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Paula Maya
- Austin, TX
- Pianist
- Travels up to 120 miles
- $200 solo piano 1 hour and up
Overview
Welcome! We strive to make your event stress free, positive and unforgettable! We are full time musicians with many years of experience and a passion for what we do. Our repertoire includes the Great American Songbook (Frank Sinatra, Ella, Tony Bennett), jazz standards, bossa nova, blues and some R&B. We have performed at venues such as Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, The Addison Grove, Texas Federation of Women's Club, Grand Opening of the Austin International Airport South Wing, Blanton Museum, The Westin, Four Seasons and many more. Size of the band may vary. We can perform as solo piano up to a sextet, instrumental or with vocals. We are punctual, flexible and easy to work with.
26 Reviews
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Paula was wonderful! She played for my Open House and truly made the event magical. Thank you Paula, you are a delight!
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you so much Sue, it was my pleasure being able to play a Steinway in such a beautiful room, with a beautiful view! I wish you success!
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Paula did amazing playing for our Valentines Dinners for our members. Our space can sometimes be very difficult to manage sounds and echoes, but the music was a perfect addition and all of our members raved about how great it all was! She read the room and was able to adjust when our leaders were giving speeches throughout the dinner. Highly recommend her for any event and we will for sure be having her back for events in the future!!
Jazz Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you for your kind words Brittany! The Valentines Dinners were absolutely beautiful, it will be my pleasure to play at your future events again!
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Paula Maya Band arrived on time for set up and were ready to play when our event started. Their selections were excellent. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their music. We were able to have conversations, but also many guests sat right in front of them to enjoy their music. They were gracious and lovely to chat with. Also, communication beforehand was very easy via the Gig Salad platform. They created a wonderful ambiance for our company's 15th anniversary party. I would definitely ask them to play at a future event. Thank you so much!
Jazz Band
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you so much Nayana, it was a lovely event! It will be our pleasure and honor to work again with you and DMR Accounting!
Best to you and yours during this Holiday Season,
Paula Maya Jazz Band
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They were the best!!! Even letting my father-in-law jump in and sing a song!! Highly recommend. A+
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The Music was absolutely amazing. They set the vibe for the Party. Very talented and the song selections were spot on. Our guests kept asking about the music, Absolutely perfect.
Thank you Paula!
Jazz Band
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you Molly, it was our absolute pleasure, it was a wonderful party in a wonderful home!! We wish all the very best to the young couple!
Have a great rest of weekend,
Best!
Paula Maya
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Paula and her band did an exceptional job at our wedding! She provided a flute and acoustic guitar duo for the ceremony music and a jazz quartet for the cocktail hour. The ceremony musicians learned the songs that we requested and made the ceremony especially beautiful and unique. Paula's quartet also played bossa nova classics during the outdoor cocktail hour and created a lovely jazzy and tropical atmosphere at our summer evening wedding. It was exactly what we were looking for! Paula is very professional and easy to work with. I would definitely recommend her band for a wedding or any event!
Jazz Band
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you so much Elizabeth, your wedding was gorgeous! It was our pleasure and privilege to be involved. Thank you for bringing Brazilian music into such a special day in your lives, we wish you a great life together!
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Paula is a great addition to any party and/or event! Turned my party a success!!
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
It was my absolute pleasure! Until next time Luciana!
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We had a wonderful experience with Paula Maya Band. We had great communication prior to our event, and everything went as planned. They were on time, well prepared, and sounded fantastic. They definitely elevated our evening!
Pianist, Jazz Band
Response from Paula Maya:
Dear Emily, it was our great pleasure and honor, thank you for the opportunity to be a part of such a great event! I hope to work together again soon. Best!
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Ms. Paula went above and beyond to make our day extra special. She was very easy to work with. I requested a specific song and she delivered. Thank you Ms. Paula!
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
My absolute pleasure Kay! You are a lovely, graceful person, and I wish you all the very best!
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Paula Maya and her jazz band did an amazing job at our Christmas Day Jazz brunch! We received nothing but amazing feedback from guests. 10/10 would recommend!
Jazz Band
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you Taylor for having us, we had such a blast! The staff was so kind and helpful, and the place is gorgeous. Please keep us in mind for any future events!
Paula played a wonderful selection of music for our Christmas Eve party. She arrived early so she could begin on time. We really enjoyed having Paula perform and highly recommend her.
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you for having me at your beautiful home on Christmas Eve Brooke, it was my pleasure playing your dad's piano!
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Beautiful Bossa Nova music, thanks Paula !
Bossa Nova Band
Response from Paula Maya:
It was my pleasure and my honor to be part of such a special day. All the best Patricia!
Paula
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Paula’s musicians were very professional. They sounded excellent and were easy to work with. I would highly recommend them and will look forward to using them at the next opportunity we have.
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I hired Paula to play the piano at my wedding and she was absolutely wonderful! Incredibly professional and such skilled pianist. 100% recommend hiring her. She knew exactly what type of music to play and made our wedding extra special and elegant.
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thanks so much Quin, your wedding was so beautiful and intimate! It was my pleasure to play beautiful music for your special day!! I wish you both a great life together!
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Paula was amazing! Thank you for brining wonderful music to my wedding.
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
You are very kind Sylvia. Thank you for having me play at your special day! Wishing you and Thomas all the very best!!
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Paula thank you so much for making our family Christmas Eve even more spectacular. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the music.
Thank you,
MJ
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you for such a warm review MJ! I'm sure it's not easy to invite a stranger into your home on Christmas Eve. So thank you for having live music!
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She was very good. Friendly
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thanks so much Anna Marie, it was my pleasure! Happy New Year!
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Did a great job I’ll always use her whenever I need a pianist!!
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you so much Sandra, it was my pleasure! Everyone was extremely nice, and musical.
Paula was so easy to work with for my event! She communicated and adapted to meet our needs perfectly! She even created a 1920s playlist to fit the theme of the party AND she dressed in a beautiful outfit to match. It was amazing!!
I would highly recommend her for events, and hope to work with her again!!
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We had Paula Singing at our bar on 07-18 and everyone loved her repertoire, we will certainly have her performing to us again soon.
Brazilian Entertainment, Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you so much Jarbas! I had a great time and am looking forward to going back!
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Paula is very talented, and made our engagement party a wonderful success. She arrived on time, despite logistical challenges on our end, and played wonderful music throughout the party.
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Wonderful, Jacob, it was a lot of fun. Thanks so much for having me, I hope you and your fiancé have a great life together!
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We hired Paula to play background piano at a 50th anniversary party, and she did a great job. Thank you, Paula!
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thanks so much, Jennifer, it was a real treat for us to be a part of your in-laws 50th anniversary party. What a lovely couple. Thank you for hiring me! Hope you feel better. Best!
I needed an accompanist on short notice. Paula was prompt, great communication and very talented. She was really excellent to work with. I’d highly recommend her.
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thanks so much Laura! It was my pleasure to play for you and your mom. I had a blast with the event and had fun hanging out with Kathy. Hope she had a wonderful birthday!
Best,
Paula
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Not only is Paula an incredibly talented pianist, she was a joy to work with! She was professional through and through. She put me at ease about my concerns about having live music at a residential birthday party because she is very experienced and knows how these things go - they go amazingly well with Paula at the keys! And in the context of my party, it was like a dream to have her rather than music over speakers because the tone of having a real musician on a piano gave the sound of the room beautiful dimension and therefore, the tone of the party felt like a very comfortable space for our guests. The sound of my typical sound system (just sonos) has a bit of a deafening effect on the party because all the sounds were sort of normalized so it hd the effect of white noise. But when Paula got on, the whole party came alive. The bright tone of Paula’s musical style gave the guests a beautiful treat to listen to when pausing in conversation and actually augmented our ability to hold lovely conversation and have good laughs. The mood of all my guests was at 100% and I think Paula was one of the big contributors to that. My guests went in for days about how it was such a nice touch.
More about Paula and why you should definitely hire her for your next event - Her repertoire is HUGE! She can play any style and she is an expert on the keys. I highly recommend consulting with her and searching the titles within her repertoire for ideas for your event. I discovered some new artists who I’m now listening to all the time, because I like them so much. She offered to learn any songs I wanted, which sounded very appealing to me until I listened to the songs in her repertoire and found that the songs she already knew were cooler than any of my ideas. Her repertoire really is just that good. I picked out like, Maybe 69 songs just from her American repertoire that I loved and we only needed about 30 for the 3-hours of playtime. So the fantastic songs she already knew were more than enough for me.
She sings REALLY well, she can improvise, she knows how to put on a show, and be part of a show. She is a talented performer in all respects. We had this coordinated thing we tried to do with lighting the candles on my husband’s 40th birthday cake and this little show with an aerialist, and Paula playing and singing happy birthday - it could have been really tricky to time it all perfectly but Paula just saved the day on the whole thing because this isn’t her first rodeo - she knew just what to do to make blowing out the candles on my husband’s 40th birthday cake the perfect moment. It was truly just beautiful thanks to Paula. She made that moment and the entire party so incredibly special and memorable. I can’t believe we were so fortunate to have such incredible talent as Paula.
She was so kind and communicative but before during and after the party. She was thankfully able to work with some mixups I made with scheduling and she was just professional the whole way through. She made sure to come and introduce herself when she arrived at the party. She conducted her job at the party perfectly, as far as starting on time and everything like that, and she played beautifully. I was very impressed with her professionalism.
I received the video from our event today and the videographer ended
Up capturing a good deal of video of Paula because she really was just stunning on the keys. Hugely impressive and my guests are still reaching out to me to tell me how much fun they have and how Paula was just such a great addition to the whole event. They loved her, we loved her, Imwouod absolutely recommend Paula any day. If you need a pianist and Paula is available - I’m telling you book now, because you will never find a pianist like her. She is the real deal!!
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Wow Julianna, you are so kind!! It was my pleasure to play your beautiful piano, and everyone was so nice! I was also impressed with your ability to communicate and know what you wanted. Your review truly touched my heart. It brings me much joy to know that I contributed to make your party a HUGE success! Congratulations. I wish you and your husband all the very best.
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Paula brought a diverse repertoire and delivered it with a beautiful voice and wonderful piano playing. Will definitely hire her again!
Pianist
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you so much Robert! It was my pleasure to provide music for your birthday!! Glad you and your guests had a lot of fun!
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"The Blanton Museum of Art was very fortunate to have Paula Maya and her band play at our B scene: Bossa Nova event. In addition to being excellent musicians, they were also fantastic to work with and their sound was absolutely perfect for our theme. I would highly recommend them and hope to work with them again soon."
Bossa Nova Band
Response from Paula Maya:
Thank you so much Stacey, it was our honor and privilege! Looking forward to next time!
Paula Maya
Booking Info
Price Range: $200 solo piano 1 hour and up
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Unions: AFM
What to Expect
We strive to provide great music and awesome costumer service. A positive and stress free experience, contributing to the success of our client's events.
We provide all music equipment necessary, all we need is an electric outlet nearby where the band will perform.
We arrive at least one hour before start time to set up the sound system and instruments.
Besides live music we can provide recorded music during band breaks.
We can take song requests, in advance please (2 weeks minimum before day of event).
We are happy to work with your program schedule during your event.
About
Pianist Paula Maya is the winner of the Global Music Awards 2024 Silver Medal for Best Instrumentalist. She's classically trained at the Brazilian Federal University of Music, and holds a degree in Music Theory from the Conservatory of Music in Rio de Janeiro. She has performed in big bands, jazz orquestras and countless jazz and Brazilian music ensembles. Her group includes a pool of some of the best and well known jazz and bossa nova musicians in Texas. Her band has performed in many venues and festivals around Texas, including Austin Jazz Fest, Katy Jazz Fest, Leon Valley Jazz Fest, The Addison Grove, Texas Federation of Women's Club, The Dominion, The Oasis, St Matthew's Church, Unity Church of Austin, Belmont Village Senior Living, LakeWay Country Club, Horseshoe Bay, Austin International Airport, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Blackerby Hall, Auditorium Shores, Blanton Museum, McNay Art Museum, One World Theatre, Lost Pines Art Center, The Terrace Club and many more.
"The Blanton Museum of Art was very fortunate to have Paula Maya and her band play at our B scene event. In addition to being excellent musicians, they were also fantastic to work with and their sound was absolutely perfect for our theme. I would highly recommend them and hope to work with them again soon." - Stacey Hoyt, Manager of Special Events
BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
Additional Booking Notes
We provide all professional instruments, microphones, stands and a PA (Yamaha STAGEPAS - very compact, unobtrusive and powerful) where required. Perfect for most standard house/wedding/private functions, will cover a medium ballroom sized area. All we need is an electric outlet nearby where the band will perform.
Band arrives one hour before the event to set up the equipment.
Past Booked Events
April 06, 2024 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Corporate Event |
February 26, 2024 • 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Convention/Trade Show |
February 09, 2024 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Dinner Party |
November 15, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Corporate Event |
October 28, 2023 • 1:00pm - 3:30pm | Wedding Reception |
August 25, 2023 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Wedding Engagement |
July 09, 2023 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Birthday Party |
July 07, 2023 • 6:30pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
June 10, 2023 • 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Corporate Event |
June 01, 2022 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
March 26, 2022 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Reception |
December 25, 2021 • 10:00am - 2:00pm | Personal Occasion |
December 24, 2021 • 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 11, 2021 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Reception |
September 25, 2021 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Birthday Party |
April 17, 2021 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Birthday Party |
October 24, 2020 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner Party |
October 17, 2020 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner Party |
September 26, 2020 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
July 23, 2020 • 9:00am - 10:00am | Wedding Ceremony |
December 24, 2019 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 21, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 14, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Cocktail Party |
December 07, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
October 12, 2019 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
July 18, 2019 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Restaurant/Bar Event |
April 27, 2019 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Engagement |
March 16, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Reception |
February 15, 2019 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Anniversary Party |
January 25, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Talent Competition |
December 16, 2018 • 2:30pm - 5:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 01, 2018 • 8:30pm - 11:30pm | Birthday Party |
September 03, 2018 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Birthday Party |
October 23, 2015 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Blanton Museum of Art |
September 26, 2015 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Private Party - El Paso |
Team
Darin Layne | Guitar |
Paul Klemperer | Saxophone |
Paula Maya | Piano |
Masumi Jones | Drums |
Chris Jones | Bass |
Influences & Inspiration
Dionne Warwick
Ella Fitzgerald
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Miles Davis
Bill Evans
Herbie Hancock
Chick Corea
Tori Amos
Elton John
Astrud Gilberto
Joao Gilberto
Elis Regina
Stan Getz
Bebel Gilberto