Madame Pat Tandy live at the Foundry
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The Foundry (2 Harris St., West Stockbridge, MA 01266, West Stockbridge MA)
Internationally touring R&B, blues and jazz vocalist Madame Pat Tandy will perform live at the Foundry with Charlie Apicella and Iron City.
was influenced early on by the music of the Baptist Church as she began singing in gospel groups and school choirs. She studied jazz with former Ellington bassist, Professor Aaron Bell at Essex County College in Newark. She went on to earn an Associate’s Degree in Arts and Science with a focus on Music Education.
A native of Newark, NJ Pat has been singing professionally since the 1970s including a long stint with the popular R&B recording group “The Pretenders” who had several minor hits on Carnival Records.
She toured abroad and performed in Japan, Italy, and Switzerland and most recently Russia, and she has performed in off-Broadway musicals including “Good Time Blues” and “Billie” and portrayed Queen Evileen in the musical “Wiz” at NJPAC in Newark, NJ.
Tandy’s CD recordings include “Our Day Will Come” Blue Lady Records, “Good Time Blues” EKTM Production, “All We Want To Do Is Swing” David Aaron Production. Her latest CD recording is a tribute to the late Irene Reid entitled, “Madame Pat Tandy remembers Irene Reid” on BlueArk Records released 2009. One of her featured signature songs is: “Big Fat Daddy” loved and requested by many.
Charlie Apicella has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, and John Blake, Jr. as well as contemporary masters Joe Magnarelli, Vic Juris, Dave Stryker, Don Braden, and Jon Herington of Steely Dan.
Charlie studied composition and improvisation with musical titans Yusef Lateef and Pat Martino and was trained as a historian by Archie Shepp and Dr. Billy Taylor. As a young guitarist he met his idol BB King, who offered him advice and shared some stories.
Seating and the bar open at 6:30 p.m., and this event is indoors. By COVID-19 guidelines, all guests will need to wear a mask when not actively eating and drinking and give proof of vaccination at the door.