Patricia Barber

Patricia Barber Biography

Patricia Barber (born November 8, 1955) is an American jazz and blues singer, pianist, songwriter, and bandleader. She was awarded Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 in Creative Arts - Music Composition field.

Biography

Barber was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents who were both professional musicians. Her father, Floyd "Shim" Barber, was a former member of Glenn Miller's band. Barber was raised in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Her music is centered on her singing, in a fairly low register and a traditional blues-jazz style, and her piano playing, which is technically accomplished. Her repertoire includes original compositions and standards drawn mostly from classic rock, including "Ode to Billie Joe", "A Taste of Honey", and "Black Magic Woman".

Her 2006 album, Mythologies, is a set of songs based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. In 2007, Premonition Records presented The Premonition Years: 1994-2002, a three-CD box set of Barber recordings divided into originals, standards, and pop. The set includes unreleased tracks and selected songs previously released on Cafe Blue, Modern Cool, Companion, Nightclub and Verse. Those five albums have been reissued by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on SACD and limited edition 45 rpm half speed mastered, 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

In September 2008, she released The Cole Porter Mix, a collection of her unique takes on the classic Cole Porter songbook, as well as three original compositions.

Barber is a lesbian; interviews with her suggest that she does not try to hide this fact, but that she 'tires' of the public interest in her sexuality and dislikes the fact that it contributes to her fame. In November 2008, she was interviewed by Gregg Shapiro of Gay & Lesbian Times, a San Diego magazine.

Reviews

Verse by Patricia Barber (Blue Note Records) (2002), reviewed by Baul West, Allaboutjazz:

Discography

Split Premonition Records (1989)
A Distortion of Love Antilles (1992)
Cafe Blue (Two versions) Blue Note, Premonition Records (1994)
Modern Cool (Three versions) Blue Note, Premonition Records (1998)
Companion Blue Note, Premonition Records (1999)
Nightclub Blue Note, Premonition Records (2000)
Verse Blue Note, Premonition Records (2002)
Live: A Fortnight In France Blue Note (2004)
Live: France 2004 DVD Blue Note (2005)
Mythologies (Two versions) Blue Note (2006)
The Premonition Years: 1994-2002 (Three versions:Originals, Standards, Pop songs) Blue Note (2007)
The Cole Porter Mix Blue Note (2008)
Smash Concord Records (2013)

Performances

She is a resident artist at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago.

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