Patti Loach

Short Artist Bio Version 1 (105 words)

Patti has been playing the piano since she was six. In addition to loving classical music, she’s mad for the American Songbook, and musical theatre, in general. Her recordings, “Carmen UnZipped” and “Pull Me Through”, as well as her work in shows like "The Shopping Cart of Love" (with Patricia Zentilli), "The Picture of Happiness" (with Brad Hampton), “Love, Longing and Lunacy: a Christmas Cabaret” (with Lindsay Sutherland Boal) and “PS: Patti and Susan” (with Susan Henley) reflect her love of music written for singer with pianist. Patti has written and music-directed five shows including “What Was I Saying?” and "Carmen UnZipped" which she has performed around the world with opera diva Jean Stilwell. Her newest collaborations are with actors/singers Janice Hawke, and Susan Henley.  www.pattiloach.com

Shows

Patti with an ‘i’ and Patty with a ‘y’ (as performer): with Patricia Zentilli

The Shopping Cart of Love (as performer): with Patricia Zentilli

The Picture of Happiness (as music director, performer): with Brad Hampton

Conversations at 3 a.m. (as pianist):  Lindsay Sutherland Boal

Love, Longing and Lunacy (as pianist):  Lindsay Sutherland Boal

Love and Life (as writer, music director, performer): Jean Stilwell

Here’s To You (as writer, music director, performer): Jean Stilwell

Carmen UnZipped (as writer, music director, performer): Jean Stilwell

Not Exactly Paris (as writer, music director, performer): Jean Stilwell

What Was I Saying? (as writer, music director, performer): Jean Stilwell

CDs

Carmen UnZipped with  Jean Stilwell

Pull Me Through with Patricia Zentilli

The Voice Next Door with Marcus Nance: guest artist on “Fanette”

“show music rendered with a grace, subtlety and craft that could put many an art song or opera accompanist to shame.” John Terauds, Musical Toronto

“Loach is a chameleon of the keyboard, playing brilliantly in so many different styles I sometimes feel she should be checked out for multiple personality disorder.” Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star

Patti Loach

An even shorter Artist Bio (79 words)

A classically trained pianist who is mad about Musical Theatre and cabaret, Patti is happiest on the stage of a theatre, cabaret or jazz club, performing with singers and actors. She collaborated with opera diva Jean Stilwell on five two-woman shows including “What Was I Saying?” (featured at the Young Centre for Performing Arts) and with Rae Ellen Bodie (director) and Brad Hampton in “The Picture of Happiness” which was performed in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Edmonton. Patti’s newest collaborations are with actors/singers Janice Hawke, and Susan Henley (“PS: Patti and Susan”).

For more information, please see www.pattiloach.com www.jeanandpatti.com www.carmenunzipped.com and www.thepictureofhappiness.com