Paul Thomas read for a degree in music and modern languages at what is now Oxford Brookes University, followed by postgraduate study with Sidney Ellison of the LPO at the Royal Academy of Music. He has performed with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, English Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Oxford Pro Musica, RTE National Symphony Orchestra and others, travelling throughout Europe. Now based again in his native Cornwall, he continues to combine his activities as a trumpet player with organising and managing concerts, masterclasses and tours, mainly in Tuscany and Malta.