Patty Peterson Presents: In The Moment with Guest Pianist Tommy Barbarella

An Evening of Great Vocal Jazz and Piano

“This is my 5th installment of the Living Room Sessions. I believe life is filled with inspiration and music is one of those inspirations. I experience such joy when I get to be ‘in the moment’ and sing with a pianist who moves my soul. When creating together, you find highs and lows like in life, and deep creativity that makes you laugh, and sometimes even shed a tear. Join me and Tommy Barbarella as I create with some of the best in ‘The Living Room Sessions’ in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners. You will feel right at home!” – Patty Peterson

Patty Peterson: Vocals

Tommy Barbarella: Piano

Patty Peterson is a world class Jazz/ R&B vocalist and Jazz radio personality. Patty has performed the national anthem at several major venues. She is also a concert producer for shows like “Memories – The Music of Barbra Streisand,” “The Jazz Women All Stars” and for 25-plus years has produced the Peterson Family Christmas Shows, and Minnesota Jazz Legends for Jazz88 since its inception in 2014. ​

As a vocalist, Patty has performed to sold-out audiences all over the country such as The Dakota Jazz Club and Crooners Lounge in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Vibrato, Catalina’s Jazz Club and The Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, California. In addition, Patty received the coveted Minnesota Music Award 7 times for best vocalist as well as best jazz recording and in 2019, she was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, along with her siblings. She was also named Minnesota’s Jazz Hero of 2020 via the Jazz Journalists Association for all her contributions to the Jazz community in Minnesota. Patty has released 5 solo recordings which featuring luminaries Sheila E., David Hazeltine, Stokley Williams, and Ira Sullivan, as well as members of her entire family. Patty’s latest CD is entitled, “Count Your Blessings”, which was released in time for the 2019 Holiday Season. Patty is also the host of her own weekly contemporary jazz show on KBEM 88.5FM – www.pattypeterson.com

Tommy Barbarella is an American keyboardist. He was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince’s recording and stage band, from 1991 to 1996. Barbarella also played on Miley Cyrus’s album Breakout. In 2010, Tommy became a member of Nick Jonas & the Administration. As a frequent arranger and performer with the Minnesota Orchestra, Tommy’s worlds came together in September of 2016 when the Orchestra performed his arrangement of Prince’s “Purple Rain” at the stunning halftime show of the Minnesota Vikings inaugural game at U.S. Bank Stadium. More recently, his “Symphony of the North” collaboration with the Minnesota Orchestra and The Minnesota Vikings won BEST SHOW OPEN at the annual Golden Matrix Awards 2022. He has contributed his talents to Hollywood features by iconic directors like Spike Lee, Robert Altman and Marc Forester, as well as composing award-winning commercial tracks for Nike, Budweiser, Audi and hundreds of others. A veteran of touring and playing live, Barbarella is also a first-call session musician. His keyboard work can be heard on recordings by artists as diverse as Demi Lovato, Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys, Ziggy Marley, Miley Cyrus, Mandy Moore and many more.

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