Patti Smith Quartet and Patti Smith

Patti Smith is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and poet born in Chicago. Rising in New York's 1970s punk scene at CBGB, she fused rock and poetry. She released her landmark debut album Horses in 1975 and scored a hit with the Bruce Springsteen collaboration Because the Night. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, she also won the National Book Award for her 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.