Patrick Cornelius

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Patrick Cornelius (born September 4, 1978 in San Antonio ) is an American jazz musician ( alto saxophone , also flute, piano, composition) of modern jazz .

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Cornelius, who grew up as the son of an Air Force officer in Germany, various military bases in the USA and Great Britain, began to learn the piano at the age of five; as a teenager he played the alto saxophone. Early role models were Charlie Parker , Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane . After first experiences at the local level in his hometown San Antonio during high school, he studied music with scholarships at the Berklee College of Music in Boston (Bachelor) and at the Manhattan School of Music (Master); he finally obtained an additional artist diploma at the Juilliard School .

Cornelius was active in the American jazz scene from the 2000s; In 2006 he presented his debut album Lucid Dream , on which Aaron Parks , Sean Conly , Kendrick Scott and the singer Gretchen Parlato had participated. Further recordings were made when he played in the Transatlantic Collective with Quentin Collins , Kristjan Randalu , Michael Janisch and Paul Wiltgen in 2008 ( Traveling Song ). In the following years he worked for Dave Liebman and the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra. In 2009 he recorded the album Fierce for Whirlwind Recordings with Nick Vayenas , Mark Small , Michael Janisch and Jonathan Blake , followed by Maybe Steps (Posi-Tone), with Gerald Clayton , Asen Doykin, Miles Okazaki , Peter Slavov and Kendrick Scott. In the field of jazz, Tom Lord lists his participation in nine recording sessions between 2008 and 2013.

From 2005 to 2007 Cornelius received a Young Jazz Composer Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and in 2012 a commission from Chamber Music America. In the course of his career he has performed in venues such as Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club , Blue Note , Smalls and the Jazz Gallery in New York. Cornelius teaches at Hunter College in New York City, The United Nations International School and Snow College in Utah.

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  1. ↑ a b entry ( All About Jazz )
  2. ↑ a b Patrick Cornelius. Smalls, November 21, 2018, accessed November 21, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 21, 2018)
  4. ↑ Roger Farbey: Patrick Cornelius: While We're Still Young (review). February 24, 2016, accessed November 21, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Cornelius, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH San Antonio