Patricia Watson is a vocalist from East LaHave, NS. She has been singing jazz and gospel music most of her life and presently performs with John Bird, Scott Leonard and Jordi Comstock.

Classic jazz, silky smooth with a gospel touch, that’s the music in Patricia. Music is magic!

Patricia Watson, a winner of The African Nova Scotia Music Association’s “Rising Star” award, has been singing gospel music and jazz most of her life.

As a little girl, she had a recurring dream, “I would be sitting in the audience watching myself sing on stage” she recalls, “and be on stage watching myself in the audience.” This has played out in her life because she has actually been in both places. She has performed many times on different stages and been an appreciative audience member watching – and listening – to other musicians.

Since retiring, Patricia has been involved in singing and speaking at various churches in the US and Canada. She has performed at the Halifax Jazz Festival, Tucson Jazz Festival, Harmony Bazaar Women’s Festival and the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival. Patricia presently sings with the Patricia Watson Quintet and Women in Jazz.

In 2021, Patricia was honoured to receive the 2021 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg. She released a music video titled, “You Got the Power” which inspires people to go beyond circumstances and obstacles in their lives. She also wrote a song titled, Woman You’ve Come a Long Way, which honours her ancestors and she continues to write songs and chants.

“You Got the Power”