Patti Wicks
In a jazz marketplace saturated with singer/pianists, Patti Wicks stands apart. She is the real thing - a pianist with a highly personal style of playing and a singer with an instantly recognizable voice. Her superior musicianship, impeccable taste and singular ability to dig deep inside the meaning of a lyric have earned her the respect of her fellow jazz musicians, the unqualified praise of jazz critics, and the admiration of a constantly expanding audience of devoted fans. Despite the inherent difficulties of a career in jazz, Wicks has remained steadfast in her commitment to the music and in her determination to find success on her own terms.
Patti Wicks learned to overcome challenges at a very early age. The former Patricia Ellen Chappell was born two months premature, a medical crisis that left her visually impaired. Fortunately, her hearing more than compensated for her limited eyesight. At the age of three, Patti sat listening to her mother play the piano. She then walked over to the piano and played note for note the song her mother had just finished. Her stunned parents realized that Patti had a special gift and decided to find her a piano teacher. However, all the teachers they spoke with had the same question - How do you teach the piano to a three-year-old who can't see the sheet music? It wasn't until Patti's parents met Pat Kleinmeyer that a they found a solution. A Julliard graduate, Kleinmeyer developed an innovative teaching method that would allow Patti to learn to play the piano by ear. In addition to the traditional classical piano training, she also encouraged Patti's natural interest in composing and improvising and taught her basic music theory.
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- Dedicated To... by C. Michael Bailey
- It's A Good Day by C. Michael Bailey
- The Italian Sessions by C. Michael Bailey
- Basic Feeling by C. Michael Bailey
- Love Locked Out by Jack Bowers
- Love Locked Out by C. Michael Bailey
- Room at the Top by Jack Bowers
March 10, 2014
Vocalist/Pianist Patty Wicks: 1945-2014
June 16, 2010
Patti Wicks's Jazzy Turn at the Metropolitan Room
November 06, 2009
The Jazz Session #106: Patti Wicks
April 24, 2009
May 02, 2007
Patti Wicks Returns to Italy for May Tour
June 12, 2006
Patti Wicks Performs At The Metropolitan Room at Gotham, 6/15/06
April 18, 2006
Jazz Pianist/Vocalist Patti Wicks Makes First SF Bay Area Concert...
October 01, 2005
Jazz Pianist/Vocalist Patti Wicks Returns to Italy for Tour & New CD...
September 13, 2005
Jazz Pianist/Vocalist Patti Wicks Featured w/Don Payne Quartet in...
July 08, 2005
It should be noted that Patti has the rare ability to excel as a singer, And as an instrumentalist, which talents place her in a very select category. Mort Fega
Patti Wicks is an exquisite singer-pianist whose MAXJAZZ release Love Locked Out is one of the finest ballad albums in recent times. Scott Yanow
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