Patrice Rushen, a musician and composer who has won numerous prestigious music awards, has announced plans for a Billboard Live Tour with a seasoned backing band! Raised with a classical music education, the pianist blends jazz, pop, and R&B into a distinctive sound that produced hits from the 1970s through the 1980s. Her signature track, “Forget Me Nots,” has been frequently covered by other artists and widely sampled. She has been nominated for the Grammy Awards four times, and while scoring music for numerous films and television programs, she has served as the first woman music director for many of the entertainment industry’s top awards. Moreover, she has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Music from Berklee College of Music and is devoted to nurturing the next generation of musicians. Loved by, and having performed with, legendary artists such as Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, and Prince, her powerful live performances are not to be missed.