"While Paddy has never been to new Orleans I can honestly say he is going to take the town by storm I met him in Ascona and never laughed so hard in all my life.

As a trombonist he’s world class but I suspect there's a grand marshal hiding inside that mischievous smile. 

His antics with Ellen Birath are as close to those of Louis Prima and Keely Smith as anyone I have ever seen.

(Armand “Sheik" Anderson in his book “A fire in my lens" - See book page at bottom of this webpage ↓ ).

"We are in homage, never in imitation (except a humorous nod).

We especially live happily music that gives a lot of happiness and pleasure. The two fellows are perfect accomplices ... " - Hot Jazz

... Paddy sings, plays the trombone, walks around, challenges people. Ellen sings and comments on Paddy's play - in English or French with her succulent Swedish accent - their agreement is difficult to explain but it's very good ..." - Hot Club de France

On October 19 we attended a concert by Paddy Sherlock (tb, voc) and Ellen Birath (voc) - namely a trio evoking the repertoire of Ella and Louis (that of famous albums of 1956 and 1957: Ella & Louis, Ella & Louis Again), trio completed by César Pastre (in the role of Oscar Peterson…). In the basement of the Tennesse-Paris pub (Paris 6th), there is a very small stage around which an audience, already fans of the performers was gathered and which looked more like a meeting between friends. The first set was devoted to the re-creation of the legendary duo (“Can't We Be Friends?”, “Isn't a Lovely Day?”, “They Can't Take That Away From Me”) but through the filter of personalities of Paddy and Ellen. We are in homage, never in imitation (except in a humorous wink). Above all, they joyfully bring to life music that gives enormous happiness and pleasure. The three friends are perfect, all in complicity: Paddy always colorful; Ellen – who is more often heard in a soul repertoire – establishes herself as an excellent jazz singer, whose timbre is very suited to the evocation of Ella. Caesar, serious as a pope, wraps everything in beautiful harmonies. For the second set, the great team moved away somewhat from their initial subject, which notably gave a nice version of “Dansez sur moi” (Nougaro/Neal Hefti) by Ellen Birath, which gave way to another French version, that of “Fever” by Marie-Laure Célisse (voc) who worked to raise the temperature of a Paddy Sherlock in great shape! A very nice evening! JP - Jazz Hot Magazine

"The whole audience was in the palm of their hands and the atmosphere was electric."

(Mary Black)

"I was happy to be present at a gig that nestles comfortably in my greatest ever gigs basket.
Paddy Sherlock did a straight through 2 hours gig and it was a model of a well thought out repertoire that took us on journey from St. James Infirmary to Raglan Road.
Paddy has lived in Paris for the past thirty years, fronting a six man band of rabelasian Irish and French characters, so he knows his trade...
Paddy plays trombone that acts as punctuation and percussion.

The best entertainer I have seen for a long while…"
(Shay Healy)​