Patti Wicks

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Patti Wicks (born February 24, 1945 in Islip (New York) as Patricia Ellen Chappell ; † March 7, 2014 in West Palm Beach ) was an American jazz singer and pianist who was active in the music scene in New York and Florida.

Live and act

Wicks started playing the piano at the age of three and later attended the Crane School of Music at SUNY at Potsdam . Influenced by Bill Evans ' playing, she began performing professionally and moved to New York City, where she played in small ensembles. She also directed her own trio, which featured bassists like Sam Jones , Richard Davis , Brian Torff and Mark Dresser, as well as drummers Curtis Boyd , Louis Hayes , Mickey Roker and Alan Dawson . She moved to Florida in the 1970s; there she worked as a musician a. a. with Clark Terry , Larry Coryell , Frank Morgan , Ira Sullivan , Flip Phillips , Anita O'Day , Rebecca Parris , Roseanna Vitro and Giacomo Gates . She also taught jazz piano at colleges and gave private lessons. In 1997 she released her debut album, Room at the Top: The Patti Wicks Trio ; She also appeared on Marian McPartland's NPR program Piano Jazz . In the field of jazz, she was involved in ten recording sessions between 1997 and 2010.

According to Allmusic it is in the tradition of Jeri Southern , Nina Simone and Shirley Horn . Although their vocal range is limited, their diction, phrasing and intonation are excellent.

Discographic notes

  • Love Locked Out (2003), with Joe LaBarbera and Keter Betts
  • Basic Feeling (2005), with Claudio Chiara , Giovanni Sanguineti, Giovanni Gullino
  • Italian Sessions (2007), with Gianni Basso , Giovanni Sanguineti, Giovanni Gullino
  • It's a Good Day (2008), with Giovanni Sanguineti, Giovanni Gullino
  • Dedicated To (2009), with Scott Hamilton , Giovanni Sanguineti, Giovanni Gullino

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary in JazzTimes
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 10, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Wicks, Patti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chappell, Patricia Ellen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz singer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Islip (New York)
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 2014
Place of death West Palm Beach