At exactly two minutes before show time, Patricia Barber whisks into the Green Mill Jazz Club, says a quick hello to the guys on the bandstand, stretches the joints in her hands, places her iPad ...

After several years wandering the major label wilderness (mostly by choice), the one-of-a-kind Chicago singer and pianist Patricia Barber recently released Smash, her debut record on the Concord Jazz ...

These time-honored songs, lovingly curated, arranged, and performed by pianist/vocalist Patricia Barber and her band, are at last seeing the light of day when the world needs them more than ever.

Although she’s been a recording artist for over two decades, jazz pianist Patricia Barber says she wasn’t totally comfortable with her career choice until she had been doing it for years. “I’ve always ...

Patricia Barber sings with a cool, insinuating delivery, as if she's whispering in your ear over a very dry martini in a smoky dive. So although she's best known for her original songwriting, the jazz ...

Poetry and music are two peas in a pod. For the past two millennia the Roman poet Ovid has inspired artists of all kinds, from poets and playwrights to filmmakers and musicians. Most recently, his ...

Funny how time flies. To think that '60s pop hits are now 40 years old and entitled to be considered "standards." For my money, no one working today makes a better case for them than Patricia Barber.

Barreling down the highway from a Minnesota gig the night before, Patricia Barber sounds exuberant. “Minneapolis is one of my favorite places to play in the United States,” says Barber, speaking via ...

With the summer in full swing, music lovers might consider cooling things down with jazz singer Patricia Barber’s mellow cover version of Stevie Wonder’s “All in Love Is Fair.” As a standout track ...