Paul Jackson Jr.

Paul Jackson Jr.
Jackson in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Paul Milton Jackson Jr.
Born	(1959-12-30) December 30, 1959 (age 64)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Jazz jazz fusion smooth jazz rock pop funk R&B soul
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter guitarist producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar bass guitar
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Atlantic Blue Note Branch
Website	pauljacksonjr.com

Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959)^[1] is an American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.

In addition to being a recording artist in his own right, Jackson is also a session player, with a career spanning multiple decades. He has supported artists ranging from Michael Jackson (no relation)^[2] (on the albums Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix) to the Temptations, Whitney Houston,^[2] Alexander O'Neal, Five Star (on the album Silk and Steel), Howard Hewett, Thomas Anders, Patti LaBelle and Luis Miguel, to rockers such as Chicago and Elton John, to jazz-oriented players such as George Duke, George Benson, Dave Koz, Al Jarreau, David Benoit, Marcus Miller and Kirk Whalum, and to Christian artists such as Leon Patillo and Don Moen.

In 2013 it was revealed he contributed to several tracks on the album, Random Access Memories by Daft Punk and UK based singer songwriter Birdy's second album Fire Within. He also played guitar on Lisa Stansfield's 2014 album, Seven.

Jackson can be seen playing guitar in a wide variety of styles on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and American Idol.^[3]