Paula Atherton
Saxophonist and singer Paula Atherton makes soulful, groove-oriented contemporary jazz with blues, Latin, and R&B flourishes. She emerged in the New York area in the early 2000s and has shared the stage with such luminaries as Gerald Albright, the Rippingtons, Hiroshima, and many others. Working closely with guitarist/producer Nick Colionne, she has issued a number of Top 20 Billboard Smooth Jazz songs, including "Sassy Strut" off 2013's Enjoy the Ride and "My Song for You" from 2018's Shake It.
Born and raised in New York, Atherton started out studying voice and flute at the age of nine and picked up the saxophone during high school. It was also while in her teens that she developed an interest in jazz listening to artists like Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Cannonball Adderley, and David Sanborn. After high school, she studied privately with several notable jazz artists including Lee Konitz and Bob Mintzer. She began playing around the New York City area, as well as leading the house band for the Lifetime cable comedy show Girls' Night Out. As a solo performer, she debuted with 2001's Let Me Inside Your Love. She followed up with 2009's Groove with Me, which featured collaborations with guitarist Chieli Minucci, trumpeter Greg Adams, and pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs.
In 2013, Atherton released her third studio effort, Enjoy the Ride, which spawned two Billboard-charting singles with "Sassy Strut" and the Herbie Mann-inspired "Herbie." Ear Candy arrived two years later and featured guest appearances by guitarist Nick Colionne, trumpeter Cindy Bradley, and keyboardist Gail Jhonson. Included on the album was the song "Between You & Me." In 2017, she appeared on Bradley's number two Billboard Smooth Jazz Song "Girl Talk." A year later, Atherton released Shake It, which again featured a bevy of guests, including Bradley and Colionne, Rippingtons keyboardist Bill Heller, and others. The album's lead promotional track, the Colionne-produced "My Song for You," reached number 15 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart.
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14 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Can You Feel It
Jazz - Lançado por Dream On Records em 18 de set. de 2020
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Groove with Me
Jazz - Lançado por Paula Atherton em 26 de mai. de 2009
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Can You Feel It
Jazz - Lançado por Paula Atherton em 13 de jan. de 2020
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Open Road
Jazz - Lançado por Dream On Records em 20 de jan. de 2023
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Keep It Comin'
Jazz - Lançado por Dream On Records em 14 de jan. de 2022
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Enjoy the Ride
Jazz - Lançado por Paula Atherton em 15 de jun. de 2012
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Ear Candy
Jazz - Lançado por Paula Atherton em 16 de fev. de 2015
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Dancin' Shoes (feat. Greg Manning)
Jazz - Lançado por Dream On Records em 13 de out. de 2023
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Just Can't Stop
Jazz - Lançado por Paula Atherton em 14 de ago. de 2020
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Ready or Not
Jazz - Lançado por Dream On Records em 22 de jul. de 2022
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Let Me Inside Your Love
Jazz - Lançado por Paula Atherton em 1 de jan. de 2001
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Dancin' Shoes
Jazz - Lançado por Dream On Records em 19 de abr. de 2024
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Give Me a Reason
Jazz - Lançado por Dream On Records em 29 de mar. de 2024
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Christmastime
Christmas Music - Lançado por Paula Atherton em 1 de dez. de 2009
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