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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, Russia, and South America. As of 2010, he has recorded 35 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." In 1987, he and AISC artist, the Tubador, Gary McCurdy, conduct for seven years a special high school music class which was featured on Iowa Public Television's (IPTV)popular TV series, "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. In 2005, Hazell was again featured on IPTV's "Living In Iowa" for his Bell Projects. In 2003, Hazell created and produced his first Bell Project which was an hour-long coordinated ringing of the large bells located in nine sites in downtown Burlington, Iowa. Through 2006, Hazell produced over a dozen Bell Projects in Iowa and Russia. His Hawkeye Valley Bell Project produced on September 25, 2005,in Burlington was the subject of the IPTV television broadcast.
Detailed Description of Performances: "A legend in Iowa music." - Des Moines Register
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. As a soloist, Patrick 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, organ, 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.
Patrick's "Blues and Jazz Concerts" are suitable for all ages, indoors or outdoors. His school assembly program focuses on historical and stylistic aspects of blues and jazz music. He provides a demonstration on various harmonicas and discusses the development of his professional career.
Programs for smaller, special interest classes deal with music theory, composition, history and business. Student participation is encouraged.
Regions: All Regions, Central, East, North Central, North East, North West, South Central, South East, South West, West Central
Months available: : TIMES: any time
Performance fees, mileage charges, related to arts services: : $600-$1,500 per performance, $600 per educational service plus mileage.
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
