PAT KLIPP SANG HER FIRST SOLO IN THE CHURCH CHOIR IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 8 YEARS.
After attending New York City College of Art and Advertisement she then transferred to
Cypress Hills Music School for Performing Artist, taking voice lessons from Billy Shepard.
1985-1987
Pat worked as "Fashion Co-ordinator" and private assistant for the world famous Halston in
Fashion house Halston, and worked as a singer on weekends in different jazz clubs in New York.
In 1987 Pat performed in her first Musical The Wizard of Oz.
1986-1992
Pat performed in Festivals and Open Air concerts such as, Sweetwaters in New York, Goombay Festival Nassau Bahamas,
Mardi Gras and Ton of Fun in New Orleans Louisiana, The Mobile Blues Festival in Alabama.
Performing in Europe with stars and groups such as Jose Carerras, Linda Hopkins, Lionel Hampton asked Pat personally to come
on stage and sing a song or two.
Pat performed at the North sea Jazz Festival with Vic Pitt, the Weather Girls, also the Heavenly Soulful Singers,
the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival Dresden and Finland, guest star with the Barrelhouse Jazzband, Latitude in Paris,
and in the Jazzkeller Frankfurt/Main.
1992-1995
Pat performed as lead singer in the Gospel Group the "Jackson Singers", and actively participated in the
recording of at least three "Jackson Singers CD" During this time Pat sang in the Rudy Carrel show, WDR
(west German radio station), Holgas Waschsaloon (TV station Hr3), TV personality Alfred Biolek, and the film
"Le Nouveau Monde" Alain Courneau.
Within a year after leaving the Jackson Singers Pat recorded her first solo single hit I´M A BELIEVER for "METRONOME" Records.
As background singer Pat has performed with such greats as Katie Webster, and Luther Vandross.
As solo guest Pat sang in "Sommer auf dem Berg" (sommer on the hill) open air featuring Odetta, Reinhard Mey,
Hannes Wader, and many others, and appearing later at Ronnie Scotts club in Birmingham England.
Special events:
1996-1997
CD "Lufthansa Cargo LD 3" ( R+R music Production for Lufthansa )
CD Save the Children ( R+R Music/Emi for Lufthansa and S.O.S. Kinderdorf )
European tour with "Gene ( mighty flea ) Connor" and the Gospel Caravan, with radio coverage from the Bayrische Rundfunk.
Pat stepped in after the lead singer from the famous group "The Clara Ward Singers" fell ill and couldn´t make the trip.
Pat joined the Clara Ward Singers full time the next year and toured four years with the group.
Shortly after Pat become leader of the Clara Ward singers.
CD Live in Prag with Gene Connor and the Clara Ward Singers, the Steamboat Stompers.
1998-1999
St. Lousi Blues Festival, Bayerische Hof, Koepernicker Blues, and Jazz Festival, with Maxine Waldon.
The Jazzov´s Festival in Jablonex with Christ Barber, Lehrte Blues Festival with Reggie Moore.
Worms Blues Festival with the Steamboat Stompers and Tribute to Bob Dylan in Mehrbusch Festival Heidenheim.
2000
Pat successfully toured with her group "Pat Klipp and the Gospel train"
with concerts in Prag, and throughout Europe, with all concerts being sold out.
Pat Klipp is the most sought after singer for Blues, Gospel, and Jazz throughout Europe and Germany,
has her own style, and captivates her audiences with Amour.
2001
Pat found herself in Japan. With sold out concerts in Tokyo and Osaka,
and Kobe. Her future seems to be bright in this country.
2002 promises to be a very exciting year for Pat Klipp with concerts booked throughout Europe and Japan.
PAT KLIPP sings…
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