Patti Wicks

Blessed in Islip, NY, Patti Wicks is a vocalist/pianist in the custom of Jeri Southern, Nina Simone and Shirley Horn.While their studies at Crane School of Music at Potsdam, NY in the later 1960’s, Wicks heard the trumpet of a John LaBarbera which experience connected her on the profession in jazz. Shifting to NYC in 1969, Wicks continued to business lead a trio of Brian Torff on bass and drummer Curtis Boyd. Torff afterwards became George Shearing’s regular bassist. Wicks also performed in small groupings which included famous brands drummer Alan Dawson and bass players Sam Jones and Richard Davis. While in NYC, she interested at lots of the city’s even more important jazz areas, including Bradleys’. Wicks transferred to West Hand Seaside, FL in 1977 where for quite some time she played on the Jazz Display, among the main jazz home in the region. Through the 1990’s, with her current trio of bass participant Don Payne and drummer John Yarling she transferred along the east coastline playing at jazz areas in the Hamptons on New York’s Longer Island, on the Jazz Part, Hilton, SC with several concerts and celebrations. As she was developing her design, Wicks made a spot not to pay attention a great deal to various other vocalists fearing she’d end up attempting to be always a clone of 1 of these. Rather, she focused over the functions of instrumentalists Mls Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Costs Evans. You are able to hear the impact from the horn players in her performing and the result of Evans on her behalf piano is apparent. Room at the very top, her maiden record, offering Payne and Yarling premiered in 1998. Her functionality on this program demonstrates the component of jazz singing which Wicks retains most dearly, the singer’s responsibility for communicating this is from the lyrics. Although her range is bound, Wicks’ diction, phrasing and intonation are great. The tradition from the piano playing vocalist is great hands with Patti Wicks.