“Great evening! A high-quality – entirely unclassifiable musical performance. Gunn is an engaging and charismatic band leader. His approach to music is very much his own, and this whimsical yet very accomplished ensemble is a unique creation. A really enjoyable, unusual and excellent show. I look forward to the next time”.  – Victoria Kingham. Hastings Independent.
“This is an amazing piece of work – echoes of Frank Zappa, Chick Corea, and John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. An outstanding piece of music that transcends boundaries and styles” Ingénue Magazine.

Paul Gunn trained at Atelier Gaulier-Pagneux in Paris. He composes original multi-style pieces for Cello soloist and Band with Baroque, Latin, Jazz and Classical influences.

He has played at Ealing Jazz Festival, Marlborough International Jazz Festival, Rye International Jazz Festival, 1901 Arts Club London, The Pheasantry, The Forum Tunbridge Wells, Kino St. Leonard’s, The Stables Theatre Hastings, Twinwood Festival and Equinox Festival.

Cello: Yvonne Marie Parsons

Yvonne-Marie Parsons’ diverse musical career as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician has taken her around the globe. She plays with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, The Philharmonia, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Britten Sinfonia, City of London Sinfonia, English National Ballet, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Voces8, and English Touring Opera.

Her West End musical theatre credits include the spectacular ‘Lord of The Rings’ at Drury Lane, the 25th anniversary tour of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Ghost’ tour of UK and Asia, ‘Miss Saigon’ UK and Ireland, and the first tour of the RSC’s acclaimed production of Roald Dahl’s miraculous musical ‘Matilda.’ She is currently the cellist on Moulin Rouge in London’s West End and plays a cello made in 2012, a Guadignini copy by Robin Aitchison affectionately called ’Symba’.

Percussion: Jansen Santana

Jansen Santana  Born in Salvador-Bahia-Brazil, Jansen began his music career very early.

At the age of three he accompanied his father Peu Meurray and his mother, the singer Cida Nunes on their shows.

He has played with many top artists, such as Antonio Forcione Trio, Almanaque with Luca Boscagin and Oren Marshall’s Perturbando at international festivals, cultural and environmental projects.

His influences come from places he visits and the music on the streets of Salvador, Bahia, the northeast region of Brazil where he was born and raised.

His ability to weave complex rhythms with contemporary sounds has established his place as one of the most exciting and versatile musicians in the global music community.