Patricia Barber
Patricia Barber (born November 8, 1955) is an American songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist.
Patricia Barber
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- Born
- 1955. · Chicago.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter, singer, pianist, bandleader, composer and musician.
- Fields
- music composing.
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Patricia Barber (born November 8, 1955) is an American songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist.
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Patricia Barber (born 1955) is an American bandleader, composer and musician, among other activities. The bandleader was born in Chicago.
Patricia Barber is a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The bandleader is active in music composing.
Genres include jazz. Patricia Barber received Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Biography
Barber's father Floyd was a jazz saxophonist who played with Bud Freeman and Glenn Miller. She played saxophone and piano from a young age, sang in musicals in high school, and studied piano at the University of Iowa in the early 1970s. From there Barber went to Chicago and began performing regularly in bars and clubs. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship in music composition in March 2003, an unusual accomplishment for someone working in the field of popular songwriting. The Guggenheim allowed her to devote time to a song cycle based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. She is married to musicologist Martha Feldman.
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Patricia Barber at the stage at Victoria Teater. The concert took place on 06. December 2017 in Oslo.
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Patricia Barber at the stage at Victoria Teater. The concert took place on 06. December 2017 in Oslo.
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scholarly publication
- Barber, Patricia (jazz), Oxford Music Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Patricia Barber
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Awards and honors
She was given a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 in the field of Creative Arts – Music Composition. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019.
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- 1.Yanow, Scott. The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide. Backbeat. 109. 2008. 978-0-87930-825-4.
- 2.Maher Publications. Barber Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship. Downbeat. April 28, 2003.
- 3.Velez, Andrew. Totally Jazzed. The Advocate. 81–82. 7 November 2000.
- 4.gf.org. Barber Awarded Fellowship by Guggenheim Foundation in 2003.
- 5.2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election. members.amacad.org.
- 6.Patricia Barber Album Discography. AllMusic.
- 7.Patricia Barber The Higher Project. ArtistShare.
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