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Patrice Rushen & Friends at
Courtesy of Yoshi's Jazz Club San Francisco | Posted on July 3, 2010
When
Sat, August 21, 2010
8pm & 10pm
At Door
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Musicians
Patrice Rushen
keyboardsJeff Hamilton
drumsToumani Diabate
koraRobin McKelle
vocalsAmina Figarova
pianoErnie Hammes
trumpetMarc Mommaas
saxophone, tenorBart Platteau
fluteAbout
Multi-Grammy nominated artist, Patrice Rushen, is fashioning her career after the legacy of her long-time friend and mentor, Quincy Jones. Composer...Producer...International Recording Artist...Rushen has definitely earned the respect she has been awarded by her peers in the music industry.
Rushen receives some 30 requests weekly to use her music for samples, especially for rap albums. A few of the artists that have requested her music include Kirk Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Zhane, George Michael, Shabba Ranks and Heavy D. Many more performers have scored their own hits using samples from Patrice’s songs. In 2007, Kirk Franklin had an award winning hit with “Looking For You,” which is a gospel version of her hit song “Haven’t You Heard.” Most notably is the smash hit “Men in Black”, which Will Smith recorded for the movie of the same name. The song was sampled from her 1982 Grammy nominated recording, “Forget Me Nots”...