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Patrick
Wolff Trio In order to get to know him better, we asked Patrick to answer a few questions about himself: What is the first recording you remember hearing as
a child? Who is your favorite jazz musician under
the age of 30? What job would you have if you
weren’t a jazz
musician? What’s the
strangest experience you've ever had on the bandstand? What’s the most exotic place you‚ve
traveled to as a musician? What’s the last book you’ve
read? If you could play
with any other musician, living or dead (with whom you have not
played), who would it be and why? What’s your
favorite tune? What’s your
favorite thing about being a Stanford Jazz Workshop faculty member? What’s your
favorite jazz venue? Who is your greatest musical infl uence? If you were stranded
on a desert island and could only have three recordings with you,
what would they be? How much do you practice each week? When did you become
interested in music, and what circumstances or events led to your
becoming a professional musician? If you were to describe your music as a
color, what color would it be and why? If you could be any
other type of artist other than a jazz musician, what would you
be and why? |
Saxophonist
Patrick Wolff has been active in New York City for 8 years. Primarily
a jazz
stylist, he has brought his voice to an eclectic
mix of styles and groups, from the old-school
swing of the Glenn Miller Orchestra to the
Nigerian roots music of Afrobeat ensemble
Asiko. His playing was featured in the 2001
education issue of Jazziz magazine, and he has
since established himself as a jazz educator
through 6 years on the faculty of Stanford Jazz Workshop. Wolff recently
released his fi rst album, “Petals,” as a leader, and fashioned
a
first-rate modern jazz trio, crafting a sound that emphasizes collective
thought and attention to
the music, rather than the promotion of a single soloist.