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Patricia Adams
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 is included in Scott Yanow's 2009 edition of "The Jazz Singers". Learn more about this chanteuse at www.patriciaadams.com DISCOGRAPHY
Symbio Obbligato, Alone Together
First Sundays, 2008
Live @ Ryles Jazz Club, 2005
With Our Compliments, 2004
Out Of This World, 2001
Blue For You, 1998
Raw Silk, 1996
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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. On-line reservations at www.RylesJazz.com or call 617 876 9330.
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Shure Beta 58 cordless mic Gigrack 300 powered mixer Boze 402 speakers
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West Meets East: Cathy Segal-Garcia & Rebecca Parris at Ryles Jazz Club on June 17
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Two Special Jazz Vocalists Unite once again! Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:30pm to 12:00am
Cathy Segal-Garcia was born and bred in Newton, MA. Her father was Mike Segal, a sax player and band leader, and mother Natalie had been a big band singer. Cathy's twin sisters, Margy and Edie, joined her in their youth singing and performing.
Attending Berklee 72-75, Cathy then settled in Los Angeles, where she still resides. Performer, recording artist (six CDs presently), voice teacher, ...
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Patricia Adams Quartet Celebrates Six Years Playing Ryles Jazz Club Sunday Brunch
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The first Sunday of every month finds The Patricia Adams Quartet center stage at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge for their popular jazz brunch from 10:00am to 3:00pm The Friday before, Patricia drives from her home in Somers, New York to the Days Hotel in Boston which hosts her stay. Saturday she rehearses with her music director, international jazz legend and Berklee College of Music professor Ray Santisi. Sunday, they hook up with the rest of the band, Greg Loughman ...
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First Sundays, First Edition Released at Ryles Jazz Club
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There's a little something extra when you go to Ryles Jazz Club's Sunday brunch August 3rd. There'll be the usual fabulous food and friendly service. There will also be available for sale for the first time, live anywhere the new CD release of the band, Patricia Adams [vocals], Ray Santisi [music director and piano], Greg Loughman [bass] and Gary Johnson [drums]. Nine standards of Tin Pan Alley and Harlem renaissance capture this group's journey, entitled First Sundays.
Patricia Adams started ...
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Paul Broadnax Trio & Vocalist Patricia Adams: An Evening of Duets @ Ryles in Boston
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WHO: The legendary Paul Broadnax Trio Paul Broadnax - piano/vocals featuring Peter Kontrimas - bass Gary Johnson - drums Patricia Adams - vocals
WHERE: Ryles Jazz Club 212 Hampshire Street, Inman Square Cambridge, MA.
WHEN: Thursday evening, June 12th 8:00 pm to midnight
Paul Broadnax and his trio have been entertaining Boston audiences for decades. His warm demeanor ...
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Ryles Jazz Club Valentine's Day Performance in Cambridge, MA
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Ryles Jazz Club proudly presents a special Valentine's Day evening performance, blending a nostalgic reminder of the romantic with the sweat and hot performance of jazz and blues standards. The Patricia Adams Quartet, featuring Ray Santisi [piano], with Marshall Wood [bass] and Yoron Israel [drums]who round out the ensemble. Bring your special someone to this concert setting performance with musicians who also play there first Sundays for brunch and usually pack the house. Come hear why! Ryles Jazz Club is ...
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New Year's Eve Brunch, December 31st - - It's All About the Audience!
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On Monday morning, December 31st, Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire Street, Inman Square, Cambridge, MA expands their traditional holiday brunch schedule to bring The Patricia Adams Quartet featuring Ray Santisi [piano], Greg Loughman [bass], special guest! [drums] and Patricia Adams [vocals] to their main stage for a fabulous holiday special of their now famous brunch. There is the usual Sunday brunch, December 30th and New Year's Day brunch, January 1st. Wrapping in all together by adding December 31st, audiences can ...
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Patricia Adams at Ryles Jazz Club Thursday, May 18 9:00 pm
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RYLES JAZZ CLUB Proudly Presents An evening with
Patricia Adams, vocals Ray Santisi, piano Greg Loughman, bass Gary Johnson, drums
Thursday, May 18, 2006 Ryles Jazz Club http://www.rylesjazz.com 212 Hampshire Street Inman Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 9:00 pm $12 cover yummy snack menu Reservations 617 876 9330 Free Parking ...
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"I remember the first few times I caught Patricia Adams doing her monthly gig at Ryles. She was personable and did a fine job of engaging the audience. And she was a game vocalist, . . . I was drawn to her willingness to fail . . . Since that time I have—almost as a byproduct of my reviews of her performances—documented her progress from those early stages in her development. One of the intriguing things about the evolution of her performances is that she did not start out as a graduate of Berklee or some other music school. She began her musical pursuits in retirement. If we use “normalcy” as a measure, what she did was just plain stupid. When one considers the late start and the fact that she began her career when most vocalists’ voices are failing, it is not difficult to come to the conclusion that she has some screws loose. And, while she may in fact have some screws loose, they haven’t gotten in the way of her pursuit. Over the years she has plodded away, working on new material, seeking advice from Ray Santisi and other experienced musicians, and showing up at the Inman Square club with sword in one hand and microphone in the other, tackling with determination each week’s (usually) full house. I was thinking about such things as I listened to her work with Ray Santisi, Dave Zox (doing a fine job subbing for Greg Loughman), and Gary Johnson 3/7 at the club. Patricia’s progress has been more than remarkable. Her voice has improved and—even more important—she has much better command of how to use it. Even on those rare occasions when she finds herself in over her head, she does not fight the song. She let’s it—sometimes eventually—come to her. And all of this improvement has resulted in confidence, not the studied and sometimes forced “confidence” she and others on the upward path engage in, but a great calm of self-assurance indicating that she knows what she is trying to do and that occasional failure is merely a price you pay on the way. Now the larger fundamentals are behind her, and she can hone the finer fundamentals and pursue—as all the fine vocalists preceding her did—the art of repertoire. That’s an ongoing tall order. But at least she has no reason to fight her way through the material. Happily I saw no evidence of the sword on my March visit to witness her music... " Boston Jazz Scene, March 2010 CD Review: “First Sundays comes from a regular first Sunday of the month gig at Ryles Jazz club in Boston where a quartet led by vocalist Patricia Adams holds forth. It’s an old school presentation, even to the point of announcing the songwriters before doing each song, but it works. Adams has a deep, mature voice with a hint of Carmen McRae to it and she is experienced enough to find some new life in the old chestnuts she sings. Her vibrating, veteran voice is an asset for conveying the requisite emotion of rueful ballads like “If You Could See Me Now” and “I’ve Got It Bad.” She has sensitive and classy backing also with Ray Santisi doing a lot of frisky arpeg¬gios behind the singing and also sneaking in a perky solo here and there.” Jerome Wilson, CADENCE Magazine, April/May/June 2009 "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 "informal". None of this is casual. It all has intent, an intent that shows to advantage in her singing. Because she is focused and calm, her voice seems to obey her more effectively. Wherever she takes the sounds, the impression is that the result is exactly what she wanted, even when she takes chances. It's a lot of fun to witness." CADENCE Magazine, Spring 2008 “Ryles was having a private party 6/2 and wanted to follow that with a Jazz group. Patricia Adams, Ray Santisi and friends took up the challenge. Throughout the first set the audience did grow, and it was a lucky audience. Patricia Adams is supposed to be retired, but she’s offering the best singing of her life right now. Ray Santisi grabbed Dave Zox and Bob Savine to replace the regulars and two very interesting things happened. The three instrumentalists do not play with each other regularly, but they are all reliable veterans. And so we had the fine experience of hearing very good music during the first set and the group really came together during the second set. That’s what real pros can do. The other interesting development was the clinic that Ray put on. I’m not a piano player but even in my ignorance I found myself shaking my head in amazement. No doubt any piano player in the audience would have been inspired-or perhaps frightened into giving up the instrument. It was a master indulging in the sheer joy of tackling the possibilities (maybe the impossibilities of the instrument.” Stu Vandermark, CADENCE Magazine, August 2007
Primary Instrument
Vocals
Location
Boston
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Clinic/Workshop Information
Designed, continue to develop and facilitate Bandleader Toolkit, a leadership skills workshop by, for and about the entrepreneurial musician at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA. This two hour workshop is sponsored by Berklee's Career Development Center and attracts students, faculty and alumni. As workshop leader, Adams speaks from a perch of 30+ years in management roles at Fortune 500 companies.
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson