Brian Patneaude

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Brian Patneaude
Born (1974-08-08) August 8, 1974 (age 49)
GenresJazz, salsa, merengue
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone
Years active1992–present

Brian Patneaude (born August 8, 1974

band leader from Schenectady, New York, with several notable jazz recordings. He has performed throughout the northeastern United States and Canada, as well as condcuting a tour of Russia. He has performed with Alex Torres, Colleen Pratt, Tom Healey, the Erftones, the Empire Jazz Orchestra, Collider, and Joe Glickman. He has had a solo career and leads his own band (ranging from a duet to quintet). He has produced all of his recordings.[2][3][4]

Biography

Early life and career

Brian Patneaude was born on August 8, 1974, in Schenectady, New York. He received his bachelor's degree in music education at the

While in college, he worked with several ensembles. He performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs, New York and toured Russia for two weeks. He studied saxophone with Paul Evoskevich, Rick VanMatre, and Tom Walsh and jazz improvisation with Pat Harbison.[1][6]

Performing

Patneaude joined the Alex Torres orchestra in 2000. This is a 12-piece

Lake Eden Arts Festival in North Carolina, and the Bethlehem Musikfest in Pennsylvania.[1][6]

In 2001 he joined the Empire Jazz Orchestra, a 19-piece jazz band in which he has played with Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, Wycliffe Gordon, Randy Brecker, Rufus Reid, and The Four Freshmen.[1]

Discography

As leader

  • Variations (WEPA, 2003)
  • Distance (WEPA, 2005)
  • As We Know It (WEPA, 2007)
  • Riverview (WEPA, 2009)
  • All Around Us (WEPA, 2012)[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Official web site biography page Archived September 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ A Conversation with Brian Patneaude
  3. ^ "Musician". Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2007-09-08.[
  4. ^ Capital News 9
  5. ^ Collar, Matt. "Brian Patneaude". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c B.A. Nilsson, Local Boy Makes Good and Stays Local: Capital Region jazz luminary Brian Patneaude chooses to remain where he's comfortable—and very successful, Metroland, at Metroland article Archived October 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved September 9, 2007.
  7. ^ "Brian Patneaude | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ B.A. Nillsen, Local Boy Makes Good and Stays Local: Capital Region jazz luminary Brian Patneaude chooses to remain where he's comfortable—and very successful, Metroland, at Metroland article Archived October 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved September 9, 2007.

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