Patricia Adams

Hastings High School

Class of 1959

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Patricia Adams - Class of 1959 - Hastings High School

First Name	Patricia
Last Name	Adams
Graduation Year	Class of 1959
Gender	Female
Current Location	Somers, New York
Hometown	Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Relationship Status	Single
About Me	www.patriciaadams.com Patricia Adams, bandleader and vocalist, shuttles her renditions of standards from renaissance Harlem and Tin Pan Alley between Manhattan, Westchester, Hartford and Boston. Stepping onto a nightclub stage for the first time in 1992 at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, Adams segued to designated show opener there for the Frank Wilkins Vocal Showcase until 1996. Many open mics and pro bono gigs later, she traded her thirty-five year career in human resources management for life as a full time artist. Her venues now attract those who enjoy the jazz and blues standards of the 1930's and '40's. Her mailing list has grown from family and friends to thousands. She plays with some of the world's renowned jazz artists, including Ray Santisi, Marshall Wood, Bob Moses, Joe Hunt, Bill Wurtzel, John Repucci, Frank Wilkins, Fred Hunter, Ross Schneider, Joe Lovano, Stanley C. Swann, III and the late Jimmy Hill, so far. Adams plays to the continuing demand of a growing 'seniors' market. Her one-woman-shows, singing live vocals to soundtracks make the rounds of area residences and facilities. Adams brings her 35 years' corporate experience to Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA with her leadership skills workshop for the entrepreneurial musician, Bandleader Toolkit© in collaboration with her music director, Berklee Professor Ray Santisi. Earning BS and MBA degrees in the 1960's, Adams studied music theory, harmony, and improvisation at the New England Conservatory in Boston and at the Performing Arts School of Worcester in the 1990's. She has studied with Semenya McCord, Dominique Eade and Frank Wilkins in Boston and with Jim Carson, Jeannie Lovetri of Voice Workshop, Sheila Jordan and Kirk Nurock in Manhattan. A voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Adams also served on the board of the New England Conservatory. She lives with her cocker spaniel, Taffy, in Westchester County. Learn more about this chanteuse at www.patriciaadams.com DISCOGRAPHY Symbio Obbligato, 2010 Live @ Ryles Jazz Club (sets 1 & 2), 2005 With Our Compliments, 2004 Out Of This World, 2001 Blue For You, 1998 Raw Silk, 1996 BUY CD's @http://www.cdbaby.com/all/patadams DOWNLOAD Singles @Apple iTunes, iTunesEurope, Canada, Australia STREAM Tunes @MusicNet, Napster, Rhapsody The Patricia Adams Quartet plays a popular jazz brunch at Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge, MA the first Sunday of each month, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. No cover. Most entrees under $15. On-line reservations at www.RylesJazz.com/brunch.cfm or call 617 876 9330. Home: Westchester County, NY Press Quotes ”Patricia Adams and the Ray Santisi Trio (with Greg Loughman and Gary Johnson) - - the trio is superb and the vocalist keeps growing. The changes are subtle. She has worked with a good deal of confidence for some time now but she's taken another step beyond mere assuredness. Her presence these days is calm. There is no hurry. There is no angst. As a result her stage presence is smoother and her interaction with the audience is more “...(read more)