Paul Malsom

Born in Bournemouth in 1964, Paul was introduced to music at a very early age by his Grandfather, who was a violinist in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and through his Father’s record collection which included a variety of Brazilian music – Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Laurindo Almeida et al. Further inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Gary Moore, Paul started playing the guitar at the age of 15.
Paul had the usual electric guitars, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul (copies!) but was always drawn to the sound of the acoustic guitar. After discovering Jazz music and a reintroduction of Brazilian music, Paul heard guitarist Charlie Byrd playing the music of Jobim and his musical direction was defined.