Paula West
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Paula West is an American
jazz
and cabaret
singer known for her rich, powerful contralto voice and for her sensitive interpretations of an extraordinarily eclectic selection of songs ranging far beyond jazz standards and cabaret chestnuts.
area, the daughter of a Marine Corps
family. As a child she wasn't exposed to very much jazz music, as her father preferred classical music. She only started to explore jazz and jazz vocal music during college; these explorations became more serious and focussed when she moved to San Francisco after graduating from college. She has also been at some pains in the past to note that "I never sang in church".
She arrived in San Francisco around 1988-89 and worked as a waitress (indeed, she held one job or another waiting tables for many years until her singing career was well established). During this time, she gradually started to appear at open mike jam sessions, during the course of which she met pianist Ken Muir, who would eventually become her long-time accompanist. She also undertook a program of serious vocal study while continuing to appear at local lounges.
. During this period she started to refine the distinctive elements of her approach to the expectations placed upon jazz singer/cabaret performers: a careful attention to the lyrics of the songs ("I sing the verses," she was once quoted, "not just the chorus." ), an ability to sustain notes without use of vibrato, a sparing reliance on the hoary chestnuts of the genre, a willingness to re-imagine the standards that she does perform, and an eagerness to identify worthy songs not usually found within the jazz/cabaret repertoire.
As an illustration of the last point, she has performed or recorded such non-standard songs as Bob Dylan
's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "Mr. Tambourine Man", "If I Only Had A Brain" from The Wizard of Oz
, The Beatles
' "Fixin' A Hole", Ella Mae Morse
's "Cow Cow Boogie", "Who Will Buy" from Oliver!
, Bert Williams
' turn of the (20th) century classic "Nobody", and Johnny Cash
's "Folsom Prison Blues", as well as "Danny Boy", to name but a few.
West performed predominately in clubs in San Francisco and New York
, with occasional performances in Europe. For ten years she held a one-month residency at the Empire Plush Room at the York Hotel in San Francisco (since closed). She also had recurring engagements at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel
in New York. Paula is one of the contributors on BBC World News' The Real... talking about her favorite places in San Francisco.
For a number of years, West performed with Eric Reed
and reviewers began to take note that her career was "spiraling in the right direction." " Stephen Holden, The New York Times, October 29, 2004
Most recently, West has been performing with the George Mesterhazy Quartet at Yoshi’s in San Francisco’s re-vitalized Fillmore Jazz District, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel in New York, & The Rrazz Room in San Francisco http://www.therrazzroom.com/.West has appeared at international venues in Japan, Greece, Turkey & Israel.
Her collaboration with noted pianist/arranger George Mesterhazy (who accompanied the late Jazz great Shirley Horn) has been lauded in the New York Times, ”Ms. West is accompanied by the George Mesterhazy Quartet, a limber ensemble whose leader, pianist and arranger shares her passion for taking songs in unexpected directions and deepening their meanings without wrenching them out of shape. With each engagement Ms. West, who made her Oak Room debut in 1996, displays more courage, maturity, interpretive insight and vocal confidence. She and the quartet, which also includes Ed Cherry on guitar, Tony Reedus on drums and Barak Mori on bass, are a match made in pop-jazz heaven. “
Stephen Holden, The New York Times, October 22, 2007
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
singer known for her rich, powerful contralto voice and for her sensitive interpretations of an extraordinarily eclectic selection of songs ranging far beyond jazz standards and cabaret chestnuts.
Early career
West was born on April 4, 1959 and raised in the San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
area, the daughter of a Marine Corps
Marine corps
A marine is a member of a force that specializes in expeditionary operations such as amphibious assault and occupation. The marines traditionally have strong links with the country's navy...
family. As a child she wasn't exposed to very much jazz music, as her father preferred classical music. She only started to explore jazz and jazz vocal music during college; these explorations became more serious and focussed when she moved to San Francisco after graduating from college. She has also been at some pains in the past to note that "I never sang in church".
She arrived in San Francisco around 1988-89 and worked as a waitress (indeed, she held one job or another waiting tables for many years until her singing career was well established). During this time, she gradually started to appear at open mike jam sessions, during the course of which she met pianist Ken Muir, who would eventually become her long-time accompanist. She also undertook a program of serious vocal study while continuing to appear at local lounges.
1990s
As word spread through the Bay Area, West started to get one- and two-week residencies at San Francisco hotel lounges, most notably the Ritz-CarltonRitz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury hotels and resorts with 75 properties located in major cities and resorts in 24 countries worldwide...
. During this period she started to refine the distinctive elements of her approach to the expectations placed upon jazz singer/cabaret performers: a careful attention to the lyrics of the songs ("I sing the verses," she was once quoted, "not just the chorus." ), an ability to sustain notes without use of vibrato, a sparing reliance on the hoary chestnuts of the genre, a willingness to re-imagine the standards that she does perform, and an eagerness to identify worthy songs not usually found within the jazz/cabaret repertoire.
As an illustration of the last point, she has performed or recorded such non-standard songs as Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and "Mr. Tambourine Man", "If I Only Had A Brain" from The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' "Fixin' A Hole", Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse , was an American popular singer. Morse blended jazz, country, pop, and R&B.-Career:Morse was born in Mansfield, Texas, United States. She was hired by Jimmy Dorsey when she was 14 years old. Dorsey believed she was 19, and when he was informed by the school board that he was now...
's "Cow Cow Boogie", "Who Will Buy" from Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, Bert Williams
Bert Williams
Egbert Austin "Bert" Williams was one of the preeminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920...
' turn of the (20th) century classic "Nobody", and Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
's "Folsom Prison Blues", as well as "Danny Boy", to name but a few.
West performed predominately in clubs in San Francisco and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, with occasional performances in Europe. For ten years she held a one-month residency at the Empire Plush Room at the York Hotel in San Francisco (since closed). She also had recurring engagements at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel
Algonquin Hotel
The Algonquin Hotel is a historic hotel located at 59 West 44th Street in Manhattan . The hotel has been designated as a New York City Historic Landmark....
in New York. Paula is one of the contributors on BBC World News' The Real... talking about her favorite places in San Francisco.
2000 to present
During her run at the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room in 2001, West was considered by numerous jazz labels including Verve and Columbia, but the labels dismissed her as "talented but lacking star quality." Regardless of this, West has carved a niche for herself in NYC and in San Francisco.For a number of years, West performed with Eric Reed
Eric Reed
Eric Shane Reed is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He is an alumnus of Texas A&M University...
and reviewers began to take note that her career was "spiraling in the right direction." " Stephen Holden, The New York Times, October 29, 2004
Most recently, West has been performing with the George Mesterhazy Quartet at Yoshi’s in San Francisco’s re-vitalized Fillmore Jazz District, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel in New York, & The Rrazz Room in San Francisco http://www.therrazzroom.com/.West has appeared at international venues in Japan, Greece, Turkey & Israel.
Her collaboration with noted pianist/arranger George Mesterhazy (who accompanied the late Jazz great Shirley Horn) has been lauded in the New York Times, ”Ms. West is accompanied by the George Mesterhazy Quartet, a limber ensemble whose leader, pianist and arranger shares her passion for taking songs in unexpected directions and deepening their meanings without wrenching them out of shape. With each engagement Ms. West, who made her Oak Room debut in 1996, displays more courage, maturity, interpretive insight and vocal confidence. She and the quartet, which also includes Ed Cherry on guitar, Tony Reedus on drums and Barak Mori on bass, are a match made in pop-jazz heaven. “
Stephen Holden, The New York Times, October 22, 2007
Track listing
-
- TemptationTemptation (1933 song)"Temptation" is a popular song, published in 1933, with music written by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed. The song was used in the film Singin' in the Rain and later in the 1983 musical based on the film, and is prominently featured in Valerio Zurlini's Violent Summer .The song was...
(Arthur FreedArthur FreedArthur Freed was born Arthur Grossman in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a Jewish American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer.- Biography :Freed began his career as a song-plugger and pianist in Chicago...
/Nacio Herb BrownNacio Herb BrownNacio Herb Brown was an American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and Broadway theatre music in the 1920s through the early 1950s.-Biography:...
) - 6:01 - There's No You (Hal Hopper/Tom AdairTom AdairThomas "Tom" Montgomery Adair was an American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Newton, Kansas, worked at a power company and the Saturday Evening Post, writing numerous poems, while penning the songs in his spare time. In 1941, Adair met Matt Dennis in a club and the duo...
) - 5:15 - You Came A Long Way From St. Louis (John Benson Brooks/Bob RussellBob Russell-Politics:*Bob Russell , British Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester*Bob Russell , former leader of the Liberal Party of Alberta and municipal councillor in St. Albert, Alberta*Robert B...
) - 3:32 - You'll See (Carroll Coates) - 6:08
- Mountain Greenery (Richard RodgersRichard RodgersRichard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
/Lorenz HartLorenz HartLorenz "Larry" Milton Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart...
) - 4:32 - Don't Explain (Arthur Herzog/Billy Holiday) - 5:30
- Nice and Easy (Lew Spence/Marylin and Alan Bergman) - 3:45
- If I Only Had A Brain (Harold ArlenHarold ArlenHarold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...
/E.Y. Harburg) - 5:46 - Always True To You In My Fashion (Cole Porter) - 4:16
- You're My ThrillYou're My Thrill (song)"You're My Thrill" is a 1933 popular song, composed by Jay Gorney, with lyrics by Sidney Clare.-Recorded versions:*Ward Silloway *Lew Stone and His Band *Lena Horne with Charlie Barnett and his Orchestra *Billie Holiday...
(Sidney ClareSidney ClareSidney Clare was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best known songs include "On the Good Ship Lollipop" , "You’re My Thrill" , and "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" .In 1929, Clare wrote his...
/Jay GorneyJay GorneyJay Gorney was an American theater and film song writer. He was born Abraham Jacob Gornetzsky in Białystok, Russia on December 12, 1894. In 1906, he witnessed the Bialystock pogrom which forced his family into hiding for nearly two weeks, after which they fled to the United States...
) - 7:29 - Tired (Allan Robert/Doris Fisher) - 4:38
- Peel Me A Grape (David Frishberg) - 3:43
- SkylarkSkylark (song)"Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1941. Mercer said that he struggled for a year after he got the music from Carmichael before he could get the lyrics right....
(Hoagy CarmichaelHoagy CarmichaelHoward Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the...
/Johnny MercerJohnny MercerJohn Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others...
) - 5:54 - Comes Love (Lew Brown/Sam H. Stept/Charlie Tobias) - 3:15
- A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Bert KalmarBert KalmarBert Kalmar was a Jewish American lyricist.He was born in New York, New York. He ran away from home at the age of 10 to become a magician at a tent show, and retained an interest in magic all his life. He never got much of an education, but decided to make a career in show business...
/Harry RubyHarry RubyHarry Ruby was a Jewish American songwriter and screenwriter.After failing in his early ambition to become a professional baseball player,...
/Oscar HammersteinOscar Hammerstein IIOscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
) - 5:26
- Temptation
Personnel
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- Paula West - vocals
- Ken Muir - piano
- Bill Douglass - bass
- Robert Kaufman - drums
- Brad Buethe - guitar
- Dave Tidball - saxophone/clarinet
- Allen Smith - trumpet
- on "There's You", "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis", "You'll See", "Mountain Greenery", "Nice and Easy", "Tired", substitute Al Obidinski on bass and Tom Duckworth on drums.
Track listing
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- Who Will Buy? (Lionel BartLionel BartLionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:...
) - 3:33 - Restless (Sam CoslowSam CoslowSam Coslow was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst. Coslow was born in New York City. He began writing songs as a teenager...
/Tom Satterfield) - 5:41 - Don't Fence Me InDon't Fence Me In (song)Don't Fence Me In is a popular American song with music by Cole Porter and lyrics by Robert Fletcher and Cole Porter.-Origins:Originally written in 1934 for Adios, Argentina, an unproduced 20th Century Fox film musical, "Don't Fence Me In" was based on text by a poet and engineer with the...
(Cole PorterCole PorterCole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
/Robert Fletcher) - 3:45 - Waters Of March (Antonio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
) - 4:36 - I'm A Fool To Want You (Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
/Jack Wolf/Joel Herron) - 6:43 - Fly Me To The MoonFly Me to the Moon"Fly Me to the Moon" is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled "In Other Words", and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets...
(Bart HowardBart HowardBart Howard was the composer and writer of the famous jazz standard "Fly Me To The Moon", which has been performed by singers Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Diana Krall, June Christy and Astrud Gilberto...
) - 5:05 - Some Cats Know (Jerry Lieber/Mike Stoller) - 7:19
- Fixin' A Hole (John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
/Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
) - 3:49 - Bread And Gravy (Hoagy Carmichael) - 4:25
- LoverLover (song)"Lover" is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers, with words by Lorenz Hart. It was featured in the movie Love Me Tonight . Les Paul's version was a guitar instrumental released by Capitol Records in 1948. It has a french title Partout Toi...
(Richard RodgersRichard RodgersRichard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
/Lorenz HartLorenz HartLorenz "Larry" Milton Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart...
) - 4:34 - They Say It's WonderfulThey Say It's Wonderful"They Say It's Wonderful" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the musical Annie Get Your Gun , where it was introduced by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton.It was sung by Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man 3 .-Notable recordings:...
(Irving BerlinIrving BerlinIrving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
) - 5:23 - WitchcraftWitchcraft (song)"Witchcraft" is a popular song from 1957 composed by Cy Coleman with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. It was released as a single by Frank Sinatra, and reached number twenty in the U.S., spending sixteen weeks on the charts....
(Cy ColemanCy ColemanCy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.-Life and career:He was born Seymour Kaufman on June 14, 1929, in New York City to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. His mother, Ida was an apartment landlady and his father was a brickmason...
/Carolyn LeighCarolyn LeighCarolyn Leigh was an American lyricist for Broadway, movies, and popular songs. She is best known as the writer with partner Cy Coleman of the pop standards "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come."-Biography:...
) - 3:47 - Why Can't You Behave? (Cole Porter) - 5:48
- Cow Cow Boogie (Don Raye/Gene de Paul/Benny Carter) - 3:00
- Moments Like This (Frank Loesser/Burton Lane) - 5:41
- Who Will Buy? (Lionel Bart
Personnel
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- Paula West - vocals
- Ken Muir - piano (all except 4, 11)
- Brad Buethe - guitar (3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
- Al Obidinski - bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13); vocals (14)
- Bill Douglass - bass (3, 4, 8, 10, 12)
- Tom Duckworth - drums (all except 11)
- Javier Navarrette - conga (1, 4, 7, 8)
- Dave Tidball - saxophone (4, 6, 7, 8)
- Noel Jewkes - saxophone (8, 10, 12)
- Allen Smith - trumpet (1, 2, 5, 8)
- Jeremy Cohen - violin (3, 8, 11)
Track listing
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- Caravan/Night In Tunisia (Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Juan Tizol/Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli/Jon Hendricks) - 5:27
- The Snake (Oscar Brown, Jr.) - 3:27
- Big Stuff (Leonard Bernstein) - 3:39
- Day In, Day Out (Rube Bloom/Johnny Mercer) - 5:25
- Laura (David Raskin/Johnny Mercer) - 6:10
- Blues In The Night (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer) - 8:19
- You Fascinate Me So (Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh) - 4:28
- Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:27
- Them There Eyes (Maceo Pinkard/Doris Tauber/William Tracey) - 3:35
- You Will Be Loved (Murray GrandMurray GrandMurray Grand was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, and pianist best known for the song "Guess Who I Saw Today"....
) - 5:35 - Looking For A Boy (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin) - 5:01
- Here Lies Love (Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin) - 5:21
- Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson/Mort Dixon) - 4:23
- I Remember You (Victor Schertzinger/Johnny Mercer) - 6:45
Personnel
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- Paula West - vocals
- Ken Muir - piano
- Bill CharlapBill CharlapWilliam Morrison Charlap is a jazz pianist born October 15, 1966 in New York City.Bill Charlap comes from a musical background and is a distant cousin to famed jazz pianist Dick Hyman. His mother, Sandy Stewart , is a singer who had a hit in 1962 with My Coloring Book, while his father was Broadway...
- piano - Peter Bernstein - guitar
- Peter Washington - bass
- Victor LewisVictor LewisVictor Lewis is an American jazz drummer, a major force in the genre since the 1980s.-As leader:*1992: Family Portrait - with John Stubblefield, Edward Simon, Cecil McBee, Don Alias, Jumma Santos...
- drums - Bobby HutchersonBobby HutchersonBobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern...
- vibes - Rudy Bird - percussion
- Frank WessFrank WessFrank Wess is an American jazz musician, who has played saxophone and flute.-Biography:...
- alto & tenor sax, flute - Joe TemperleyJoe TemperleyJoe Temperley is a Scottish saxophonist. He has performed on various instruments but is most associated with the baritone saxophone and bass clarinet....
- baritone sax, bass clarinet - Ken PeplowskiKen PeplowskiKen Peplowski is a jazz clarinetist born in Cleveland, Ohio, known primarily for playing in the swing music idiom. He is sometimes compared to Benny Goodman in terms of tone and virtuosity...
- clarinet - Don ByronDon ByronDon Byron is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet, but has also used bass clarinet and saxophones....
- clarinet - Ryan KisorRyan KisorRyan Kisor is an American jazz trumpeter.A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Kisor learned trumpet from his father Larry Kisor and started playing in a local dance band at age ten. Kisor began classical trumpet lessons at age 12, met Clark Terry when he was 15 , and played with all-star high school bands...
- trumpet - John BlakeJohn BlakeColonel John Y. F. Blake was born October 6, 1856 in Bolivar, Missouri, and died January 24, 1907, New York City. An American soldier, freedom fighter and lecturer. He was an ardent Irish American and an advocate of resistance to British imperialism.After his birth his family soon moved to Denton...
- violin - Carlos Baptiste - violin
- Richard Spencer - viola
- Akua Dixon - cello
External links
- 'History Moves in Cycles, You Hear It in Her Sounds' NYT Review October 15, 2008
- 'A Cheeky Cabaret Voice Sings the Set Eclectic' NYT Review, October 22, 2007
- review of "Come What May" album and brief interview in San Jose Mercury News
- Google Music: Paula West
- [ Paula West] at Allmusic
- http://www.jazzwest.com/articles/p_west.html