Sandy Patton
Sandy Patton (born March 8, 1948 in Inkster (Michigan) ) is an American modern jazz singer .
Patton comes from a musical family and started singing as a little girl. One of her cousins was a member of the Marvelettes . During her studies at Howard University she began working professionally as a musician, initially with Face of the Earth , with whom she also recorded. Then she founded her own band with Spirit , and then became a member of Lionel Hampton's band for three years . She also worked with Dizzy Gillespie , Paquito D'Rivera , Cab Calloway , Joe Haider , Jimmy Woode , Al Gray , Junior Mance , Benny Bailey and Ray Brown, among others . She is also involved in recordings by Grand Mother's Funck , Rainer Glas , Peter Schärli and Martin Schrack and also sings symphonic gospel in a duet with Esther Feingold .
From 1995 to 2013 she was professor for jazz singing at the Swiss Jazz School and the Bern University of the Arts .
Discographic notes
- Waltz Forever, My Love (1996)
- The Jazz Age Sextet & Chamber Orchestra Schloß Werneck Happy Birthday, Duke! (1999)
- Paradise Found (2002)
- Painting Jazz (2007)
- Friends 4 Friends A Family Affair (2008, withwege Wüthrich , Franz Biffiger , Michel Poffet, David Elias )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Patton, Sandy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inkster (Michigan) |