Paul C. Hofreiter is a guitarist and bassist who performs his own works and the work of new music composers. In addition to jazz appearances alongside Delfeayo Marsalis and Jimmy Bruno, he has performed with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and la Orquesta Sinfonica de las Americas, as well as groups of his own making. He has done freelance work in the Philadelphia and Princeton areas, and is currently the bassist for Trio Velez and frequently performs with Andy Akiho’s Foundry Ensemble. Paul was educated at The Lawrenceville School and the University of the Arts, where he studied guitar with Pat Mercuri, and double bass with Craig Thomas, Tony Marino, Kevin MacConnell, and Henry Scott of the Philadelphia Orchestra.