Claire Bent Jazz Quintet

Claire Bent is a Humboldt County-based soul and jazz vocalist who leads both the dance-funk band Citizen Funk and the Claire Bent Jazz Quintet. A fixture on the local circuit for years, she has performed regularly at Humboldt bars, casinos, festivals including the Arcata Bay Oyster Festival, weddings and civic galas such as the Greater Eureka Chamber Boldt Gala (Coastal Alchemy, The Acres) and the Eureka Symphony Prelude gala where she also performed on ukulele. During the 2020 COVID-19 shelter-in-place she wrote and released the original Pandemic Blues, illustrating her songwriting and community-rooted presence.