Paul joined Benedetto after a ten-year career as a U.S. Army logistics officer[1] and ten years as an executive with Chatham Steel.

He served tours of Desert Storm assigned to 3rd Army HQ and Somalia attached to the 10th Mountain Division.

He has worked with Bob James, George Mesterhazy, Tony Monaco, Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins, Joe Beck, Andreas Oberg, Jimmy Bruno, Joe Negri, Gene Bertoncini, and Frank Vignola.

His albums include Tony Monaco & Howard Paul: New Adventures (2014), Bob James & Howard Paul, Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions (2011), and Ali Ryerson Trio, Jamin' at the Jazz Corner (2008).

He has recorded with Claire Frazier, bassist Ben Tucker, Bob Mastellar's Jazz Corner Allstars, singer Bobby Ryder, and guitarist Jerry Sims.