Paul Peress' third time at the St Kitts Music Festival. It was good stuff." ©2002

CARIBBEAN LIFE MAGAZINE
St. Kitts Music Festival

“St. Kitts Music Festival’s Saturday night was the most exciting of all…featuring the spectacular, lilting samba rhythms of Paul Peress and his band.” ©2002