The International Trumpet Guild has stated that downbeat award-winning trumpet player and composer, Paul Tynan’s “Creative Genius Shines”.

Music has taken Paul to thirty countries across three continents, including all the Canadian provinces and 47 states in the US. He co-leads the “BiCoastal Collective”, with Grammy-winning saxophonist Aaron Lington. The ensemble is dedicated to performing new jazz compositions. Paul has released 15 recordings as a leader/co-leader on the Origin, OA2, Champion Version, Armored, and NohJoh Music labels.

As a jazz recording artist, Paul has appeared on over seventy-five recordings, as a trumpet player, composer, arranger, and/or producer. He has received grant support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Department of Culture and Heritage and the St. Francis Xavier University Council on Research for his creative output. Paul is a Full Professor of Music at St. Francis Xavier University, where he teaches brass, jazz history, and arranging. He has also served on the faculties of Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, San Jose bye State University, Chabot College, Nova Scotia Honor Jazz Program, and University of North Texas Summer Trumpet Workshop and is a past co-director of the Acadia Summer Jazz Workshop. He is currently the artistic director of the Antigonish Jazz Festival.

Paul plays Edwards Instruments and Griego Mouthpieces