Paul English Music
presents
A NIGHT IN THE LIFE
(of the Studio Musician)
We don’t always play jazz, but when we don’t, you can usually find us in a recording studio playing for various artists in just about any kind of music you can think of.
On December 11, we share the music of two artists we recently worked with.
2025 Texas Country Music Association Album of the Year
CHRIS GARDNER
photo by Ron Fontenot
For over 20 years, Chris Gardner has shared his music with his fans, entertaining across the country from NY to LA, including in his hometown Houston, Texas. His natural ability to envision situations common to us all and transform them into meaningful lyrics and music gives the listener a warm, comfortable and familiar feeling.
- Second Helpings – Country Music Association of Texas 2025 Americana Album of The Year
- A Love Thing – his 8th audio release, 26 weeks on the Roots Music Report Charts Top 50
- 19 Top 20 songs in Country and Americana Country genres
- Billboard Top 100 country albums
Style: Americana with elements of country, folk, blues and pop
“Most folks don’t know that in my over 50 years as a studio music I have been a part of over 400 recording projects, most of which were country. I am proud and thankful to say that several of those were with Chris.”
– Paul
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Debut Recording!
Johnnie Faye
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Johnnie Faye (aka Shannon Zamora) is a sultry jazz vocalist and charismatic performer in the tradition of Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. This Bayou City native followed a meandering path to jazz singing, first taking detours at the University of Texas at Austin where she majored in Spanish and Portuguese, then living and working abroad in Thailand and Brazil, before beginning her musical studies at Houston Community College.
Johnnie Faye is releasing her debut album of jazz standards, “The Fratelli’s Tapes Vol. 1”, in honor of the locale of her longest residency, Fratelli’s Ristorante in Houston, and for the fans and friends who supported her there. You will hear the sounds and style of the infamous Rat Pack of the 1950s and ‘60s, Brazilian bossa nova, torch songs and jazz of the big band era. Each of the familiar tunes on the record are favorite audience requests from the Fratelli’s gang.
“The lads and I had a lot of fun working with Johnnie Faye
on her first recording, and we are quite sure it won’t be her last!
This will be our first performance together!”
– Paul
