Paul Mason
Duo / Trio / Solo · Based in Sydney
About this act
Fifteen years of guitar work, most visibly as long-time lead guitarist for Jessica Mauboy and a founding member of Battlesnake. Paul Mason has shared stages with Sting, Harry Connick Jr, Kate Miller-Heidke and James Morrison, and sold out the Factory Theatre in Sydney and Her Majesty's Theatre. His tribute show, Paul Mason Plays the Music of Jeff Beck, has done well by him. Book him solo or with the band. The book runs wide: jazz standards like Cantaloupe Island, Take the A Train and In a Sentimental Mood, Latin through Blue Bossa and Corcovado, then soul and pop, Ain't No Sunshine, I Got a Woman, Dreams, and Australian rock including Khe Sanh and April Sun in Cuba. He brings his own PA, the band brings its own gear, and he can arrange a sound engineer for larger rooms.
Repertoire
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Jazz Standards
Ain’t It Funky
Cantaloupe Island
Affirmation
Take the A Train
There Will Never Be Another You
Misty
Footprints
Billie’s Bounce
Breezin’
Body and Soul
Days of Wine and Roses
In a Sentimental Mood
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Moon River
Latin Jazz
Corcovado
Blue Bossa
Green Dolphin Street
Sunny
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Nica’s Dream
Pop & R&B
Stellar – Shannon Noll
Feel Like Makin’ Love – Roberta Flack
I Don’t Need No Doctor – Ray Charles
Super Man Lover – Johnny Guitar Watson
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Baby Please Come Home – Darlene Love
Khe Sanh – Cold Chisel
April Sun in Cuba – Dragon
Australian Hits
The Horses – Daryl Braithwaite
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel
Working for the Man – Jimmy Barnes
Every Day – James Taylor
Rock & Blues
Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
Lucille – Little Richard
Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Roll Roll Roll – The Cat Empire
Eagle Rock – Daddy Cool
Black Magic Woman – Santana
Time Is Tight – Booker T. & the MG’s
Sissy Strut – The Meters
Crossroads – Cream
Cocaine – JJ Cale
Pride and Joy – Stevie Ray Vaughan
People Get Ready – Jeff Beck
Call Me the Breeze – JJ Cale
Moonage Daydream – David Bowie
Lazarus – David Bowie
Blues Classics
Shake Rattle and Roll – Big Joe Turner
Razzle Dazzle – James Brown
Where Did You Stay Last Night – Lead Belly
Daddy Work at the Crossroads (Slow Blues) – Eric Clapton
Goin' Down – Freddie King