The Moon Swings: Jazz with Patti Shaffner & The Buddy Pearson Trio

Jazz For The Moon - Patti Shaffner with The Buddy

Pearson Trio - BP3

Buddy Pearson and Patti Shaffner have been performing together, when the fates

allowed, for nearly twenty years. The Buddy Pearson 3, for this performance,

includes Buddy on Bass, Mike Shell on drums and Stefan Hess on piano. Vocalist

Patti Shaffner is well known for her scat skills and song interpretation. Strongly

rooted in jazz, each member of this ensemble brings broad musical influences,

nuancing arrangements with spontaneity and spirit of improvisation.

Patti Shaffner: Vocals

Patti Shaffner performs a wide variety of musical styles including, Folk, Blues, Jazz,

Theater and Improvisational Singing with ease. She writes and performs her own music,

solo as well as collaboratively. As a seasoned performer, Patti is dynamic and engaging

on stage. She puts her heart and soul into whatever she sings.

She has studied improvisational singing with both Bobby McFerrin and Mistress of

Improv Singing, Rhiannon, and is skilled at leading groups of all ages in the style of

spontaneous song known as ‘Circle Singing’. As a Vocal Mentor she works with stage

presence/stage fright as well as voice as an instrument.

Patti performs Solo, with the Folk Trio, SongSisters, Leandro Lopez Varady, Scott

Pazera, Lannie Turner, Bill Romer, Buddy Pearson and others.

website: jazzdakini.com

Buddy Pearson: Bass

Buddy Pearson has been steadily playing upright and electric bass for 40 of his 50 years.

Hailing from a very musically supportive family, he was given his first upright bass at age

9 and in one way or another, has never looked back.

Soon after schooling, and immersing in the local jazz scene, Buddy played with heavy

hitter players, and continues to do so today. Playing with other notable artists as Jerry

Bergonzi, Fareed Haque, Umphrey's Mcgee, and also as a solo opening act for music

legends such as Robert Cray, Wayne Newton and Gladys Knight.

In addition to playing with others national and local. Buddy also puts his bass and

prodigious technique in a solo setting at weekly performances throughout venues all

around.

Along with playing, Buddy has been teaching all levels of electric and upright bass

privately for the last 25 years. Currently teaching privately in his studio in downtown

South Bend, and also at South Bend's The Music Village.

website: buddypearson.com

Mike Shell: Drums

Mike Shell is a gifted and versatile drummer, percussionist and educator based in the

Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana area. Brought up with music and drums in his blood,

starting at age 6 with his father, a well respected drummer. A graduate of Emerson High

School of Visual and Performing Arts, Mike has been performing, recording and touring

professionally in multiple genres since the age of 17.

Mike has played with some of the legends in music, including Tye Tribbett, Ricky Dillard

and Gary, Indiana’s own Fabulous Kings.

Shell, in all his playing, integrates a unique style where he is musically expanding

rhythm, while supporting the musicians with whom he plays.

Stefan Hess: Piano

Stefan Hess is a jazz pianist based in South Bend, IN. His playing style can be described

as swinging and soulful, with a melodic vocabulary deeply rooted in bop and the blues.

While drawing inspiration from jazz giants such as Bud Powell, Miles Davis, and Horace

Silver to name a few. His greatest inspiration comes from musicians he has directly

worked with.

While a pianist first, Stefan is also a piano tuner/technician, and has an equal love for the

inner workings of the instrument. A teacher on the side as well, this all plays into a larger

picture, showing his love for music, art, and sharing it with others.

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