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Patti Wins Grammy!
February 10, 2008

Patti's Avant Gershwin has won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.

Read Patti's reaction to winning in
AOL Blackvoices.


Concert Announcement
February 5, 2008

LA Phil Presents
George Benson
with Patti Austin, Special Guest
"An Unforgettable Tribute to Nat King Cole"
Friday, February 15 @ 8pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall

An unforgettable, one-of-a-kind acoustic evening with the seductive guitar master as he performs some of Nat's timeless classics and his own favorite hits.

Click here for more information


NAACP Image Award Nomination
January 16, 2008

Patti has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Jazz Artist.

The 39th NAACP Image Awards will take place on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.


Grammy Nominations
December 7, 2007

Patti has received two Grammy nominations for her album, Avant Gershwin. One nomination is for "Best Jazz Vocal Album" and the other is for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist" for the album track "Overture/Gershwin Medley." This marks the second consecutive album Patti has had nominated for a Grammy.


Performing with Wichita Symphony
May 21, 2007

Patti will perform a 12-song, 40 minute tribute to the jazz great Ella Fitzgerald with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 26, 2007, during the Koch Industries Twilight Pops Concert.


Gershwin Master Classes
May 3, 2007

As praise continues to pour in for Patti Austin's new album Avant Gershwin, the legendary vocalist will hold free Gershwin master classes at Borders Stores nationwide in affiliation with the GRAMMY® In The Schools program. Austin will select vocal students from high schools, performing arts schools, colleges, and conservatories to participate in master classes where she will offer vocal coaching using Gershwin's brilliant compositions while other students and the public are invited to watch. Following the class, Austin will hold a Q&A session for everyone in attendance where she will answer questions about life as a professional musician and perform selections from her "lustrous" (Jazz Times) new album Avant Gershwin. The May Master Classes are as follows:

May 10th, 7:00pm
Borders Charlotte
6801 Northlake Mall Drive
Charlotte, NC

May 18th, 7:00pm
Borders E. Wichita
1715 Rock Rd & 13th St.
Wichita, KS


New Album Out
March 6, 2007

Patti's new album, Avant Gershwin, has been released today.

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