A Listening Room Like No Other, Nurturing Artists and Strengthening Buffalo’s Jazz Community for 13 Years
This year marks the 13th anniversary of Pausa Art House, a truly unique space in Buffalo’s jazz community. Under the guidance, entrepreneurship, and leadership of Lazara Martinez, Pausa has become a listening room like no other—an intimate place where audiences can experience jazz up close, and artists can perform in a supportive environment.
Over the years, Pausa has provided countless local jazz artists with invaluable opportunities to refine their craft, explore new projects, and connect directly with audiences. From young emerging musicians to established performers, the room has become a laboratory for creativity, nurturing talent, and strengthening Buffalo’s musical life.
Spaces like Pausa are critical to making our jazz community thrive. They ensure that jazz—especially jazz with roots in Buffalo—is not only performed but truly heard in an intimate setting. Across the city, jazz comes alive in many forms: from the grand concert presentations of premier international jazz at Jazz at Kleinhans in Kleinhans Music Hall, to the social, vibrant atmosphere of The Jazz Lounge at the Statler, to the fusion of art and music at Art Meets Jazz at Beebe’s on the Square.
In contrast, Pausa offers a dedicated listening room where every note matters, and every nuance is appreciated. It remains a cornerstone of our vibrant jazz community, nurturing artists and cultivating attentive, engaged audiences in a way that is truly unique.
Here’s to 13 years of remarkable music and the many more to come.
