First Fridays At The View Featuring The Ponpon Chen Quintet at View Music Bar

First Fridays at the View is where grown folks come to listen to live jazz, dance and have a good time. Our featured artist for September is the "Ponpon Chen Quintet". Ponpon Chen, a 23-year-old jazz rising star from Taipei, is a gifted vocalist and guitarist. With a signature blend of jazz guitar, scat singing, and storytelling, she crafts a sound rich in soul and cultural depth—paying tribute to legends like George Benson, Chet Baker, and Ella Fitzgerald, while showcasing a style uniquely her own.

Since the age of 12, she's graced stages across Asia and the U.S., with breakout performances on Hunan TV's Come Sing With Me 3 and Taiwan's Jungle Voice. In 2024, she received a U.S. artist visa, launched her first jazz tour, and went viral with her performance of But Not For Me....

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First Fridays at the View is where grown folks come to listen to live jazz, dance and have a good time. Our featured artist for September is the "Ponpon Chen Quintet". Ponpon Chen, a 23-year-old jazz rising star from Taipei, is a gifted vocalist and guitarist. With a signature blend of jazz guitar, scat singing, and storytelling, she crafts a sound rich in soul and cultural depth—paying tribute to legends like George Benson, Chet Baker, and Ella Fitzgerald, while showcasing a style uniquely her own.

Since the age of 12, she's graced stages across Asia and the U.S., with breakout performances on Hunan TV's Come Sing With Me 3 and Taiwan's Jungle Voice. In 2024, she received a U.S. artist visa, launched her first jazz tour, and went viral with her performance of But Not For Me.

Recently featured by ABC News and praised by Grammy-winning musicians, Ponpon is captivating global audiences with her authenticity, talent, and East-West jazz fusion.

DJ Sidney Thompson will spin the dance music.

The View Music Bar offers state of the art sound & lighting with pristine acoustics, great ambience, drinks and food. We also have an outdoor area for cigar aficionados.

No t-shirts, beanies, baseball caps, sweatsuits or tennis shoes.

Doors open at 6:30. Arrive early for best seating.

All Reserve Seating is Held Until 7:30 pm

2 drink minimum per person

No Refunds

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