Patricia López is an outstanding Uruguayan saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, teacher, composer and producer with more than twenty years of national and international experience.
Throughout these years of extensive experience, the commitment, dedication, creative and professional search with jazz have led Patricia to play and study in different countries representing Uruguayan jazz in important projects, recordings, and national and international festivals.
She was formed in many cities around the world, graduating from the "Manuel de Falla" Conservatory (Buenos Aires) as a Superior Jazz Technician (specializing in saxophone). After graduation, she received two scholarships from “FONAM” (National Fund for Uruguayan Music) and “MEC” (Ministry of Culture of Uruguay) to continue specializing in jazz, improvisation and composition at te “SIM Workshop” (Brooklyn Conservatory NYC) and Rich Perry private lessons (NYC).
Some of her renowned teachers were: Carlos Lastra, Ricardo Cavalli, Ramiro Flores, Ernesto Jodos, Carlos Malta, Josué Dos Santos, Floriaan Wempe, Michael Moore, Tony Malaby, Tim Berne and Rich Perry.
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At the teaching level, Patricia carried out improvisation, ensemble and Uruguayan music workshops in "Thelonious" (Santiago de Chile), "Elmont Memorial High school" (Long Island, NYC), "Jazz de acá" (Cure - Rocha, Uy), "Arco de Tacuabé" (Maldonado, Uy), "Casa da música" (Porto Alegre, Br) "Casa das artes Regina Simonis" (Santa Cruz, Br), "LA Estudio" (General Roca, Arg) and at "Semana de la música" Manuel de Falla Conservatory (Buenos Aires).
In 2020 she released “WANDERLUST” her first album developing her compositional personality within jazz and creative music. The album was chosen by the "Graffiti Awards for Uruguayan Music" as "Best Jazz Album 2021", resulting in Patricia being the first woman to receive the award in this category.
This first work is inspired by her travels and residences in different cities around the world. An inner search through melodies, contemporary harmonies, nuances and creative textures. With strong communication and group improvisation, each composition represents a new landscape, inviting us to travel through all the senses.
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WANDERLUST received numerous positive reviews from the world press and prominent musicians, such as the following quote from American saxophonist Greg Osby:
"Patricia López has put together a wonderful collection of very personal musical stories with her new project Wanderlust. Her music reflects a humanistic quality, full of emotion and innocence. This ambitious recording offers the listener the opportunity to experience the world as they hear it through its own wide range of textures and sounds."
Throughout her career, Patricia led and integrated many groups, big bands and orchestras with outstanding local and international musicians, performing at multiple festivals, highlighting:
"Washington Woman in Jazz Festival" (2021 virtual edition with the support of “Ibermúsicas” and 2022 live edition),
"Valparaíso International Jazz Festival" (Chile, 2019 and 2022), "Montevideo Jazz Tour Festival" (Montevideo 2019), "Dexter Gordon Tribute" (Montevideo Jazz Tour Festival 2022 and “Casa de la Cultura Theatre”, Maldonado 2023), "Cutting Edge Festival" (The Hague 2017), "North Sea Jazz Festival" (Rotterdam 2017), "VI International Saxophone Meeting of Montevideo" (Verdi Theatre 2023), "Distrito Jazz Festival" (Porto Alegre BR 2023), "Santa Cruz Jazz & Blues Festival" (Santa Cruz ,BR 2023) and "Jazz entre amigos Festival" (La Pedrera, UY 2024).
Patricia recently released "FUEGO" her second album recorded in Argentine Patagonia (April 2024) with the “Trio del Fin del Mundo” and Julia Inés Ponce as a special guest. The album is available on all digital platforms distributed by Emubands. At the same time, she published a mini-documentary filmed during the two days of the recording album and is available on Youtube.
Patricia is currently the only women saxophonist who composes and records albums as a leader in Uruguay. She is an endorser artist for G-reeds and G-mouthpieces (professional saxophone accessories made in Buenos Aires) and uses these products with BG accesories.
At the same time, she is a member of the Departmental Orchestra of Maldonado, directs the collective "Women of Ibero-America in Jazz", the organization "Worldwide Sax Alliance" (www.worldwidesaxalliance.com), holds private events and gives private lessons.
Fuego (2024) is the second album by Patricia López, the renowned saxophonist, flutist, composer, teacher, producer and first woman winner of the Graffiti Awards for Uruguayan Music in the Jazz category.
It was in the province of Río Negro, in Argentine Patagonia, where the cold did not prevent candombe, chacarera and zamba rhythms from igniting and merging with contemporary jazz, by the hand of the local group Trio del Fin del Mundo: Leonardo Álvarez (drums), Jesús Fernández (piano) and Andrés Fuhr (double bass).
With the special participation of Julia Inés Ponce on vocals, Patricia managed to gather the ideal team at “RAG Estudio” (General Roca) and record Fuego that is now available on all digital platforms.
It is an album as free as it is structured, which is based on the song genre; at times visceral, always within contemporary jazz crossed by rhythms from the River Plate. In addition to exhibiting her own compositions, Patricia also pays tribute in two songs to her teachers Ramiro Flores (ARG) and Rich Perry (USA).
The recording of the album was accompanied by the filming of the process and post-editing of a mini documentary available on Youtube.
