Gigs

Patrick Lee Purdon Sings!

@ The Wine Gallery, 890 Laurel St, San Carlos, CA 94070

7:30 to 9:30pm, November 9, 2024

No Cover

This will be my first performance as leader in the Bay Area!  I'll be joined by a superb rhythm section with John Watson on Piano, Dennis Kong on Bass, and Chris Cortez on Drums.  Wine, dine, and relax while we take you on the improvised auditory adventure we know as jazz.  Thanks and hope to see you there!

Bio

The first jazz album that Patrick remembers listening to was “John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman.” It featured Hartman’s smooth vocals alongside Coltrane’s intense, virtuosic playing, an aesthetic combination that continues to inspire Patrick today. Shortly after, Patrick heard Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool,” which opened the door to Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Miles himself.  Bird’s embodiment of pure distilled creativitiy in particular made a huge impression on Patrick.  He also felt a connection to the refined swing of Miles Davis’s first quintet, and to the delicate bossa nova of Joao Gilberto and Tom Jobim.  Patrick Purdon’s artistic mission has been to create a coherent whole from these disparate influences, to blend his mellifluous vocals with bebop/post-bop improvisational fire.  

Will Patrick succeed in this mission?  Can he capture, ever so briefly, that essence of pure creativity? Now, a minute from now, or tomorrow? Will it come out right, will it mesmerize and delight?  Stay tuned to find out…

This is the Patrick Lee Purdon Experiment.