Patti's Bio

Patti grew up in San Francisco. She began studying classical violin at the age of six and bluegrass at thirteen. In high school Patti joined the jazz ensemble and began to give this genre serious study. After high school she studied for a year at Berklee College of Jazz in Boston, and spent the next year traveling from Greece to India overland through Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Upon arriving in India she met Joi Shriwastava -- a well-known Indian classical violinist and spent six months living with his family and studying with him.

During this time she met Anna Toso, a Bay-area pianist, and they began to collaborate on the music that would finally appear on Surrounded by Angels. Together, Anna and Patti spent four months performing in Sri Lanka, Nepal and India.

Upon her return to the Bay-area Patti got her BA in South Asian languages from U. C. Berkeley and received her Ph.D. in neuropsychology in June, 1999 from Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.

Recently Patti has guested with the Gipsy Kings on their last three North American tours, as well as performing and composing music for five feature films, including The Truth About Cats and Dogs, written by her best friend, Audrey Wells.

Patti has a small acting role in Audrey's latest film, Guinevere, starring Stephen Rea, which was featured at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
 
 

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