Please join us for the screening of "Jazz Exodus" The Pat Patrick Story.
Thursday, July 13, 2017, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the River Music Experience. Located at 129 North Main Street, Downtown Davenport. This event is free and open to the public! For more information: email AzubuikeGallery@aol.com or call (563) 594-2016
About the Film:
“Jazz Exodus" - A Narrative Journey of the legendary Jazz Musician Laurdine “Pat” Patrick, funded by the Humanities Iowa and the Riverboat Development Authority.
The Jazz Exodus Project is an exploration of Black music, culture and the people that migrated up the Mississippi River to Midwestern cities. The documentary highlights the life & music of Pat Patrick, a prominent jazz musician from the Quad Cities. Laurdine Kenneth "Pat" Patrick, born on November 23, 1929, in the Quad Cities, was best known for his 40-year association with Sun Ra. Pat Patrick played baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, and Fender bass.
According to the US Federal Census of 1930-40 Laurdine Patrick Sr, lived with his wife in the Quad Cities. He worked at the Rock Island Arsenal as a janitor, and his wife La Verne worked as a maid the Blackhawk Hotel. Laurdine Sr. was born in Kansas in 1905. He also was a gifted musician who played the trumpet and influenced his son to play music. Jazz musician Clark Terry, who lived with the Patricks for a while, also had a musical influence on young Pat.
