PARIS IN PARADISE
When Karl Malden did his commercials for American Express, he must have had Jeff Paris in mind. His is the face you think you recognize but can’t name. He’s co-authored a lot of tunes over the years for people you hum along to on the radio, or play air guitar with in the privacy of your room.
PARIS IN PARADISE
Karen Troupe
When Karl Malden did his commercials for American Express, he must have had Jeff Paris in mind.
His is the face you think you recognize but can’t name. He’s co-authored a lot of tunes over the years for people you hum along to on the radio, or play air guitar with in the privacy of your room. Despite the lack of recognition, he's put his best foot (and guitar) forward and has released Race To Paradise, his first solo album. To him, it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the music.
“I think the secret of that is, if you love it enough to do it in the first place, it’s going to be in the music. It’s perceived.”
He should know. Here’s a man who has spent a good 10 years performing, touring and doing session work with the most diverse artists possible, from Dan Fogleberg, Y&T, Lita Ford and Jeff Lorber.
"I first started back in 1980 when I had a deal with United Artists. As a result, the exposure I got from that first deal,” he remembers fondly, “led to a lot of things.”