Paul Westwood profile

British bassist.

Born in 1953, U.K.
At 16 he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and two years later attended The Guildhall School of Music, studying the contrabass.
He became one of London's elite session musicians with album credits for many artists such as Vangelis, Jose Carreras, Hot Chocolate, Madonna, Moody Blues and The London Philharmonic Orchestra and for writers and producers like Leiber & Stoller, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phil Ramone and George Martin.
He has worked on film scores and toured with jazz musicians such as Barbara Thompson.