Patti Loach, piano

Patti Loach, piano
	Patti has been playing piano since she was six. She is a proud product of the Vocal and Instrumental Music Programmes offered by Scarborough’s Public Schools, and a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. In addition to loving Classical music, Patti has a passion for the American Songbook and for Musical Theatre. Her ongoing work with Opera Diva and Morning Co-host at Classical 96.3 FM, Jean Stilwell, and with Cabaret entertainer/actor Brad Hampton reflects these passions. Patti’s newest professional collaboration is with Musical Theatre singer/actress Patricia Zentilli. Their cabaret show, “Patti with an ‘i’ and Patty with a ‘y’” drew the largest audiences in its premiere at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival Cabaret series in June 2008. The accompanying CD - PULL ME THROUGH - featuring musical theatre and pop songs by composers John Bucchino, Jake Wilkinson and Jim Cuddy, among others, was released later that year and immediately won the "New York Best Fusion Cabaret CD" award. Patti loves to listen to jazz and to jazz piano in particular. Her favourite classical and jazz pianists are Glenn Gould, Bill Evans, Gene Di Novi, and Bill Charlap. She lives happily and busily with her beautiful, trumpet-playing husband, John in the Beach neighbourhood of Toronto, just around the corner from Glenn Gould’s childhood home. When they’re not making their own music or hosting salons and soirées for musician and actor friends, they record other musicians in their studio. There is a Steinway B in their kitchen, nippy Canadian cheddar on the table, and always, a glass of wine for the folks who like to drop by and make a little music.

Patti has been playing piano since she was six.

She is a proud product of the Vocal and Instrumental Music Programmes offered by Scarborough’s Public Schools, and a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.

In addition to loving Classical music, Patti has a passion for the American Songbook and for Musical Theatre.

Her ongoing work with Opera Diva and Morning Co-host at Classical 96.3 FM, Jean Stilwell, and with Cabaret entertainer/actor Brad Hampton reflects these passions.

Patti’s newest professional collaboration is with Musical Theatre singer/actress Patricia Zentilli.

Their cabaret show, “Patti with an ‘i’ and Patty with a ‘y’” drew the largest audiences in its premiere at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival Cabaret series in June 2008.

The accompanying CD - PULL ME THROUGH - featuring musical theatre and pop songs by composers John Bucchino, Jake Wilkinson and Jim Cuddy, among others, was released later that year and immediately won the "New York Best Fusion Cabaret CD" award.

Patti loves to listen to jazz and to jazz piano in particular. Her favourite classical and jazz pianists are Glenn Gould, Bill Evans, Gene Di Novi, and Bill Charlap.

She lives happily and busily with her beautiful, trumpet-playing husband, John in the Beach neighbourhood of Toronto, just around the corner from Glenn Gould’s childhood home.

When they’re not making their own music or hosting salons and soirées for musician and actor friends, they record other musicians in their studio.

There is a Steinway B in their kitchen, nippy Canadian cheddar on the table, and always, a glass of wine for the folks who like to drop by and make a little music.