Paulette Mcwilliams at The Side Door Jazz Club

We are thrilled to welcome Paulette back to The Side Door! She brings the talented quartet of players: Nat Adderley Jr. (Musical Director band leader, piano), Don Braden on Saxophone, Kenny Davis on Bass, Vince Ector, drums.
Chicago has always produced great musical talent. Paulette McWilliams is no exception to that rule. She started singing before she could talk and even as a child, Paulette amazed her listeners with her rich, low, deep, sultry, velvety tones and an incredibly wide range.
Today, after 40 years of recording and touring, Paulette has hit her stride with Telling Stories saying, “I was destined to sing jazz but it took me a long time to realize it...

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We are thrilled to welcome Paulette back to The Side Door! She brings the talented quartet of players: Nat Adderley Jr. (Musical Director band leader, piano), Don Braden on Saxophone, Kenny Davis on Bass, Vince Ector, drums.
Chicago has always produced great musical talent. Paulette McWilliams is no exception to that rule. She started singing before she could talk and even as a child, Paulette amazed her listeners with her rich, low, deep, sultry, velvety tones and an incredibly wide range.
Today, after 40 years of recording and touring, Paulette has hit her stride with Telling Stories saying, “I was destined to sing jazz but it took me a long time to realize it. I’ve performed at jazz festivals in Japan, clubs in London, or The Blue Note in Tokyo and other festivals like, Monterey, Trinidad, Milan, Moscow and Bern, Switzerland.”

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