Paul Chamlin
Chez Josephine414 W 42nd St, New York 10036
Paul Chamlin is billed at Chez Josephine for an early-evening appearance, with no accompanying performers, set concept, guest, release, tribute or other programme details listed. The event is classified simply as “Other,” so the billing does not establish whether Chamlin will appear solo or with an ensemble. Music here is part of the room’s full-table dining service: French bistro fare, cocktails and wine are served as live piano accompanies conversation, with theatergoers arriving around nearby Broadway performances.
The available material gives no biographical information about Paul Chamlin: it does not state where Chamlin is from, musical role, repertoire, collaborators, recording history or critical reception. Chez Josephine itself was founded in 1986 by Jean-Claude Baker in homage to his adoptive mother, Josephine Baker. Its Theater Row dining room draws on 1930s Paris, with a blue-tin ceiling, crimson-velvet-lined walls, chandeliers, and vintage portraits and memorabilia of Baker. That setting places this lightly detailed billing in a restaurant performance tradition rather than a dedicated concert presentation.
Founded in 1986 by Jean-Claude Baker as an homage to his adoptive mother, the legendary entertainer and activist Josephine Baker, this Theater Row piano supper club channels the lavish spirit of 1930s Paris. Beneath a blue-tin ceiling and surrounded by walls lined in crimson velvet, chandeliers illuminate vintage portraits and memorabilia of Baker throughout the room. The sound of live piano accompanies full table dining, featuring French bistro fare alongside a dedicated zinc bar where patrons can stop in for classic cocktails and wine. Rather than a quiet concert hall or ticketed venue, it functions as a social dining room where the music weaves through the buzz of conversation, drawing theatergoers from nearby Broadway houses before curtain and welcoming late-night diners long after the shows let out.