Patrizia Ferrara

Vocalist
Brooklyn, NY

Singer/Songwriter

Born and raised in Austria, Patrizia Ferrara is an accomplished vocalist, songwriter, and arranger based in New York. She studied voice and piano at the Gustav Mahler Conservatory in Vienna. Patrizia Ferrara performs her original music which is a collection of songs firmly rooted in R&B, Folk and Nu-Jazz without being nostalgic. She performed with her group in Europe at Joe Zawinul's Birdland in 2004, Porgy and Bess in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007, Jazz Festival Vienna 2003, City Festival Vienna 2004 and 2005, International Club Festival Vienna Reigen November 2006. Her varied vocal work includes African, Brasilian, Columbian, Italian, modern jazz, and improvised music. In New York Ferrara works regularly with Dean Bowman (renown for his vocal work with Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, Don Byron, Jane Bunnett, Dewey Redman, Screaming Headless Torsos and John Scofield), and pianist Danny Grissett (renown as a sideman of choice for artists such as Tom Harrell, Vincent Herring, The Mingus Big Band and Nicholas Payton).“I have used Patrizia in one of my productions and have heard her talent over many years. She has an awesome voice. Simply one of the best ....... she has soul.”JON SASS www.jonsass.com


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