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Patricia Barber

Patricia Barber (born November 8, 1955) is an American songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist.

Biography

Barber's father Floyd was a jazz saxophonist who played with Bud Freeman and Glenn Miller.[1] 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.[1] From there Barber went to Chicago and began performing regularly in bars and clubs.[1] She won a Guggenheim Fellowship in music composition in March 2003, an unusual accomplishment for someone working in the field of popular songwriting.[2] The Guggenheim allowed her to devote time to a song cycle based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.[1] She is married to musicologist Martha Feldman.[3]

Awards and honors

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

Source:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Yanow, Scott (2008). The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide. Backbeat. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-87930-825-4. LCCN 2008039171. OCLC 767843314. OL 8128605M.
  2. ^ "Barber Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship". Downbeat. Maher Publications. April 28, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Velez, Andrew (November 7, 2000). "Totally Jazzed". The Advocate: 81–82.
  4. ^ "Barber Awarded Fellowship by Guggenheim Foundation in 2003". gf.org. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election". members.amacad.org. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Patricia Barber | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Patricia Barber | The Higher Project". ArtistShare. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

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