Paul Wells

Paul Wells began playing drums at age 10 in his hometown of Pittsburgh. He moved to the New York area to attend the jazz studies program at William Paterson University and has studied privately with Roger Humphries, John Riley, Kenny Washington, and Bill Stewart. Wells has toured internationally with Curtis Stigers and is a member of Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks. He has also performed and/or recorded with Deborah Harry, Joe Williams, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Randy Brecker, Mark Murphy, Nellie McKay, Marion Raven, Kristin Chenoweth, Ann Hampton Callaway, Norman Simmons, and Houston Person. He was also featured on the soundtracks of the films The Irishman and Joker as well as the TV series Boardwalk Empire and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and he is featured in a pivotal scene opposite Robert DeNiro in HBO’s film The Wizard of Lies. Wells is a contributing writer for Modern Drummer magazine.