
KYLE PAUL
Under It All (Kurt Rosenwinkel)
One of my favorite songs by an incredible guitarist and composer
Chicago native Kyle Paul is a quickly emerging musical artist who not only possesses an impressive performance history but also an exciting and moving musical spirit and creative charisma that be seen and heard in his live performances, recordings, and compositions. A critically-lauded modern musician with roots in improvised and popular music, he has shared the stage with many internationally known musical luminaries on guitar, bass, keys, and vocals. He has toured with a variety of groups performing like Diane Coffee and Shoulderbird performing various styles music across the country's most exciting and well-known music venues. When residing in Chicago he is leading and writing for his own projects, working as a session musician and producer in prominent studios, playing as a sideman with the city’s most in-demand musicians, and performing at numerous Chicago Area Gospel churches. In 2021, he founded the //Ara series, a series of duo performances held at The Digs Chicago which featured a variety of musicians and songwriters from a kaleidoscopic breadth of backgrounds presenting mostly original music in a stripped down setting. He has released music and been featured on many different recordings this year alone with projects that are highlighted on this site. Informed by concepts of modern composers and theorists, the rhythmic intricacies of Afro-diasporic and Indian music, and forays into the electronic and avant-garde, Kyle has created a musical language and style that is uniquely his own whose live performances should never be over looked.
Finding Frances
The first single from the upcoming album For Flowers Yet To Bloom by Finding Frances. I played guitar all over this album.
//Ara Series Comp
While shot almost entirely on phone cameras, this compilation video highlights some of my favorite performances from the //Ara series, a series of duo performances I began in 2021 with friends across Chicago and beyond.
Kyle Paul and Will Barnard Duo
Will and I have been playing together many years and have a duo project where we play original music written mainly for the guitar, saxophone, and electronic instruments and sounds. Check out our set as we open this FSC show.
Diane Coffee on KEXP
Internet Arms- Diane Coffee 2019
John East Preamp Test
Ain’t Nobody- James Francies version