Paul Turner (bassist)

Paul Turner (born 11 March 1968 in Sunderland) is an English musician who has been the bassist of the jazz-funk band Jamiroquai since 2005.

Paul Turner
Turner performing with Jamiroquai in 2011
Background information
Born	(1968-03-11) 11 March 1968 London, England
Origin	Sunderland, England
Genres	Funk acid jazz pop rock R&B soul dance disco reggae
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instrument	Bass
Years active	1987–present

Music career

Turner joined the jazz-funk band Jamiroquai in 2005 and has co-written, recorded and performed live with the band ever since. As well as Jamiroquai, he is known for playing with Annie Lennox over a number of years. He formed the soulful jazz/ funk band Trioniq with Jamiroquai bandmate Rob Harris and Iwan VanHetten.

Other recording and/or live credits include Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry, Tom Jones, Seal and George Michael .

He has played with a number of soul & R&B singers such as  Omar, Lamont Dozier and Mica Paris, and jazz-funk names like Brother Strut, Down to the Bone and Jeff Lorber, plus a long list of UK Pop bands as a recording musician and live performer.

Musical style and equipment

Turner mainly uses basses built by Tom Stenback or vintage Fenders including a 1966 Fender Jazz, 1963 Fender Precision and a number of similarly styled instruments. For amplification he uses Aguilar amps and cabinets.