"Mr. Martino is back and he is plotting new musical directions, adding more layers to his myth." -New York Times

Pat Martino © Andrea Canter

Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist Pat Martino and his trio Patbianci on the B3 organ and Carmen Intorre on drums, will appear at the Yoshi's in San Francisco on Saturday, June 23rd. Martino has had a prolific career in jazz that dates back to the early 1960s. He has been recording and leading his own groups since 1967. He has recorded for all of the top labels in jazz including Vanguard, Prestige, Concord, Fantasy, Warner Brothers, Polydor, Atlantic, Mainstream, and his current label, Blue Note Records. Many of Martino’s recordings are now considered classic, and all of his vinyl recordings have been reissued on CD. He has close to 30 albums out as a leader, and there would be many more if not for a life threatening illness that struck him in the mid 1970s.

In 1976 Martino suffered a severe brain aneurysm that nearly killed him. He suffered from amnesia and would have to go back to his old recordings to rediscover his ability to play the guitar. After a prolonged period of recovery, he returned to recording in 1987, and his career hit full speed again in the early 1990s. Since that time he has received Grammy nominations, has been named guitarist of the year by Downbeat Magazine, and has received numerous awards and honors throughout the world.

A contemporary of jazz greats like Wes Montgomery and John Coltrane, Martino continues to keep the jazz flame burning brightly. His most recent CD Remember: A Tribute To Wes Mongomery was released by Blue Note Records in 2006. Martino is at the peak of his career as a jazz guitarist and is being featured as a headliner at jazz festivals and major venues around the world.

Pat Bianchi

 Pat Bianchi has established himself as one of the elite Jazz Organists of today, performing throughout the U.S. and Europe with a venerable who’s who list of greats including Lou Donaldson, Alvin Queen, David “Fathead” Newman, Ralph Peterson Jr., Javon Jackson, Peter Bernstein, Terell Stafford, Jesse Davis, Joey DeFrancesco, Mark Whitfield, Sean Jones, Winnard Harper, Byron Landham, Eric Alexander and Tim Warfield.  He has studied classical piano and theory at the preparatory department of The Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY) and earned a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree at The Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA). One of Pat’s early and most important influences was Joey DeFrancesco and his Columbia Records release Live at the Five Spot. Pat said: "After hearing that CD and wearing it out, I knew I wanted to play the organ and it became my goal to figure out how to play it like that.” The years of intense study have paved the way for Bianchi to achieve many milestones in his career that have included performing with DeFrancesco. After performing as a sideman on many CD's, Pat now 32 years of age, has recently recorded his first CD as a leader featuring guitarist Mark Whitfield and drummer Byron Landham. This impressive debut recording gained large amounts of attention on the airwaves across the U.S. appearing for over 8 consecutive weeks on the Jazz Week national radio charts. East Coast Roots, distributed by the Jazzed Media record label, continues to receive consistent airplay and glowing reviews worldwide. Currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. Bianchi maintains an active national and international touring schedule working with greats such as Tim Warfield and Javon Jackson.  Aside from an active touring schedule, Bianchi is working on his second trio recording with his Denver based trio including Jim White on drums and guitarist Steve Kavolcheck. Pat has also partnered his talents with renowned drummer Ralph Peterson. Bianchi co-leads “The Unity Project” with Peterson.

  Yoshi’s in San Francisco is located at 1330 Fillmore Street. Reservations at www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/.

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