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John Paulson

Professor
Jazz, Music Industry
149A St. Yon’s Hall
507-457-1596
Campus PO: #1473
jpaulson@smumn.edu

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paulsonjazz.com

Dr. John Paulson is currently a professor of music at Saint Mary's University where he has taught for the last 24 years. As director of the Music Industry program at Saint Mary's, Dr. Paulson heads the music business track and developed the unique music technology program. While on sabbatical in 2002, he founded the ongoing Music Access For All program dedicated to helping disadvantaged children in the Winona area gain access to music instruments and lessons. Dr. Paulson earned his B.M. and Master of Music degrees from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and his D.M.A. in music education from the University of Washington in Seattle. His quartet was featured in a “Live” on Minnesota Public Radio broadcast from the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, MN and he has performed numerous times at venues like the famous Dakota Bar in the Twin Cities. The John Paulson-Larry Price performed September 9th opening the Page Performance Series at Saint Mary's. The group's new CD “Mobley Street Blues” was also released the same evening and it is already getting airplay on regional jazz stations including a recent interview on Leigh Kamman's celebrated “Jazz Image” program on MPR. All of his commercial jazz CD's have received excellent reviews throughout the Midwest and they are available at www.cdbaby.com or from iTunes. Dr. Paulson has published articles and produced three Master class CDs of his original compositions for The Saxophone Journal and Jazz Player magazine. He recently signed a contract to complete another feature article and play-along Cd for The Sax Journal this summer. For further information on Dr. Paulson's work, please visit his web site at www.paulsonjazz.com.