Paul S. Buono, MM

Paul began as a classical pianist, discovered jazz in high school, and then moved to New York City to hone his skills during college, playing with masters such as Wynton Marsalis. He played various gigs, taught in the NYC public school system, and then worked as a musical director for Carnival Cruises, traveling to exotic locales such as Bora Bora, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Alaska. Paul earned his law degree and passed the MA bar before returning to NYC to work as an attorney in the intellectual property field, but found himself pulled back into the music scene. He toured with Maroon 5 and Javier Colon (Season 1 winner of “The Voice”) on their 2012 “OverExposed World Tour” throughout North, Central, and South America, performing for audiences as large as 35,000. Now residing in MA, Paul works as a musical director for Music Management, a Boston music agency, as well as performing with various groups and teaching privately. At Assumption, he directs the jazz band and teaches Music Fundamentals and Music Production.