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Patrice Rushen

Trained as a classical pianist, Patrice Rushen gravitated to fusion, jazz, R&B, and pop in the ‘70s and '80s. Her musical life has been diverse as she added roles as a vocalist, jazz pianist, composer, producer, and educator to her classical career. With an honorary doctorate in music from Berklee in 2005, she is a frequent visiting artist and speaker at Berklee. Rushen has four Grammy nominations and has composed scores for movies and television. She holds the distinction of being the first female director of many of the industry's top award shows, including the Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, the People's Choice Awards, the NAACP Image Awards, and others. Her hit single, “Forget Me Nots,” has been covered and sampled by many other artists.

Rushen, whose nickname is “Baby Fingers” because of her small hands, was born in 1954 in Los Angeles. After high school in South Los Angeles, she earned a degree in music from the University of Southern California. An acclaimed jazz pianist, she has performed with such artists as Herbie Hancock, the late Prince, Carlos Santana

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Patrice Rushen

With the release of her third Prestige album, Shout It Out, the multi-talented Patrice Rushen makes it abundantly clear that she is a contemporary musical force to be reckoned with. Her abilities as keyboardist, composer, and arranger have been increasingly in demand, but the fresh approach that sparks Shout It Out would seem to indicate that Patrice’s musical personality has a dynamic and a future all its own.

Rushen, who co-produced Shout It Out with longtime associate Reggie Andrews and engineer Tommy Vicari, composed six of the LP’s eight tunes and did most of the arranging. Of course she plays all keyboards on the album, and also sings lead and background vocals, and plays electric bass on a couple tracks! Sidemen include guitarist Al McKay (of Earth, Wind & Fire), Charles Meeks (bass), James Gadson (drums), and Bill Summers (percussion).

Born in Los Angeles on September 30, 1954, Patrice comes from a small and not particularly musical family. Her father is a computer analyst, and although her younger sister is also a pianist no one else in the family is

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