Jazz Articles about Glenn Patrik

Glenn Patrik: Nuthin' But a Thang!

by Jim Santella
August 24, 2009

From America's heartland, Glenn Patrik sings and plays the kind of blues that made Kansas City a hub where musical pioneers met and exchanged ideas about swing, rhythm, blues, and being spontaneous. It was shortly before World War II and just about the same time that bebop was getting noticed in New York, when Kansas City began its parlay with the blues. Give Charlie Parker credit for much of that early action along with Big Jay McShann, but don't forget ...