Patti Austin

Patti Austin is, to me, a singer who treats genre boundaries as suggestions rather than rules. Moving fluidly between R&B, pop, and jazz, and collaborating with Quincy Jones, James Ingram, and Steely Dan, she earned a level of trust among musicians that few achieve. One Grammy from seven nominations and an honorary doctorate from Berklee tell me her respect was won through both skill and character. What I value most is her refusal to chase trends; she simply delivered great singing, honestly, for decades. That kind of integrity deserves a long standing ovation.

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Name (English)

Patti Austin

Name (Japanese)

パティ・オースティン

Reading

ぱてぃ・おーすてぃん

Born

August 10, 1950 (age 76)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

singer / songwriter / composer / musician / jazz singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

• Official sitehttps://www.pattiaustin.com
• Xhttps://x.com/pattiaustin
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti%20Austin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238422

Tags

• New York
• singer
• songwriter
• composer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.