Paul Francis Quartet

The Paul Francis Quartet plays improvised music with unique arrangements on pop tunes from the 1960s through the 2000s. Made up of Grammy Award winning musicians with decades of experience performing with artists such as Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Buddy Rich and Stevie Wonder, you'll be hiring a band of seasoned professionals. Arrangements of tunes cover genres including jazz, salsa, rock, reggae and swing. Do you have a special tune that you want the band to perform at your event? The PF4 can do that. (An extra fee may apply.) The band dresses to impress by appearing in suits or business casual attire.

Grammy-award winning drummer and educator Paul Francis has extensive experience working with some of the world’s greatest musicians. He is featured on the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett album and subsequent PBS special “Cheek to Cheek”, and toured extensively with the duo to support that recording. Paul has also recorded and/or performed with Stevie Wonder, Jose Feliciano, Jon Faddis, David Hazeltine, Jim Belushi, Molly Ringwald, Megan Hilty, The Rockettes, Ralph Lalama, Brian Newman, Rich Little, The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and The Albany Symphony Orchestra, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra conducted by Buddy Morrow. Paul has also appeared on shows for HBO, ABC, NBC, Netflix and MTV, and is on the soundtrack for the movie “Friends with Kids” as well as “A Star is Born” featuring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

The Paul Francis Quartet plays improvised music within unique arrangements of pop tunes from the 1960's-2000's. In 2021, the quartet released "All Your Life: Interpretations of the Beatles" in which they perform new and unique arrangements on Beatles' classics. The band's next recording will be jazz arrangements of pop tunes from the 1980's.

-The band would need a space of 10'x6' for adequate space to perform. (12'x8' is preferable)
-Must have access to a power outlet in the performance area OR an extension chord to the area with a power strip and 4 inputs.
-Adequate lighting to see music preferable.
-The band has amplifiers adequate for small theaters (300 seats). For larger rooms or large parties, a PA system may be preferred, and needed to be provided by, the client. (The band's amplification is fine for most parties/cocktail receptions)