[1] His father, Joseph, of Irish, Catalan and French descent, was an artist and professor of art.

[2] Fitzpatrick has performed in the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, India, Australia, and numerous tours across the United States and Canada.

He has performed as cello soloist at the Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and the Aspen Music Festival.

[3] Fitzpatrick conceived, produced, and directed the forthcoming Tuning the Planet, the film-companion to the Compassion album, recorded and filmed inside Mammoth Cave, the largest cave-system in the world.

Tuning the Planet features a message from the Dalai Lama, the voice of Thomas Merton, Cello Solos by Fitzpatrick, Tibet's Drepung Loseling Monks and the fusion musicians of Millenia Music.