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General Description of Work: Patrick Hazell is a unique artist in the Midwest music circuit. With firm roots in blues and jazz traditions, Patrick has been performing original compositions, improvisation and standards professionally since 1961. The Des Moines Register has called Patrick "a legend in Iowa music." As a soloist, he adapts his performance to all types of venues ranging from large halls with up-tempo dance music to the intimate atmosphere of small rooms. He is equally comfortable playing in nontraditional performance spaces to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Simultaneously accompanying his vocals with piano, percussion, and harmonica, Patrick gets the sound of a three-piece band while achieving a "free-flow" in which he and the audience reach a musical union.
Bio: Patrick Hazell is a vocalist and songwriter who accompanies himself on piano and harmonica. Starting his professional career in 1961, he has toured extensively in the Midwest, Europe, and South America. As of 2003, he has recorded 33 albums of mostly original music and has considerable presence in more than a dozen albums released by other artists. An inductee into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame in 2000, and the Iowa Rock'n'Roll Music Association Hall of Fame in 2007, Hazell is often called the "Godfather of Iowa Blues." He also taught a special high school music class for seven years along with AISC artist, the Tubador, Gary McCurdy, which was featured on Iowa Public Television's Living in Iowa. In this class, students dealt with elements of historical American music traditions, improvisation, and song writing. They then wrote and staged their own music compositions for public concerts in the school.
Regions: All Regions, Central, East, North Central, North East, North West, South Central, South East, South West, West Central
Months available: : TIMES: March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Performance fees, mileage charges, related to arts services: : $600-$1,000 per performance, $500 per educational service.
Accessibility accommodations, space requirements, equipment and all other needs that should be met by sponsors: : HOUSING: Hotel/motel AIE NEEDS: The artist needs to have provided an acoustic piano tuned to standard orchestra pitch (A=440cps). The staging area must be available to the artist at least one hour prior to engagement in order to set up equipment. In larger rooms such as concert halls and performance centers, a public address system (PA) will need to be provided. IOAT NEEDS: Same requirements
Residency Description: Patrick Hazell's residencies focus on blues, jazz and improvisational music. He deals with elements of improvisation, songwriting, world music traditions, music as a profession, and performance and staging techniques. He also performs his music and demonstrates the variety of harmonicas in his collection.
Core Group Preference: Elementary (k-6), Middle (7-9), Secondary (10-12), Youth at risk, Senior Citizens, People in correctional facilities
