Artist Biography - Patti Austin
She crosses all musical genres, has made 16 solo albums, and proud recipient of the Grammys for ‘ Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year – Avant Gerswin 2008. As a performer, songwriter and vocalist she has had a star-studded career that began at the age of four, making her one of the most beloved artists literally the world over.
Austin, the daughter of a jazz trombonist and goddaughter of musical legends Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington, made her stage debut with Washington at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Patti celebrates the title of one of her biggest hits, “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?”. Her first offering with Rendezvous was the early 2007 release of Avant-Gershwin, a new and adventurous big band rendering of Gershwin songs – earning her a Grammy award as Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year!
In recent years, Patti has performed extensively throughout the Far East, where she is immensely popular. In addition to her international endeavors, Patti has devoted a lot of time performing for AIDS-related organizations and has appeared in several benefit concerts in San Francisco and Los Angeles, titled as Papillon, with Asian superstar Frances Yip to educate the Asian Pacific Islander community about Hepatitis virus.
Patti continues to create milestones in an incredible career; a further testament to her status as a member of that rare breed: a true artist whose creativity knows no limits..