Biography

New feature film "Fruitvale Station" used Patricks music "Mr. Fattburger" in this 2013! Prolific international jazz, smooth jazz, blues, R&B, rock producer/guitarist Patrick Yandall! New CD "Soul Grind" coming in September 3 of 2013 on Innervision Records! First single "My Lady" coming in August off that new release! 2012 CD "Acoustic Dreamscape". Patrick put down his Electric for a smooth relaxing set of Acoustic smooth jazz! Top 10 Smooth Jazz charts! ***PBS special filmed and aired in midwest on Patrick and his music 2011 for The Jazz Trails Society in Michigan. ! All music available on iTunes, CDBaby, Android/Google Music, Amazon, e/Music and more! 14 CD's released. Mostly smooth jazz, contemporary jazz, two blues, and 1 hard rock instrumental. Versatile producer and recording artist! Voted jazz artist of the year by Lifeswork Entertainment! All music on iTunes, Amazon, and many bick and mortar stores! Patricks last smooth jazz release "The Window" on Innervision Records. The single "Tower of Soul" has reached #1 for 5 weeks straight on Smooth Jazz Now top 30 chart and the radio wave monitor for smooth jazz. Heard worldwide! Featured in Smooth Jazz News, Jazz Times, Jazziz,and many jazz & smooth jazz media. His 11th release was a hard rock instrumental CD, "Going for One" is pick of the week at MuzikReviews. Also, 10th contemporary jazz release "A New Day" being co-produced by keyboard whiz Marc Pierucci. Charted single off this release "Urban Flight". Ranked #22 for the top 50 of 2009! A song from my "Samoa Soul" CD "Who's the Bossa" made the soundtrack for the feature film in 08 titled "War, Inc" featuring John Cusack, Marissa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Akroyd, Hillary Duff et.al.! My music is available at iTunes, Amazon.com & CDBaby.com, Target.com and featured on Top 10 smooth jazz channel on Music Choice, KIFM 98.1, Smooth Jazz and jazz radio U.S.. in the U.K. on Echo Smooth Jazz, Fusion Flavours, 1.FM, and FM5280! Funk, R&B, and Latin flavors featuring guitar in this 9th international release. Some tracks have already been featured on the Weather Channel. National recording artist/guitarist with 9 international releases. 8 contemporary jazz and the 2007 release "New York Blues" is a blues/rock release which received international airplay. Patrick has recorded in studio or performed live with Randy Brecker, Will Lee, Michael Paulo, Tom Braxton, Greg Vail, Joel Rosenblatt, Mitch Manker, Dwayne "Smitty" Smith, J Michael Verta, Will Donato, Scott Wilkie, Kevin Flournoy, Ada Rovatti, Nathan Brown, Robert Shipley, Andre Mayeux, Kimo Cornwell (Hiroshima), Jerry Watts, John Lewis, Johnny Friday, Carl Evans Jr., Tommy Aros, Kevin Koch, Evan Marks, Mark Hunter of Fattburger, Hollis Gentry iii, Mike Peed, Rob Whitlock, Duncan Moore, Ready Freddie Washington, Brian Kilgore, Jason Weber, Max Zape, Darryl Williams, James East, Cecil MacBee, Bob Campbell, Steve Ebner, Michael Evans, and many, many more! Featured in Guitar Player, Jazziz, Jazz Times, Smooth & Soul, Smooth Vibes, JazzLynx, Smooth Jazz News et.al.. Endorsed by Elixir Strings, Seymour Duncan Pickups, Levy's Leathers Ltd., Carvin (Featured in catalogue), Tech21 NYC and Naked Guitars! CD's and music available at iTunes, Amazon.com, CDBaby and many other retail and online sites!