Patty Cronheim

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Born: November 21, 1960 Primary Instrument: Vocal

Patty Cronheim performs her original jazz and blues tunes with a vivacious, soulful style and uncompromising vocals. Capturing the attention of critics, this New Jersey artist has just completed her first CD 'Days Like These'. Recently featured in Jazz Times, Jazz Inside NY’s “Women in Jazz” issue and named a Skope magazine “Artist 2 Watch”, her versatility and sensitivity are apparent in every note and getting attention.

Patty is a jazz musician who exhibits exciting musical technique. The Blog Critic writes of her new album: “Patty Cronheim has delivered a winner that's earned a place on my jazz shelf... a warm expressive voice, a distinctive rhythmic feel, with melodies and lyrics that fit her cozy voice like a blanket... timeless.” Jazz Times describes her voice as “crushed velvet, scorched at the edges” while Ejazznews writes: “Patty Cronheim makes a strong musical statement…a charming vocal debut bound to impress the critics.”

Patty is also a talented composer, creating original jazz material to perform. “Refreshing original songs set ‘Days Like These’ apart from typical vocal recordings.” �” All About Jazz. As The Valdosta Times reports: “Cronheim makes melancholy sparkle through both the smoky-silk come-on of her voice and her ear as a composer.” Whether singing a spicy Latin number in the original Portuguese, belting out a blues tune, or performing a heart-rending torch song, her intimate connection to the material she sings is clearly apparent.

She is a winner of the Best American Song competition - jazz category, The West Coast International Song Writer awards, Billboards World Music Awards, and a finalist in The International Music Think Tank Award. She has opened for the late Ray Charles, performed her original music on the Jane Pauley Show, and played alongside Ralph Bowen, Steve Williams, Guilherme Franco, Ken Pendergast, Clifford Adams, and many others. As Audiophile Audition writes: “With deftness and passion, Patty Cronheim has announced her arrival with distinction.” With a voice that warms the spirit, Patty is a jazz musician who not only exhibits exciting musical technique, but has something to say.

Awards:

Billboard's World Song Competition America's Best Song Open Doors Competition 2010 West Coast Song Writers Award Competition International Think Tank Music Awards Competition

Last Updated: January 24, 2011

“A voice like crushed velvet, scorched at the edges.” Jazz TImes

“Refreshing original songs sets “Days Like These”  apart from typical vocal debut recordings.” All About Jazz

“With deftness and passion, Patty Cronheim has announced her arrival with distinction.” Audiophile Audition    “Patty Cronheim makes a strong and convincing musical statement with Days Like These, a charming jazz vocal debut bound to impress the critics.” Ejazznews 

“With a thoroughly developed and artfully deployed jazz vocabulary, Patty Cronheim has delivered a winner that's earned a place on my jazz shelf.” BC Indie Round Up

Patty Cronheim Days Like These Say So Records 2010 Tracks: Estando Aqui – 4:36:33 Music by Patty Cronheim, Lyrics By Patty Cronheim and Alexia Penney Arrangement by Aaron Weiman Stella By Sunlight – 4:41:42 Music and Words by Patty Cronheim Arrangement by Aaron Weiman Don’t Work Anymore – 4:27:24 Music and Words by Patty Cronheim Arrangement by Aaron Weiman Summertime – 6:39:02 George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward WB Music Corporation, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music/ACAP Superstition – 4:20:40 Stevie Wonder Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Company Inc./ASCAP Arrangement by Corey Rawls Doggone Blues – 3:10:35 Music and Words by Patty Cronheim Arrangement by Dennis Stoker I Feel The Heat – 6:19:18 Words and Music by Patty Cronheim Arrangement by Mike Yang Made For Love – 4:27:69 Words and Music by Patty Cronheim Arrangement by Chris McFarland, Dennis Stoker, Aaron Weiman Days Like These – 5:01:30 Words and Music by Patty Cronheim Arrangement by Patty Cronheim, Aaron Weiman and Mike Yang Bye Bye Blackbird – 3:23:04 Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon Olde Leaf Clover Music, Ray Henderson Music Company Inc./ASCAP Total Time – 47:24:72 Producer – Anthony Branker Musicians: Aaron Weiman, keyboards (piano and Rhodes for Superstition) Brian Glassman – bass Corey Rawl – Drums Greg Walls – Tenor and soprano sax Clifford Adams – Trombone Audrey Welber – Alto Sax – On Doggone Blues and Summertime Studio – Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn NY Engineer – Mike Marciano Assistant Engineer – Rich Lamb Mastering – Systems Two Studios, Mike Marciano Studio Coordinator – Nancy Marciano Recorded ‘09 Artist – Jim Toggweiller CD Design – Kathy Ridl Photographer – Ed Livernosh

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