Patrick Norman Yandall (born September 5, 1959, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States)"Yandall, Patrick (Norman)" is an American smooth jazz guitarist.
Background He was raised in Bay City, Michigan, and is a 1977 graduate of T.L. Handy High School in Bay City. He attended Central Michigan University. His song "Mr. Fattburger" appeared in the film Fruitvale Station. His song "Who's the Bossa" from his album Samoa Soul appeared in the film War, Inc.. Yandall's music has appeared on television and news broadcasts. The single "Tower of Soul" from his album The Window spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Smooth Jazz Now chart and reached No. 1 on the Live 365 smooth jazz radio chart monitored by Radio Wave.
His album From the Ashes (Apria, 2004) featured Randy Brecker, Will Lee, and Joel Rosenblatt. He has been featured in Jazziz, Smooth & Soul, and Smooth Jazz News. His album Eyes of Mars (2005) was No. 6 for the year on JazzLynx and was featured in Jazz Times magazine as one of the top albums of the season. Yandall is a session musician in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, and New Jersey. His work has appeared on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.
Performing live, Yandall has been able to achieve the status of being a festival favorite throughout the United States.SDnews.com, December 7, 2022 - Arts & Entertainment, LIVE FROM SAN DIEGO – Music performances on the coast this week by Bart Mendoza
Career Yandall's album Rouge River was one of the seven albums nominated in the "Best Jazz Album" category at the 2021 San Diego Music Awards.NBC 7 San Diego, Published May 3, 2021 • Updated on August 24, 2021 - P.O.D., Switchfoot, Jason Mraz, Rebecca Jade Up for 2021 San Diego Music Awards Tuesday Night, Best Jazz Album By Eric S. Page
Yandall was one the artists with multiple nominations at the 2022 San Diego Music Awards.The San Diego Union-Tribune, FEB. 15, 202 - Music, San Diego Music Awards sets 2022 performers; top nominees include Rebecca Jade, Mrs. Henry, Sara Petite His album Chasing the Lights was one of the seven listed in the "Album of the Year" category.The San Diego Union-Tribune, FEB. 15, 202 - Music, San Diego Music Awards sets 2022 performers; top nominees include Rebecca Jade, Mrs. Henry, Sara Petite, Album of the Year It was also nominated in the Best Jazz or Blues Album category.Times of San Diego, February 18, 2022 - Arts, Rebecca Jade Tops List of San Diego Music Awards Nominees with 5, Best Jazz or Blues Album
After the release of Yandall's album, Blues Alley, he was set to tour starting on December 18 to promote it.
Discography Title Year Label That Feels Nice! 1992/1994 Indie/EPD A Lasting Embrace 1997 Brainchild Of Two Cities 2000 Zangi Back to the Groove 2001 Zangi From the Ashes 2003 Apria Records Eyes of Mars 2005 Apria Samoa Soul 2006 Zangi New York Blues 2007 Zangi Laws of Groovity 2008 Zangi A New Day 2009 Zangi Going For One 2009 Zangi Christmas San Diego Style 2010 Zangi The Window 2011 Innervision Records One Hour Blues 2011 Zangi RecordsAcoustic Dreamscape 2012 Zangi Records Soul Grind 2013 Innervision Records Blonde Telepathy 2014 Zangi Records My Christmas Prayer 2014 Zangi Records Ethos 2016 Zangi Records A Journey Home 2017 Zangi Records 10 South Riverside 2018 Zangi Records When Its Hip 2019 Zangi Records Jazz On the Vine 2020 Zangi Records Rouge River 2020 Zangi Records Someday Somewhere 2021 Feb 2 Patrick Yandall Nylon Expressions 2021 Apr 17 Patrick Yandall Chasing the Light 2021 Aug 3 Patrick Yandall Stratophunk 2022 July 1 Zangi Records
Further reading All About Jazz, Jazz Musicians » Patrick Yandall Reverb Nation Patrick Yandall
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