Jazz Trombone
Paul Birk is a freelance trombonist, trombone/low brass lesson teacher and composer/arranger in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He received his Bachelors of Music (education) from the University of Texas at Arlington and his Masters of Music (performance) from the University of North Texas. While at Texas Tech University, he completed a teaching assistantship and the course work in pursuit of a Doctor of Musical Arts in Trombone performance and pedagogy.
Since 1999, he has taught privately full-time in the: Grapevine-Colleville, Rockwall- Heath, Birdville, and Frisco ISD’s (currently) where his students have consistently achieved All-Region and All-State Band placements as well as superior ratings at solo contests and festivals.
Groups in which he regularly plays are: Birk’s JazzWerks (jazz quartet); Mr. PC; the Dallas Jazz Orchestra (big band); C3 Big Band (lead trombone and soloist); Clave con Alma (Latin jazz septet); and Sally Majestic (Ska band, horn section). Other groups that he has often played with are: John Wasson’s Strata Big Band; Memphis Brass Big Band; the Chris Watson Band (horn section); The Metroplexity Big Band; the Curt Bradshaw Jazz Octet; TI Jazz Band (Texas Instruments); RAJE (Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble); and Brazz (jazz brass quintet).
His experience playing for musicals is extensive having played in the pit orchestras for shows at: Dallas Theater Center; Lyric Stage; Uptown Players; Eastfield College; Richland College, Brookhaven College; Woodrow Wilson H.S.; Hillcrest H.S.; Coppell H.S.; First United Methodist Church of Coppell; Bishop Lynch H.S.; and Lake Highlands H.S.
In addition to musicals, he also composes and arranges for various instrumentations. His additional performance experience includes: brass ensembles at area churches; variety bands for private parties, wedding receptions and corporate events; and other freelance performance jobs, all of which round out a consistent and fulfilling performance schedule.