Paul Carter

Freelance Woodwind Doubler. Instructor. Arranger.

Paul.w.Carter@outlook.com

(905) 751-7297

As a multi-instrumentalist specializing in saxophones, flutes, clarinets, oboes, and bassoon, Paul Carter plays in numerous Musical Theater Pits, Recording Studios, Rock, Folk, Pop, Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip Hop and Big Bands across the country. Starting his career at the age of 13 while touring with the Toronto All-Star Big Band he played alongside influential musicians such as Benny Golson (Mellon Living Legend Legacy Award winning saxophonist, composer), Larry Elghart (American Bandstand composer, Columbia Records), Oliver Jones (Juno Award winning jazz pianist), Howard Cable (Composer of the Hockey Night in Canada Theme), Jackie Richardson (The Gospel According to the Blues, The Doodlbops and Sins of the Father), Phil Nimmons (Juno Award winning Jazz clarinetist), John Dankworth (The Avengers Television composer), and Cleo Laine (Grammy award winning Jazz, Pop, Classical vocalist).

For many years Paul contributed recordings for Zoomer Radio AM 740 as well as City TV, made multiple appearances on Breakfast Television, Canada AM, Vinyl Cafe and has performed at countless Jazz Festivals across Canada and the United States. Recently he's played on recordings for Ostereo, Walt Disney and Atlantic Records. In 2016 Paul performed on the live recording of Home: Montreal composed by Beth Mckenna which went on to win the Prix D'Opus for Best Jazz Performance of the Year as well as be named in the Top 10 Jazz Albums of the Year by the CBC. He recorded on the critically acclaimed album The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz which was named in the Top 10 Cast Recordings of the Year by LondonTheater.co.uk. In 2018 Paul won the Félix for Show of the Year for his work on Demain Matin, Montreal M'Attend.

As a pit musician he’s had the pleasure of working with Sheila McCarthy (Die Hard 2, Orphan Black, Umbrella Academy), Lolita Ritmanis (Batman: The Animated Series, Lethal Weapon 4, X-Files, West Wing) Neil Bartram/Brian Hill (The Story of My Life, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard), René Richard Cyr (Zumanity, Les Belles Soeurs), Kawa Ada (The Breadwinner), Valerie Boyle (Marry Poppins, Rupert, Franklin), Kathleen Fortin (Fatale-Station, Unité 9), Genevieve Leclerc (La Voix, Les Miserables), Jayne Lewis (Cheers, Degrassi: Next Generation), Nadia Verucci (Mirror Mirror, Being Human, Assassin’s Creed, Deus Ex, Far Cry Primal, Watch Dogs 2), Jonathan Winsby (Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar), Astrid Van Wieren (Saving Hope, Come From Away), Alejandro Ampudia (Orphan Black, Man Seeking Woman) Laurent Paquin (Histoires de filles, Caméra Café), Eva Tavares (West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera), Jonathan Monro (2 Pianos 4 Hands, Much Ado about Nothing, Flashpoint, Republic of Doyle), Tracy Michailidis (Beauty and the Beast, Fun Home), Benoît McGinnis (Aveux, Belle Baie et Trauma, 30 Vies), Austin Pendleton (The Muppet Movie, Finding Nemo, A Beautiful Mind), Francois Dompierre (Jesus of Montreal), Hélène Bourgeois-Leclerc (District 31), Michel Tremblay (Les Belles Soeurs), and 8 time Academy Award winning composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas). Among Paul’s musical theater credits are Full Monty, Company, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The Music Man, Catch me if You Can, The Boyfriend, It Should Have been You, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, The Birthday Party, Demain Matin, Montreal M'Attend, Oh, What a Lovely War, Fancy Nancy, Gypsy: A musical Fable, Mary Poppins, A Chorus Line, Annie, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Producers, Les Belles Soeurs, Cats, The Hockey Sweater, Prom Queen, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Adventures of Pinocchio, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweet Charity, Phantom of the Opera, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Chicago.

When Paul isn’t performing he's arranging or working with many schools, music camps, community programs, and studios in Toronto and Montreal as a clinician, private teacher and Band Leader.