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Patty Cronheim
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.”
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
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Patty Cronheim: Days Like These
by C. Michael Bailey
Livia Devereux's Night Winds Whisper (Self Produced, 2010) sported a very jazzy Walking After Midnight" , proving that well-written music can survive in any genre climate. Patty Cronheim proves the same on Days Like These, a disc also populated with lesser-known standards and forays outside of the typical jazz realm. Stevie Wonder's Superstition" is given a smooth, hard bop treatment in place of its original funk-inspired strut. Cronheim's silky low alto divines the supernatural essence of the ...
read moreTake Five With Patty Cronheim
by AAJ Staff
Meet Patty Cronheim: 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 Inside NY's Women in Jazz" issue, and selected as a SKOPE magazine artise 2 watch," her versatility and sensitivity are apparent in every note and getting attention. Patty is a jazz musician who exhibits exciting ...
read morePatty Cronheim: Days Like These
by Woodrow Wilkins
It started during a sing-along in the family car; little Patty Cronheim broke into harmony. The seed was planted, and now the vocalist is in full bloom. Drawing from a variety of influences in pop, jazz, blues and South American styles, Cronheim has released her first recording as a leader, Days Like These. Cronheim has opened for Ray Charles, and performed some of her original music on television's Jane Pauley Show. She's a frequent guest of the Princeton ...
read more“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