Paul Wertico
| Paul Wertico | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 5, 1953 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Associated acts | Pat Metheny Group, Marbin, SBB, Wertico Cain & Gray |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Paul Wertico signature drumsticks | |
Paul Wertico (born January 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American drummer. He gained recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 until 2001, leaving the group to spend more time with his family and to pursue other musical interests.
After Pat Metheny heard the Simon and Bard Group with Wertico and bassist Steve Rodby, he invited both to join his band. During his time with Metheny, Wertico played on ten albums and four videos, appeared on television, and toured around the world. He won seven Grammy Awards (for "Best Jazz Fusion Performance," "Best Contemporary Jazz Performance," and "Best Rock Instrumental Performance"), magazine polls, and received several gold records.
He formed the Paul Wertico Trio and collaborated with Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling, and Jeff Berlin. From 2000 to 2007, he was a member of SBB, the platinum-record-winning Polish progressive rock band.
In 2009, Wertico became a member of the jazz-rock group Marbin with Israeli musicians Danny Markovitch and Dani Rabin. The group performed as Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance and recorded an album for the Chicago Sessions label that received accolades from the Chicago Tribune, DRUM!, and Modern Drummer.
Wertico formed Wertico Cain & Gray with multi-instrumentalists David Cain and Larry Gray. Their album Sound Portraits (2013) won Best Live Performance Album in the 13th Annual Independent Music Awards. Wertico is a member of the Larry Coryell Power Trio.
He has worked with Frank Catalano, Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bob Mintzer, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Jay McShann, Herbie Mann, Randy Brecker, Jerry Goodman, and Ramsey Lewis.
...
Wikipedia