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A Tribute To Wes Montgomery: Pat Martino at the Iridium |
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Written by Don Berryman
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Tuesday, 18 April 2006 |
On April 20th through the 23rd Pat Martino presents
A Tribute To Wes Montgomery at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York
with Scott Robinson-drums, Rick Germanson-piano,
David Robaire-bass, and Danny Sadownick-percussion.
 Pat Martino, photo by Jimmy Katz
After with Django and Charlie Christian before him,
Wes Montgomery is one of the most influential jazz guitarists for those who followed.
Wes had an instinctive knowledge of jazz harmony and an incredible facility for playing the guitar.
Although Montgomery was widely known for his inovative use of octaves, he was also an excellent single-line player,
and was influential in the use of block chords in his solos. Wes also help refine the sound of the jazz organ trio in his work with organist Mel Rhyne.
His early work on Riverside records are some of the finest jazz guitar recordings available, he went on to greater comercial sucess with more comercial music with A&M records in the late 60's.
Wes Montgomery's music, particularly the album Grooveyard is said to have had an enormous influence on guitarist Pat Martino.
Pat Martino was born Pat Azzara in Philadelphia in 1944, ha was first exposed to jazz through his father, Carmen "Mickey" Azzara, who sang and briefly studied guitar with Eddie Lang.
Pat began playing guitar when he was twelve years old and left school in tenth grade to devote himself to music.
While taking lessons from Dennis Sandole in Philadelphia, Pat met another student of his, John Coltrane.
Martino's first road tour was with jazz organist Charles Earland, a high school friend.
Martino moved to Harlem to devote himself to "soul jazz" as played by Earland and others.
The organ trio concept had a profound influence on Martino's rhythmic and harmonic approach. and he remained in the idiom gigging with Jack McDuff and Don Patterson. Pat was signed as a leader for Prestige Records when he was twenty.
 Rick Germanson, Photo by Andrea Canter
Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway in New York.
(Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023
RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com April 13th through the 16th
Sets at 8 & 10PM
Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets 11:30PM |
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