Sandy Patton

Sandy Patton is the former Jazz Vocal Professor for the Jazz Department of the Hochschule der Künst in Bern, Switzerland.  Her tenure of 18 years was quite distinguished.  She studied voice at Howard University in Washington, D.C. and University of Miami, also touring with the University of Miami’s Jazz Orchestra.  Before joining the Swiss Jazz School she had performed with some of great “Who’s Who” of Jazz.  She toured with the great Lionel Hampton’s, performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito D’Rivera, Jimmy Woody, Al Grey, Benny Baily,  Harry “Sweet’s” Edison, Clark Terry, Buddy Tate, Paul Kuhn, Cab Calloway, Bobby Durham, Frank Owens, Bob Cranshaw just to name a few.