Album: Avant Gershwin by Patti Austin (2007)
Genre: Jazz | Style: Urban/R&B
Format: Album

Artist Background: Patti Austin Austin was born in Harlem, New York and grew up on Long Island. Her father was a Jazz musician for a time. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents. By the late 1960s Austin was a prolific session musician and commercial jingle singer. During the 1980s, signed to Jones's Qwest Records, she began her most prolific hit-making period. By t... Part of the Harlem, New York music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Music Scene: Part of the Harlem, New York music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Jazz, Urban/R&B, 2000s, Album


Avant Gershwin

Patti Austin

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