Paula West Quintet at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

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California-based vocalist Paula West makes a rare New York City appearance leading a stellar quintet. West is a favorite of audiences and connoisseurs for her perceptive and original interpretations of lyrics and her adventurous repertoire. The New York Times says, “For the jazz singer Paula West, the American songbook, from Irving Berlin through Bob Dylan, is a banquet from which she selects favorite dishes and stirs in her own secret ingredients to make them her own.” JazzTimes compliments her “impeccable, if occasionally offbeat, taste.” Her complementary group includes guitarist Ed Cherry, pianist John Chin, bassist Sean Conly, and drummer Jerome Jennings.