Interviewee: Patrick Boone
Interviewer: NBC
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Patrick Thomas Boone, a rising jazz player, was born in a Chicago suburb in 1955. His inclination to music does not seem like a surprise at all since Patrick Boone grew up in a household where music was a daily occurrence.

Patrick Boone’s mother, an amateur ‘Stride’ piano player, would often stop by the piano everyday to play a couple of notes. His father Robert, on the other hand, worked as a radio newsman in Chicago. Part of his father’s job was to spin new 33’s and 78’s. Apart from this, Robert Boone also worked alongside “Wolfman Jack” during the earlier days of his career. However, Robert Boone eventually came to the realization that working on the radio would not generate enough money for his family. Thus, he decided to become a carpenter and relocated his family to Los Angeles where he can look for steady work.

Growing up, Patrick Boone became an avid listener of rock/pop music. In fact, the very first record he owned was the album Hard Days’ Night by the Beatles. Patrick Boone started to play various instruments even before he was 12 years old. After dabbling with too many instruments, he finally settled on playing the saxophone. Although he started playing the saxophone only because his school band needed someone to complete its horn section, Patrick Boone somehow developed an interest towards playing the instrument. He continued playing the saxophone even during his high school years.

Patrick Boone began to develop an interest towards jazz music at the age of 15. Eventually, he proceeded to study music composition at a local university in LA. Patrick Boone was playing in several town gigs when he first stumbled upon the band called the Nu Kats. He became the band’s regular audience and was eventually given the chance to become the auxiliary sax player of the band called the Boy.

Nowadays, Patrick Boone is busy working with the Patrick Boone Jazz Quartet in Los Angeles. In 2001, he released Short Stories for the Blue Fire Productions label.