Paul Krassen, a jazz pianist, is a graduate of William Paterson College School of Jazz where he studied with such jazz luminaries as Rufus Reid, Norman Simmons, Harold Mabern, Rob Schneiderman, Pete Malinverni and many others. He also studied classically with the late Gary Kirkpatrick. Paul currently leads his Smoking Section Quintet and plays jazz gigs as a sideman throughout the Philadelphia area. He has released 2 CDs under his own name with Larry Mckenna and Tony DeSantis.

This band consists of some of the most talented players in the jazz scene, with Byron Landham on drums, Elliot Bild on trumpet, Victor North on saxophone and Doug Drewes on bass.

Admission is only $10 (FREE for members!).