When describing the unique vocalist and arranger Paul Jost, two words come to mind “passionate storyteller”. To Paul, each lyric offers a message, a story, and he conveys his own interpretation of those stories through his arrangements and the honesty in his performance. Paul is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger whose vocal style makes him a standout. Both critics and contemporaries alike say he is one of the best male jazz vocalists since Mark Murphy. Paul has been performing worldwide with recent tours in South Korea, Ireland and at JazzAhead, the international jazz expo and conference, in Bremen, Germany.

Back home in the U.S, Paul is a regular on the New York Club scene performing at clubs such as the 55 Bar, The Blue Note, Dizzy’s Coca Cola Club, Mezzrow and Kitano to name just a few. He can be seen regularly on Festival stages including recent performances at Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Exit Zero Jazz Festival and the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival as well as guesting with colleagues including Joe Locke, Orin Evans and Houston Person.

After a long career as an instrumentalist and sideman having recorded and performed with Billy Eckstine, Mark Murphy, Dr. John, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Farrell and Ron Carter to name just a few, Paul launched his solo vocal career in 2015 with the release of his debut vocal album “Breaking Through”.

With his reputation as a vocalist growing, Paul was recently showcased on PBS-TV in a profile feature on the Friday Arts series “Finding Your Voice”. Paul’s follow-up release to “Breaking Through” titled “Simple Life” was released in March 2019 and features Jim Ridl-piano, Dean Johnson bass and Tim Horner drums. The album also features Joe Locke as his special guest on a number of tracks.