Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfgang Schmidt
Patrizia Ferrara 2020 © AUME
The Art Of Duo dedicated to the great American songbook.
Patrizia Ferrara - vocals
Martin Spitzer - guitar
This collection of five original songs showcase both the vocal prowess, and the incredible song-writing skills of Patrizia Ferrara. On Solid Ground features a slew of amazing musicians including the Austrian pianist Wolfgang Schmidt and the Hungarian drummer Thomas Böröcz.
Ferrara's influences range from jazz all the way to reggae on this EP. The only ballad Sweestest Disposition features pianist and husband Danny Grissett.
Dass sich der moderne Jazz nicht notwendigerweise immer in der übermäßigen Komplexität verlieren muss, sondern auch in seiner eher zugänglicheren und smoothen Form anspruchsvoll und spannend bleiben kann, dafür liefert die Sängerin und Komponistin PATRIZIA FERRARA auf ihrer neuen EP „On Solid Ground“ den Beweis.
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Eight beautiful original songs of Patrizia Ferrara, produced in New York in 2009. Simple Things features a slew of amazing guest musicians from New York including guitarist/producer Marcos Vigio and bassist Nathan Peck.
Ferrara's influences range from old school R'n'B & jazz all the way to Brazilian MPB. She creates an amazing texture using multi-layered voices on Back Home and When You Are You. The latter features the one and only Vinx.
Date | Time | Venue | City/Country | Group | November 5th, 2021 | 20h | HOB I RAUM | Bad Vöslau, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
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June 26th, 2021 | 20h | Kulturlabor Stromboli | Hall, Tirol | Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
June 25th, 2021 | 20h | Magazin 4 | Bad Reichenhall, Deutschland | Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
April 23rd, 2021 | 21h | TBA | Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania | Waldeck |
March 25th, 2021 | 20h30 | Babylon | Istanbul, Turkey | CANCELED! Waldeck |
January 29th, 2021 | 20h | Stadthalle Germering | Germering, Deutschland | CANCELED! Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
January 10, 2021 | 12h-14h30 | ARCOTEL Wimberger Jazzbrunch | Wien, Austria | CANCELED! On Solid Ground Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfo Schmidt |
December 18th, 2020 | 19h | 17ten Kunst & Kultur | Wien, Austria | CANCELED! Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
December 11th, 2020 | 20h | Konzertcafe Schmid Hansl | Wien, Austria | CANCELED! The Art Of Voice feat. Patrizia Ferrara, Martin Spitzer, Joschi Schneeberger & Freddy Bäcks |
November 29th, 2020 | 19hh | Café-Konditorei Heiss & Süß | Neulengbach,Austria | CANCELED! Patrizia Ferrara feat. Martin Spitzer, Joschi Schneeberger & Rudi Staeger |
November 28th, 2020 | 16h | Mondscheinbazar | Wien, Austria | CANCELED On Solid Ground |
November 27th, 2020 | 20h30 | Porgy & Bess | Vienna, Austria | Waldeck-The show must go Online |
November 8th, 2020 | 20h30 | ARCOTEL Wimberger Jazzbrunch | Wien, Austria | CANCELED Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
November 6th, 2020 | 12h-14h30 | Porgy & Bess | Wien, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara-The show must go Online |
October 23th, 2020 | 20h30 | Babylon | Istanbul, Turkey | CANCELED The Waldeck Sextet feat. Patrizia Ferrara 'It Might Be French' |
October 14th, 2020 | 20h30 | Porgy & Bess | Vienna, Austria | A Tribute to Hans Salomon |
October 9th, 2020 | 20h30 | Porgy & Bess | Vienna, Austria | Florian Klinger Sextet |
September 26th, 2020 | 18h | Wirtschaft am Markt | Wien, Austria | The Art Of Duo Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
September 25th, 2020 | 20h30 | Jazzland | Vienna, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gypsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
September 19th, 2020 | 20h | Lange Nacht der kurzen Musik | Klagenfurt, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
September 12th, 2020 | 12h30 | Theater & Musikfest | Rannersdorf Schwechat, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
September 11th, 2020 | 20h | Unser Weidlinger | Klosterneuburg, Austria | CANCELED Waldeck |
September 5th, 2020 | 10h | Jazzfrühstück im Reef&Beef | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | The Art Of Duo Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
September 3rd, 2020 | 19h | Sommerterrasse Korneuburg | Wien, Austria | CANCELED Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfo Schmidt & Thomas Böröcz |
August 29, 2020 | 15h30-15h45 | Picknick der Wiener SPÖ-Frauen Sigmund-Freud-Park/Votivpark | Wien Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
August 22, 2020 | 10h30-12h30 | JAZZFRÜHSTÜCK im Cafe-Restaurant Römertherme | Baden, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
August 20th, 2020 | 20h | CANCELED | Slovenia | Waldeck feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
August 15th, 2020 | 16h | Mondscheinbazar Metastadt | Wien, Austria | On Solid Ground |
August 6th, 2020 | 19h30 | Lindwurm | Wien, Austria | Gipsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
July 29th, 2020 | 20h | Sommer Rhapsodie im Palais Liechtenstein | Vienna, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gypsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
July 11th, 2020 | 18h | Sommer Bühne Tattendorf | Tattendorf, Austria | Waldeck |
July 05th, 2020 | 17hh | Hartberger Literatursommer CANCELED | Hartberg, Austria | Birgit Birnbacher, Patrizia Ferrara & Vladimir Blum |
July 4th, 2020 | 20h | Unser Weidlinger | Klosterneuburg, Austria | Waldeck Album Release Concert |
June 24th, 2020 | 13h | Livestream Benefizkonzert | Vienna, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gypsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
June 12th, 2020 | 19h50! | Jazzland | Vienna, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gypsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
June 12th, 2020 | 20h | Casino Baden CANCELED | Baden, Austria | Glitter, Revue Girls und das Waldeck Grand Orchestra |
June 6th, 2020 | 20h | Grätzlgallerie | Vienna, Austria | Orges Toce, Patrizia Ferrara, Philipp Moosbrugger, Didi Kern |
June 2nd, 2020 | 20h | Theater am Spittelberg CANCELED | Vienna, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
May 26th, 2020 | 21h | Jazzland CANCELED | Wien, Austria | Guitar 3.1 feat. Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
May 1st, 2020 | 21h | TBA CANCELED | Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania | Waldeck |
March 18th, 2020 | 19h | Kunstverein Klangwerk CANCELED | Vienna, Austria | Brüder Wladigeroff feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
March 13th, 2020 | 20h | Jazzland | Vienna, Austria | Joschi Schneeberger Gypsy Swingtet feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
March 7th, 2020 | 19h30 | Kultur in der Greisslerei | Neuberg an der Mürz, Styria | The Art Of Duo Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
February 12th, 2020 | 20h | Wien Museum | Wien, Austria | Waldeck |
January 31th, 2020 | 22h30 | Muffatwerk MPHIL 360° | Munich, Germany | Waldeck & Orchestra feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
January 25th, 2020 | 20h30 | Porgy & Bess | Wien, Austria | The Waldeck Sextet feat. Patrizia Ferrara 'It Might Be French' |
January 23th, 2020 | 20h | Theater am Steg | Baden, Austria | Simply The Roots feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
January 12, 2020 | 12h-14h30 | ARCOTEL Wimberger Jazzbrunch | Wien, Austria | PATRIZIA FERRARA |
December 17, 2019 | 19h | Adventmarkt Korneuburg | Wien, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfo Schmidt & Thomas Böröcz |
October 17, 2019 | 20h | Garage01 | Wien, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
October 15, 2019 | 19h30 | Kulturlabor Stromboli | Hall in Tirol, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
September 28, 2019 | 20h | Rabenhof | Wien, Austria | Waldeck |
September 26, 2019 | 19h30 | Theater am Spittelberg | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer feat. Konstantin & Alexander Wladigeroff & Waldeck |
September 21, 2019 | 20h | Imapp Festival | Bucharest, Romania | Waldeck |
September 20, 2019 | 20h | Istanbul | Istanbul, Turkey | Waldeck |
September 8, 2019 | 20h | Most & Jazz | Fehring, Austria | Waldeck |
August 24th, 2019 | 20h | Mondscheinkonzert | Baden, Austria | Simply The Roots feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
July 26, 2019 | 20h | Carinthian International Jazz Award | Klosterruine Arnoldstein, Austria | kelagBIGband feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
July 20, 2019 | 20h30 | Kulturfestival | St. Gallen, Switzerland | Waldeck |
July 06, 2019 | 10h30-12h30 | JAZZFRÜHSTÜCK im Cafe-Restaurant Römertherme | Baden, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
July 04, 2019 | TBAs | Electric Love Festival | Salzburg, Austria | John Whitfield |
June 29, 2019 | 16h | Wien ENERGIE Open Air | Jazzfest, Wien | UB40 | WALDECK | THE MAX. BOOGALOOS |
June 14, 2019 | 20h30 | Sommer Open Airs | Seidl Keller, Bruck an der Leitha | Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfo Schmidt |
May 31, 2019 | 19h | Wir sind Wien Festival | Stadtpark Wien, Austria | Waldeck |
May 8, 2019 | 19h | Buchhandlung Herder | Wien, Austria | Buchpräsentation Vlado Blum feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
April 13, 2019 | 19h30h | Theater am Steg | Baden, Austria | 10 JAHRE PRO JAZZ AUSTRIA |
April 3, 2019 | 20h | Cafe Korb | Wien, Austria | CD Relase Concert "Art Of Duo" - Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
March 15, 2019 | 20h | Fuzz Club | Athens, Greece | Waldeck |
February 22th, 2019 | 21h | Ruby Lisi Hotel | Wien, Austria | Rakugaki Swinger Club feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
February 4th, 2019 | 20h | ZWE | Wien, Austria | Three Women - Three Voices |
January 14, 2019 | 20h | Cafe Korb | Wien, Austria | Three Women - Three Voices |
January 06, 2019 | 12h-14h30 | ARCOTEL Wimberger Jazzbrunch | Wien, Austria | On Solid Ground |
January 05, 2019 | 19h30 | Mondscheinbazar Ottakringer Brauerei | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt |
December 28, 2018 | 21h | Meinz Bar | Wien, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer & Joshi Schneeberger |
November 28, 2018 | 20h | Lux Alpine | Sankt Anton, Austria | Waldeck |
November 24, 2018 | 20h | Festival Balaton Füred | Vitorlás Tér, Hungary | Waldeck |
November 23, 2018 | 19h | Wintermarkt am Riesenradplatz | Wien, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfo Schmidt |
October 15, 2018 | 20h | Rabenhof | Wien, Austria | Waldeck Albumpräsentation |
October 14, 2018 | 20h | Rabenhof | Wien, Austria | Waldeck Albumpräsentation |
October 12, 2018 | 19h30 | Roter Salon der OESTIG | Wipplingerstraße 20, Wien, Austria | Snow Owl "A Night Of Song" |
September 30, 2018 | 12h-14h30 | ARCOTEL Wimberger Jazzbrunch | Wien, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer & Joshi Schneeberger |
September 29, 2018 | 21h | Theresianum Ball | Vienna, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
September 26, 2018 | 19h | Charity Event Modehaus Hämmerle | Vienna, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
September 22, 2018 | 19h | Mondscheinbazar Ottakringer Brauerei | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt |
September 15, 2018 | 20h | Theater am Spittelberg | Vienna, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
August 26, 2018 | 20h | Afrika Tage | Vienna, Austria | Celia Mara |
August 25, 2018 | 20h | Bucharest | Bucharest,Romania | Waldeck |
August 4th, 2018 | 21h | Mondscheinkonzert | Baden, Austria | Simply The Roots feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
July 28, 2018 | 10h30-12h30 | JAZZFRÜHSTÜCK im Cafe-Restaurant Römertherme | Baden, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
July 21, 2018 | 10h30-12h30 | JAZZFRÜHSTÜCK im Cafe-Restaurant Römertherme | Baden, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
July 20, 2018 | 20h | Garage01 | Wien, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara |
June 11th - 24th, 2018 | Cruise MS Europa 2 | Mediterranean Sea | Vienna Groove GmbH | |
May 29, 2018 | 20h | Garage01 | Wien, Austria | Wladigeroff Bros feat. Patrizia Ferrara & Vladimir Blum |
May 26, 2018 | 19h30 | Arnulf Rainer Museum | Baden, Austria | Art Of Duo Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
May 22nd, 2018 | 21h30 | REDUTA JAZZ CLUB | Prague, Czech Republic | Patrizia Ferrara & Danny Grissett & Tomas Baros |
April 28, 2018 | 21h | Mondscheinbazar Ottakringer Brauerei | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt |
April 26, 2018 | 20h | Houska Preisverleihung | Museumsquartier, Wien | |
April 15, 2018 | 20h | TBA | Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria | Waldeck |
April 13, 2018 | 20h | Tanzcafé Arlberg | Lech, Austria | Waldeck |
April 12, 2018 | 20h | Tanzcafé Arlberg | Lech, Austria | Waldeck |
March 9th, 2018 | 19h | 17ten Kunst & Kultur | Wien, Austria | Art Of Duo Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
February 23, 2018 | 19h30 | Cafe Merkur | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt - Lenny Dixon |
January 10 & 11th, 2018 | 20h | Soitron Gala Evening | Bratislava, Slovakia | All Around The World |
December 31th, 2017 | 11h | Kitzbühl | Kitzbühl, Austria | John Whitfield |
October 22, 2017 | 11h | Opernbrunch-Landestheater Linz | Linz, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara |
October 21, 2017 | 20h30 | Cafe Menta | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt - Lenny Dixon |
October 10, 2017 | 21h30 | REDUTA JAZZ CLUB - 39th International Jazz Festival | Prague, Czech Republic | Patrizia Ferrara & Danny Grissett & Tomas Baros |
September 25, 2017 | 13h30 | Wiener Viktoria Platz | 1120, Austria | Waldeck |
September 8, 2017 | 19h30h | Jazztage Baden A. Rainer Museum | Baden, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Martin Spitzer |
August 23, 2017 | 20h | PerSe Visioni | Polignano a Mare, Italy | Waldeck |
August 18, 2017 | 20h | New York Music Marathon | Mattighofen, Austria | Chanda Rule - Alana Alexander - Patrizia Ferrara |
August 10, 2017 | 20h | Rathausplatz | Korneuburg, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara |
June 25, 2017 | 15h | Donauinselfest | Ottakringer Inselgarten, Wien | Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfo Schmidt |
June 24, 2017 | 20h | Stadtfest | Judenburg, Steiermark | Patrizia Ferrara - Vincenzo Di Troja |
June 20, 2017 | 21h | Jazzland | Jazzland, Wien | Patrizia Ferrara - Martin Spitzer - Mathias Krispin Bucher |
June 19, 2017 | 19h30 | Winfried Barowski - musikalischer - literarischer Abend | Cafe Korb, Wien | Patrizia Ferrara & Danny Grissett |
June 16, 2017 | 20h | Jazznacht OE1 Live | Radiokulturhaus Cafe, Wien | Patrizia Ferrara & Danny Grissett |
May 20, 2017 | 20h30 | Cafe Menta | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt - Lenny Dixon |
May 19, 2017 | 20h | Zwe | Zwe, Wien | Ronja's Wonderland |
May 18, 2017 | 19h30 | Möbelmeile Mariahilf VERSCHOBEN TBA | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt |
May 3, 2017 | 21h | IF Performance Hall | Ankara, Turkey | Waldeck |
April 21, 2017 | 19h30h | At The Park Hotel Baden | Baden, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Martin Spitzer - Mathias Krispin Bucher - Rainhard Winkler |
March 4, 2017 | 21h | QUBE Music Lounge | Korneuburg, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Wolfo Schmidt |
February 25, 2017 | 20h | Geometry Of Now Festival | Moscow, Russia | Lee "Scratch" Perry and Dubblestandart |
January 21, 2017 | 20h | Freiraum-Jenbach | Tirol, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt - Thomas Böröcz |
January 13, 2017 | 19h30 | Babylon | Istanbul, Turkey | Waldeck |
January 7, 2017 | 19h | Mondscheinbazar Ottakringer Brauerei | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara - Wolfo Schmidt - Thomas Böröcz |
October 4, 2016 | 20h | Privat Event | Vienna, Austria | Patrizia Ferrara & Mimmo Finizio |
October 3, 2016 | 20h | Radiokulturhaus | Vienna, Austria | Waldeck |
Singer & Songwriter Patrizia Ferrara evokes a lot of emotion, and does so in a very «simple» way, with insightful songs, and intensive yet uncomplicated lyrics. Her elegant and soothing voice has already drawn comparisons with Billie Holiday and Norah Jones. Her original music owes most to American forms – jazz, folk and the blues. Patrizia captures her audiences with her beautiful, soothing voice and outstanding charisma.
Patrizia Ferrara is the younger child of two, born into the bicultural home of her Austrian mother and Sicilian father. Settled on the border of Italy and South Austria, she grew up with the traditional sounds of Naples and 80's pop music. She was sixteen years old when she left school and moved away from home to Vienna, the capitol of Austria. She worked at the state radio station of Vienna Radiokulturhaus. At the same time she started writing her first songs and lyrics and started performing with the Brazilian singer Célia Mara on a regular basis. Self-taught, she continued to collaborate internationally with African, Colombian, Turkish and Cuban artists until she found the music that made her want to go back to school and study - JAZZ. She completed her studies of voice and piano at the Gustav Mahler Conservatory in Vienna and graduated with honors in 2003.
In 2004 she met the American singer Dean Bowman and the American pianist Danny Grissett and started a collaboration. In 2005 she undertook her first New York tour with Dean Bowman, sponsored by the Austrian Cultural Institute. In 2005 Patrizia Ferrara moved to New York. A great wish came true for her when she was chosen by the New York charity organization, Healing Arts Initative Inc., to perform special concerts for sick and underprivileged children.
In 2007 and 2008 she traveled to Palestine giving public performances with the support of locally-based activists Leigh Brady and Mahmoud Yassin, and the Italian General Consul of Jerusalem.
2009 she independently released her debut album «Simple Things» in New York.
2012 Patrizia Ferrara relocated to Vienna, Austria.
Blue Note NYC, Brooklyn Academy Of Music NYC, Joe Zawinul's Birdland, Austrian General Consul Rabat Morocco 2013 & 2015, Le Pietri Rabat Morocco, Porgy & Bess, Vienna City Festival 2004, 2005, Sertab Erener Europe and America Tour 2003, Cafe ZAN in Ramallah/Palestine, and the Italian General Consul in Jerusalem, Woman's Collective «Femous Orchestra» at Donaufestival Krems 2011, John Cale Donaufestival Krems 2011,Jazzfest Wien Célia Mara 2012, 13,14, inauguration ceremony of a square named after Austrian Minister of woman's affairs Johanna Dohnal, 2012, MS Europa 2.
with Waldeck, Lee Scratch Perry, Waldigeroff Bros, John Heard, Dean Bowman, Vinx, James Weidman, Danny Grissett, Geri Schuller, Lonnie Plaxico, Kyle Eastwood, Célia Mara, DJ DSL, Marcos Vigio, and Jorge Amorim, Sertab Erener (winner of the Eurovision song contest 2003), Jon Sass (Ray Anderson, Boston Symphony Brass, David Murry), Chester C. Washington (Earth, Wind and Fire), Rudi Wilfer, Fred Eisler, DJ Cut-EX, DSL, and the poet Christian Ide Hintze, may he rest in peace.
Die Sängerin und Komponistin Patrizia Ferrara erzählt in Ihren Liedern persönliche Geschichten und erweckt dabei große Emotionen. Ihr elegantes Auftreten erinnert an die wunderbare Zeit des «dolce vita», auch ihre familiären Wurzeln liegen in Italien. Ihre Lieder führen uns in eine kultivierte Welt zwischen «Sing a Song Writing» und «Easy listening Jazz», die Leichtigkeit und Eleganz der Komposition besticht sofort und Ihre samtige Stimme erinnert an eine moderne «Billie Holliday». Die Arrangements sind kompromisslos sparsam und klar und bringen so ihre Songs und ihre Stimme optimal zur Geltung.
Patrizia Ferrara wuchs mit der neapolitanischen Folklore und der Popmusik der 80iger Jahre auf. Sie ist das jüngere Kind einer Österreicherin und eines Sizilianers und wuchs an der Grenze von Österreich zu Italien auf. Mit sechzehn Jahren ging sie von zu Hause weg, in die österreichische Hauptstadt Wien und arbeitete im Radiokulturhaus als Künstlerbetreuerin. Nebenbei begann sie Lieder zu schreiben und wurde bald darauf in der Band der brasilianischen Sängerin Célia Mara aufgenommen. Autodidakt ging die Zusammenarbeit mit internationalen Künstlern weiter, als sie mehr aus Zufall den «Jazz» kennenlernte und gleich darauf hin ein Musikstudium begann.
2003 Jazzgesang Diplom mit Auszeichnung am Gustav Mahler Konservatorium.
2004 traf sie auf den amerikanischen Sänger Dean Bowman und es folgte eine wunderbare Zusammenarbeit. Gesangs Duette im Stil von Donny Hathaway und Roberta Flack, die einerseits im Soul und andererseits im Stil von Lambert, Hendricks and Ross verwurzelt sind. 2005 Umzug in die USA und die erste Tournee in den Vereinigten Staaten mit Dean Bowman unterstützt vom Austrian Cultural Institute in New York.
Ein grosser Wunsch erfüllt sich für Patrizia Ferrara als sie 2006 von der renommierten New Yorker Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Healing Arts Initiative Inc. auserwählt wird, spezielle Konzerte für schwerkranke und auch unterprivilegierte Kinder zu spielen. 2007 und 2008 reiste sie nach Palästina und gab dort Konzerte mit der Hilfe von Aktivisten Leigh Brady und Mahmoud Yassin.
2009 Debut CD Release «Simple Things» in New York.
2012 Umzug nach Wien.
Blue Note NYC, Österreichisches Konsulat in Rabat Marokko 2013, Musikwerkstatt Wels, Jazzclub Le Pietri in Rabat Marokko, Akademie der Musik in Brooklyn/NYC, 55 Bar NYC, Zinc Bar NYC, Smoke NYC, Austrian Cultural Forum NYC, Sertab Erener Europa-Amerika Tour 2003, Cafe ZAN Ramallah/Palestine 2007, Italienisches Konsulat in Jerusalem 2008. Joe Zawinul's Birdland Wien, Porgy & Bess Wien, Stadtfest Wien 2004 und 2005, Donauinselfest, Frauenkollektiv «Femous Orchestra» Donaufestival Krems 2011, John Cale Donaufestival Krems 2011, Jazzfest Wien Célia Mara 2012, 13,14, Frauenminister Johanna Dohnal Platzbenennungsfeier mit dem Femous Orchestra 2012, Wir sind Wien mit dem Projekt «Waschen macht sound», transkuturelle Narrativen. Globalista, brunnhilde djane-kollektiv & Femous Orchestra, MS Europa 2.
Waldeck, Lee Scratch Perry, Waldigeroff Bros, John Heard, Dean Bowman, Vinx, James Weidman, Danny Grissett, Lonnie Plaxico, Kyle Eastwood, Geri Schuller, Martin Spitzer, Bertl Mayer, Célia Mara, DJ DSL, John Sass, Al Haka, Marcos Vigio, Jorge Amorim, Sertab Erener (Gewinnerin Eurovision song contest 2003), Jon Sass, Chester C. Washington (Earth, Wind and Fire), Rudi Wilfer, Fred Eisler, DJ Cut-EX, DSL, Urbs (G-Stone Records the label of Kruder and Dorfmeister), Al Haka, und dem grossen und leider schon verstorbenen österreichische Performance- und Multimedîapoet Christian Ide Hintze.