Pat Martino
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Photo by Tom Beetz
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pat Azzara |
| Born |
August 25, 1944 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Jazz fusion, mainstream jazz, soul jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Labels | Vanguard, Prestige, Warner Brothers, Muse, Columbia, King, Paddlewheel, Evidence, Sony, 32 Jazz, High Note, Milestone, Polydor, Concord, Fantasy, House of Blues, Mythos, Mainstream, Cobblestone, Atlantic and, Blue Note Records. |
| Website | patmartino |
Pat Martino (born August 25, 1944) is a jazz guitarist and composer within the post-bop, fusion, mainstream jazz and soul jazz idioms. He is noted for his mathematical approach to the instrument (he has released textbooks such as Linear Expressions ) and advanced knowledge of music and jazz theory. Technically highly proficient.
Martino was born Pat Azzara in South Philadelphia. He began playing professionally at the age of 15 after moving to New York City. He resided for a period with Les Paul, and began playing at jazz clubs such as Smalls Paradise. He later moved into a suite in the President Hotel on 48th Street. He would play at Smalls for six months of the year, and then in the summer play at the Club Harlem in Atlantic City.
Martino played and recorded early in his career with artists such as Lloyd Price, Willis Jackson and Eric Kloss. He also worked with jazz organists, including Charles Earland, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Jack McDuff, Don Patterson, Trudy Pitts, Jimmy Smith, Gene Ludwig, Bobby Pierce.
Martino is married to Ayako Asahi Martino, whom he met in Tokyo, Japan, in 1995. They live in Philadelphia.
Martino tours worldwide. He was awarded 2004 Guitar Player of the Year, Down Beat magazine's 2004 Reader's Poll. In 2006, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab reissued his album East! on Ultradisc UHR SACD.
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