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Orchestration and Production by Michael Patterson and John Sawoski

Michael Patterson and John Sawoski have collaborated on arranging, orchestrating, and producing several live concerts and albums together.

Michael Patterson is a Grammy (2010) and Emmy Award winning composer. A recent release, where he can be heard as arranger, is the 2019 Grammy Nominated CD, for Best Latin Jazz, “Heart of Brazil, The Music of Egberto Gismonti” with Eddie Daniels and the Harlem String Quartet.

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Discuss a project | Hear selected examples (below) of some of the co-productions of Michael Patterson and John Sawoski:

Two for the Road – Orchestrated by Michael Patterson
New York Medley (How About You / Manhattan / Autumn in New York) – Orchestrated by John Sawoski
I Should Care – Orchestrated by Michael Patterson
The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing / Steppin’ Out – Arranged by John Sawoski, Orchestrated by Michael Patterson
Lies of Handsome Men – Orchestrated by John Sawoski
John and Mike producing a remote string recording session (Mike’s arrangement of “S’Wonderful”) at Tom-Tom Studios in Budapest from John Sawoski’s studio in Los Angeles.

A couple other examples of work done by John and Mike:

The Glory of Love – arranged by Michael Patterson. Rosemary Clooney singing with Woody Herman’s Band, on the CD My Buddy on Concord Records.
Sunday in New York – arranged by John Sawoski and Tamir Hendelman

More information on projects co-produced by John Sawoski and Michael Patterson:

Judy Whitmore’s Album – Can’t We Be Friends

Act Three Album and Live Show

Judy and Billy Live Concert (Big Band and Strings) at Samueli Hall (Segerstrom) – Oct. 2022

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