Paula's been a staple in the Austin music scene for 20 years, performing pop & jazz inspired original music. She's won songwriting kudos from internationally known songwriting clubs like the Kerrville Folk Festival, Wildflower Festival and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (double finalist). She’s performed in hallowed listening rooms like the Cactus Cafe, Anderson Fair, Bluebird Cafe, and collaborated with multi-genre guitarists Andrew Hardin and Monte Mann.
She currently performs Jazz shows incorporating standards from the Great American Songbook, and is in pre-production for a new album.
"Paula Held adds new ideas to the jazz-related work of now famous female artists like Norah Jones, Diana Krall and Madeleine Peyroux. Her songs are beautiful, the melody lines fine, her voice is flexible and sultry, [and] the accompaniment is excellent ..." ~ Fred Schmale, Real Roots Cafe, The Netherlands
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Paula's been a staple in the Austin music scene for 20 years, performing pop & jazz inspired original music. She's won songwriting kudos from internationally known songwriting clubs like the Kerrville Folk Festival, Wildflower Festival and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (double finalist). She’s performed in hallowed listening rooms like the Cactus Cafe, Anderson Fair, Bluebird Cafe, and collaborated with multi-genre guitarists Andrew Hardin and Monte Mann.
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