Patti Smith and Patti Smith Quartet

Chicago-born singer/songwriter dubbed punk rock’s poet laureate, Patti Smith fused rock and poetry on albums like Horses and Radio Ethiopia. She hit with Bruce Springsteen collab “Because the Night,” and won a National Book Award for memoir Just Kids.

Patti Smith, born in Chicago and raised in New Jersey, is a seminal punk-poet known for fusing rock and poetry. Her quartet delivers intense, minimalist performances. Famous for "Because the Night" and "Gloria," her debut album "Horses" is iconic. She is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, National Book Award winner for "Just Kids," and Polar Music Prize recipient. The quartet features Tony Shanahan, Jackson Smith, and Seb Rochford.