Biography
Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist, R&B singer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. At the 25th Annual Grammy Awards, her 1982 single, "Forget Me Nots", received a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, while her instrumental song, "Number One" was nominated Best R&B Instrumental; both songs were from her seventh studio album, Straight from the Heart (1982). Since 2008, Rushen has served as an ambassador for artistry in education at the Berklee College of Music, and the chair of the popular music program at the USC Thornton School of Music from 2014 to 2024.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Infamous
1995
6 Feet Deep
1994
Older
1996
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
1990
Ladies & Gentlemen (The Best Of George Michael)
1998
Big Willie Style
1997
Stress: The Extinction Agenda
1994
Straight From The Heart
1982
All Of Me
1979
An Insatiable High
1977
Electric Guitarist
1978
Prelusion
1974
Men In Black (The Album)
1997
Conspiracy
1995
Pronounced Jah-Nay
1994
Lite Me Up
1982
Pizzazz
1979
Aurora
1976
City Life
1975
Stone Crazy
1997
Men In Black
1997
Land Of Passion
1979
Sweet Lucy
1977
Heritage
1976
Credited work
2,476 releases · 447 albums · active 1972–2026
- Performance · 8,319
- Other credits · 1,056
- Production · 746
- Engineering · 32
Studios: Conway Studios · Paramount Recording Studios · Sound Labs, Hollywood · Unique Recording
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Lee Ritenour
- George Michael
- Will Smith
- Eddie Henderson
- La Bouche
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Doc Powell