Paula James Chavis

Nashville’s Paula James Chavis, the lead vocalist for Jazz artist Sam Levine and City Lights Orchestra, has performed with American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle, Amy Grant, Charlie Daniels, The Drifters, Shirley Caesar, Kenny Rogers, The Chi-Lites, and others. She collaborated with Dr. Dorothy Marcic, acclaimed author of Respect: Women and Popular Music, and performed with the John Birdsong Trio. Influenced by Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan, and Tina Turner, Paula delivers her own unique style of RnB, Soul, Blues, Jazz, and Pop tunes.