A highly skilled bassist in the classical and jazz fields, Pat is in demand as a performer, producer, clinician and teacher.\u00a0 He received his Bachelor of Music degree in Performance at San Francisco State University, his Masters of Music degree in Performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and currently holds the post of Lecturer of Classical and Jazz Double Bass at California State University East Bay.<\/p>\n
Mr. Klobas performs with the Marin Symphony, and as section bassist in the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. He is a substitute for the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, California Symphony, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, The Skywalker Symphony, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Merola Opera, the Turtle Island String Quartet and Quartet San Francisco. Pat was principal bass with San Francisco Opera’s touring company Western Opera Theater for 14 years, performing in over 40 states before its final curtain.<\/p>\n
In the field of jazz and popular music Mr. Klobas is known in the San Francisco Bay Area as a first call session man. Pat has shared the stage with jazz artists Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, Warren Vashe, , Quartet San Francisco, San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet , American Jazz Philharmonic and Indian Master Tabla percussionist Zakir Hussain. Mr. Klobas can often be found performing in the San Francisco Symphony Pops Orchestra rhythm section as well as the California Symphony Pops and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony Pops.<\/p>\n
Performing with Broadway stars and musical theater productions are part of Pat’s numerous musical experiences. Some of Pat’s favorites shows were with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Michael Feinstein, Tony Danza, Elaine Stritch, Kristin Chenoweth, Bob Hope, the Shorenstein Nederlander world premiere productions of\u00a0White Christmas<\/em>,\u00a0The Producers<\/em>\u00a0with Martin Short and Jason Alexander,\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>,\u00a042nd Street<\/em>,\u00a0West Side Story<\/em>,\u00a0Ragtime,<\/em>\u00a0and many others.<\/p>\n As a recording artist Pat Klobas’ recent list of credits include\u00a0Star Wars Trilogy<\/em>\u00a0with John Williams conducting (Grammy\u00ae nominated), Linda Ronstadt\u00a0Winter Light<\/em>,\u00a0No Gravity<\/em>\u00a0Klobas\/Kesecker Ensemble, recordings for Turtle Island String Quartet, Randy Newman, Kitaro, and the San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet. Skywalker Symphony movie soundtracks include\u00a0Spy Kids<\/em>,\u00a0Predator ll<\/em>,\u00a0Ricochet<\/em>,\u00a0Soap Dish<\/em>,\u00a0Why Charlie Brown, Why?,<\/em>\u00a0and many others.<\/p>\n Mr. Klobas has studied with Stephen Tramontozzi, Charles Siani, Shinji Eshima, Joe Lescher, Herman Jobelman and Charles Chandler. Pat’s jazz teachers\/influences include Rufus Reid, Richard Davis, John Clayton, John Patitucci and Ray Brown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12989,"template":"","class_list":["post-7092","people","type-people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"instrument_department":"Bass","sun_valley_title":"","home_organization_title":"Marin Symphony","performance_dates":""},"yoast_head":"\n