Pat Bianchi
Pat Bianchi | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 7, 1975 Rochester, New York |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Hammond organ |
| Labels | Savant |
| Associated acts | Tim Warfield, Pat Martino, Lou Donaldson, Chuck Loeb, Joe Locke |
| Website | patbianchi |
Pat Bianchi is an American jazz organist from New York, known for playing the Hammond B-3 organ.[1][2]
Career[]
Originally from Rochester, New York, Bianchi started playing after being given an organ at the age of 7.[3] His father and grandfathers had been professional musicians before him.[3] At high school he also started playing piano, and went on to enrol in Eastman School of Music's preparatory program for piano and music theory.[3]
Bianchi graduated from the Berklee College of Music, where he met and worked with Joey DeFrancesco, in the late 1990s.[4][3] He relocated to Denver, where he played organ and piano at local clubs, including the house band of the El Chapultepec club, Chapultergeist, before moving to New York City in 2008.[4]
He joined Lou Donaldson's quartet, and has worked extensively with guitarist Pat Martino, who has been described as Bianchi's mentor.[3][5]
After playing with several more established musicians, he moved into the role of band leader, releasing several albums since 2002.[4][6][7]
Bianchi has been nominated for a Grammy Award on two occasions.[8]
He is also an associate professor at Berklee.[9]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- The Art of The Jazz Organ Trio (Synergy Music, 2002)
- 3osity (Capri, 2006)
- East Coast Roots (Jazzed Media, 2006)
- Back Home (Doodlin', 2010)
- A Higher Standard (21H, 2015)
- In the Moment (Savant, 2018)
As sideman[]
- Ed Cherry – It's All Good (Posi-Tone, 2012)
- Joey DeFrancesco – Never Can Say Goodbye (HighNote, 2010)
- Chuck Loeb – Plain 'n' Simple (Tweety, 2011)
- Pat Martino – Formidable (HighNote, 2017)
- Ralph Peterson – The Unity Project: Outer Reaches (Onyx, 2010)
- JC Stylles – Exhilaration and Other States (Motéma, 2011)
- Tim Warfield – A Sentimental Journey (Criss Cross, 2010)
References[]
- ^ Silver, Matt (2019) "Jazz Album of the Week: Organist Pat Bianchi Dazzles with All-Star Accompaniment on In the Moment", wrti.org, February 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ Gilbert, Andrew (2018) "B-3 organ star Pat Bianchi heads to SF Bay Area for 2 shows", mercurynews.com, August 1, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Deluke, R. J. (2019) "Pat Bianchi: B3 Master", December 27, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Solomon, Jon (2015) "Jazz Organist Pat Bianchi Reaches for a Higher Standard", westword.com, July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ Joyce, Mike (2019) "Pat Bianchi: In the Moment (Savant)", Jazz Times, April 25, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ Yanow, Scott "East Coast Roots Review", Allmusic. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ Nastos, Michael G. "Back Home Review", Allmusic. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ Montano, Francesco (2019) "Pat Bianchi Trio a Campobasso", Il Bene Comune, November 18, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
- ^ "Pat Bianchi", Berklee College of Music. Retrieved September 11, 2020
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