Paul's favorite setting has always been the classic jazz trio comprising grand piano, upright bass, and drums. The emphasis is on a full acoustic (rather than electric or amplified) sound. His trios play a broad repertoire ranging from Gershwin standards to Ellington jazz, and even feature an occasional Paul Milesi original as well.
Paul Milesi, piano
Donnie West, bass
Aaron Walker, drums
Twins Lounge
Washington, DC
August 6, 2004
Paul often gets called to work as a sideman, enjoying the company of his peers in various contexts which include vocals and horns.
Art Cobb,
drums
Wes Biles, bass
Paul Milesi, piano
Deandrey Howard, drums/trumpet/leader
Teatro
Goldoni
Washington, DC
April 9, 2005
Donnie West, bass
Paul Milesi, piano
Ricki Loza, drums
Friends
Washington, DC
1992
The Paul Milesi Trio has also played steady engagements at Twins Lounge, Takoma Station, Murph's Restaurant and Friends; was featured at the 1995 Washington Opera Ball at the German Embassy; and performed for functions at Washington's famed Cosmos Club and for Vice President and Mrs. Gore at the Official Residence of the Vice President.
Aaron Walker, drums
Michael Stevens, bass
Paul Milesi, piano
Publicity Photo for
a steady engagement at
Murph's Restaurant in the Reeve's Municipal Center
Washington, DC
1989
Don Lerman, sax
Tom Jordan, bass
Paul Milesi, piano
At a recital in the
Bethune Museum-Archives
Washington, DC
November 16, 1986
The very first Paul Milesi Trio was formed in 1972 for a steady engagement in the lounge of the Sheraton Hotel in Syracuse, NY.
THE FIRST
TRIO:
Larry Fesko, bass
Paul Milesi, piano
Dick Munnett, drums