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Hailed in the press as "One of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today", Paul Wertico was born January 5, 1953 in Chicago. He gained worldwide recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 to 2001. During his tenure with Metheny, Wertico played on ten recordings and four videos, appeared on numerous television shows, and frequently toured around the world. He also 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.
Brian Eaton’s 'Trail of Contrition' Brings Jazz Fusion to New Frontiers

Portland-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Brian Eaton has unveiled his sixth studio album, Trail of Contrition, available now on Eatin’ Records. This vibrant jazz fusion project stands at the crossroads of diverse American musical traditions, blending elements of jazz, country, bluegrass, folk, rock, rhythm and blues, gospel, and Americana into an adventurous, genre-bending sonic journey. The ...
Paul Wertico Trio: The Underground

by Mike Jacobs
After vacating the drum chair in the seminal Pat Metheny Group, drummer Paul Wertico's next move was to release Don't Be Scared Anymore (Premonition Records, 2000) with Chicago-based cohorts John Moulder and Eric Hochberg. The resulting album was a far cry from his work in the PMG stylistically, but nonetheless inspiring, as the turgid, slow grind ...
Brian Eaton's New Single Covers Pat Metheny Group’s 'Travels'

Brian Eaton’snew 2-track single, Travels, features a cover of the title track from the Pat Metheny Group’s Grammy-winning live album Travels as a tribute to the late Lyle Mays. The musician/producer’s new single, which is out now on Eatin’ Records, also includes the track “Detour Ahead,” Eaton’s version of the timeless jazz standard as the B-side ...
Paul Wertico's Drums Without Boundaries

By Paul Wertico
Label: Da Vinci Classics
Released: 2023
Track listing: Alchimia; Black Two; Corner Conversation; Hunting; Sicily; Urban Mood; Somewhere In Between; Simple Land; Time Well Served; Three Movements In Movement; You Can Get There From Here; (Deconstructing John Cage's) Third Construction
Jazz Musician of the Day: Paul Wertico

All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Wertico's birthday today! Hailed in the press as “One of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today”, Paul Wertico was born on January 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. At age 12, he learned how to read music and play drums and percussion instruments in grade school. At age ...
Letter From Rome

By Paul Wertico
Label: Alfa Music Import
Released: 2022
Track listing: Buongiorno Roma; L'elogio delle cose semplici; Aria; Modestina; Trilogy Suite: Phone
Messages/Blind Butterfly/Brushing Up On A Few Things; Dave; Buonasera Roma; Three-Headed
Tower Samba; Vecchio Frak
Windows Of Time

By Paul Wertico
Label: UMEDIA Studios
Released: 2021
Track listing: Peaceful Transformation; How Can I Know That Love Is Endless?; Watching The Trees
Dance; By Way of The Dream; I'll Meet You There; Frontbeat Frontiers; Time Well
Served; Chasing Illusions; Remembering Oneness; Life Reimagined
Take Five With Brian Eaton

by AAJ Staff
Meet Brian Eaton From sitting in on drums at an L.A. jazz club at age nine to jamming with Gilby Clarke (former Guns 'N Roses guitarist) in his older brother's band at 11, Brian Eaton found the spark in a pair of sticks that ignited his passion at an early age. The Allegra Drums Artist, musician, ...
Brian Eaton Unveils New Album, ‘All The Earth Will Mourn,’ With Help From A Couple Of His Favorite Artists

The new album, All The Earth Will Mourn, by musician/composer/producer Brian Eaton is out now on digital platforms via his label, Eatin’ Records. The album explores jazz fusion in new directions creating a tapestry of emotion and expectation with creative interpolations of nuance and rhythm and is influenced by the fusion and prog rock music Eaton ...