Eric Patterson

Blu Note Party Band gigs!

Closed Published by bigbird July 24th, 2009 in Uncategorized

We’ve got a whole slew of FREE public shows coming up with the Blu Note Party Band. Here are a couple that you and everyone you know should come out and see!

Saturday August 1st:

Joxer Daly’s, Culver City. 10pm-1am,

www.joxerdalysirishpub.com/

Saturday September 12th:

Prince O’ Wales, Playa Del Rey. 9:30pm-12:30am

http://www.princeowhales.com/

Friday September 25th:

Joxer Dalys, Culver City. 10pm-1am

New Music

Closed Published by bigbird June 1st, 2009 in Uncategorized

Hi All,

I have had some great shows over the past couple of months, and many thanks all of you who made it out to see them. All three of my musical ventures (jazz, funk-jazz, and cover band) have taken flight thanks to your support! Expect new recordings up from each group in the coming weeks. Check back fequently for new music.

Best,

New Funk Project

Closed Published by bigbird March 12th, 2009 in Uncategorized

Hi All,

I promised there would be more! I’m back to tell you a little bit about me other new project. This one has a bit more of an artistic tinge to it than my party band project. I’m hoping that my commercial efforts with the party band will help to support my jazz “habit.”

This group features music that I have composed over the last four or so years that combines the improvisational elements of jazz with beats straight out of funk and r&b. The project comes out of my love for straight-forward, booty-moving aspects of funk music and also from my love of improvising something new and unexpected. I love having a group of musicians dedicated to really learning and rehearsing my funky music, not just for one gig, but for the long haul. It’s so satisfying to hear my music really come life as I heard it in my head when I composed it. There really is nothing that can substitute for rehearsal.

This group features some guys that I have come to know relatively recently. It started with two drummers that I play with at church: Michael Hughes and Michael Villiers. The wanted to get together at their place and play some music. I said “Sure! Why don’t you both play?” They thought that sounded like fun, so they invited their roommate, Peter Boskovich, to join in the fun. I called my buddy, funk guitar meister John Schroeder, to hop into the fray. Not knowing what to expect, I brought some of my originals just so we could have something to play. After the first rehearsal, I had a pretty good idea that this was the group I wanted to play my music.

Please come see for yourself! Our first show is April 24, 2009 at the South Pasadena Music Center and Conservatory from 8pm-10pm. See my Upcoming Shows page for all the details. See you there!

Just For Today

The Blu Note Party Band

Closed Published by bigbird February 6th, 2009 in Uncategorized

I have just created a new page on my website that is dedicated to my new project: The Blu Note Party Band. This is a collection of some of my favorite musicians in Los Angeles aimed at providing supreme funkiness for all kinds of events. Our goal is to become one of Southern California’s premier cover bands for weddings, parties, and corporate events. Please check out the new page and spread the news! I will keep a list of gigs on the website, so please check back soon.

Update

Closed Published by bigbird June 24th, 2008 in Uncategorized

June 23, 2008

Hello everyone! It has been a while since I last updated, and much has happened. The big news is that I am getting married! My fiancee agreed to marry me over Memorial Day weekend. Almost simultaneously I got my real estate salesperson’s license, which I had been studying for since December.

With all of that going on, I have still had plenty of time for music. I have been playing jazz gig and weddings all over the city. I also played with a great funk group called Pinot. We rocked the 901 Club and the Mint over the past week. Pinot is going to be the star rhythm section for the horn demo that I am recording next week with my roommates Matt and Vikram. We recently started up a horn section called Heads Up Horns. Check us out at www.myspace.com/headsuphorns.

More coming soon.

Welcome to 2008

0 Comments Published by bigbird January 7th, 2008 in Uncategorized

My first and foremost resolution for 2008 is to make faithful updates to this website! I will be adding new posts and new content (music) every couple of weeks, so please be sure to come back and visit regularly.

I had the good fortune of kicking off the new year playing a jazzified rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” with Gabe Noel, Brady Cohan, and Angela Vicente. We even managed to get through several choruses without letting the rampant noise maker calls to distract us from our purpose! I know that is the first of many exciting events and happenings that will take place in 2008.

Happy New Year!

April News

0 Comments Published by bigbird April 19th, 2007 in Uncategorized

The big news around these parts is that there is really not any big news. I am continuing to plug along in my young professional life and having a great time doing it. There are some possibilities on the horizon though that might spice things up a bit.

I am nearly done with the first edition of my book, “The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Jazz Improvisation.” With a few more edits and tweaks, it should be ready for a trial run with any of my students who want a copy. Who knows, maybe some day it will be readily available at your local music store…

I was also recently accepted to the MA Jazz Studies program at USC, but I have not yet decided on whether or not I will attend. I am still waiting to see what kind of compensation I might get from the school. Once I know that I will have to decide if I want to put my nose back to the grindstone or keep living the life.

I hope everyone out there is doing well. Drop me a line to let me know what’s up with you.
ericpattersonmusic@gmail.com

March Madness!

0 Comments Published by bigbird March 14th, 2007 in Band News

Although there is much going on in the basketball world that might be considered madness, my life is pretty slow at the moment. I am devoting a lot of time to composing and practicing right now, which has been good for both the playing and the soul. Some of my students (you know who you are) have really inspired me to improve both as a teacher and a musician. I still feel like I am in school in some respects, even though my role is now reversred from what it was a year ago.

I have a few new projects that are emerging on the pop music side of things, so that is something a little unusual and exciting. Hopefully those will lead to some fun music and some cool performing opportunties. That’s about it for now, so enjoy daylight savings time and get outside!

Booking and Contact Information

0 Comments Published by bigbird September 26th, 2006 in Uncategorized

Eric is available for for jazz gigs, restaurants, causals, weddings, and recordings. To book Eric and/or one of his bands, email or call him.

Cell: (213) 300-6495
Email: ericpattersonmusic@gmail.com
Myspace: myspace.com/ericpattersonmusic

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Jazz Improvisation

0 Comments Published by bigbird September 26th, 2006 in Uncategorized

I am currently working on writing a book dealing with beginning jazz improvisation. The idea for this project came to me over the course of about a year of teaching in 2005. As my ideas about improvising became more clear, so did my method for teaching my students. I found that I shied away from using existing method books with my students because I find that most jazz books on the market today do not teach jazz comprehensively. They do not teach the students how to teach themselves.

So I toiled away, teaching my method individually to my students. After writing out similar instructions by hand many times, I decided to start writing some of the material on my laptop so that I could simply hit print when I wanted to make a new copy. This idea soon sprouted into the idea of developing my ideas into a focused curiculum that would give step by step instruction of jazz improvisation. I wanted to write the book that I wish I had when I first started learning how to play jazz. Hopefully this book will provide a useful tool for students who want a more comprehensive approach to learning to improvise.Sample Of Improv Guide

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Funky Recordings
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- Traveling Music I debuted this composition at the Jazz Bakery in November of 2006. This track features Perry Smith (g), Tigran Hamasyan (k), Gene Coye (d), Gabe Noel (b)
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