Paul Mazzio (born 1959/60) [1] is an American jazz trumpeter, based in Portland, Oregon. A graduate of the University of North Texas and the University of Southern California, while a student in Texas he won 1st place in the 1982 Jazz Improvization Contest. [2] Mazzio has performed with many artists including the Chuck Israels Orchestra, Tony Bennett, Larry Carlton, the Moody Blues etc. He traveled extensively with the Woody Herman Orchestra in the 1990s. [3] His playing has a warm tone. [4]