Rushen 260 Jpg By Tia Williams · Updated October 29, 2020 If you were at all conscious in the early ’80s, you wanted Patrice Rushen’s disco-tastic waterfall of brilliantly beaded braids.

This was the cover of Patrice Rushen’s album titled Straight from the Heart (1982.) We love how she accessorized her braids not only with the beads but peep the feather.

Rushen grew up in 1960s South L.A. amidst an explosion of creativity. A jazz and classical piano prodigy who soaked up Black popular music in her neighborhood as a teenager, she appeared half a ...

THE VIP LOUNGE Musician Patrice Rushen on Maui, trail mix, and trying new things outside of her norm We caught up with the educator, who will be in Boston on Feb. 26 to receive the Make Them Hear ...

American jazz pianist and R&B singer Patrice Rushen performed at the Greater Milwaukee Urban League's Black and White Ball. Kenny Yoo/MBJ Preview this article 1 min More than 1,100 Milwaukee-area ...

Patrice Rushen is a singer and classically trained pianist who originally found success in the ’70s and ’80s with her signature fusion of jazz, pop, and R&B. During this era, she composed and ...