Home » Search Center » Results: Pat Martino

Results for "Pat Martino"

Advanced search options

25

Article: Album Review

John David Simon: Phantasm

Read "Phantasm" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

Veteran saxophonist John David Simon delivers his third album as leader swinging through a repertoire of ten straight ahead mainstream material on the very classy Phantasm, featuring a blend of sparkling original statements and fresh new arrangements of several standards from such icons as the great John Coltrane, Horace Silver and Pat Martino among others. The ...

3

News: Book / Magazine

Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica: Jazz and the Italian American Experience

Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica: Jazz and the Italian American Experience

A book by Bill Dal Cerro and David Anthony Witter. Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Louie Bellson, Lennie Tristano, Tony Bennett, Buddy DeFranco, Flip Phillips, and Joe Lovano: These are just some of the hundreds of musicians of Italian descent whose talents have enriched jazz. Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica is more than just a book about ...

8

Article: New York Beat

Jazz at Lincoln Center: The Search for Original African Music

Read "Jazz at Lincoln Center: The Search for Original African Music" reviewed by Nick Catalano

by Nick Catalano

Although jazz emerged as an art form around the turn of the Twentieth century in the southern United States, its roots extend backward over several centuries. The music largely developed from a synthesis of many African and European forms that was achieved through the institution of slavery. Blacks were captured or purchased from specific “factory" areas ...

3

News: Festival

Newport Jazz Festival Flex Tickets No Longer Available After March 1

Newport Jazz Festival Flex Tickets No Longer Available After March 1

Going, Going, Almost Gone... Newport Jazz Festival Flexible Discount Tickets To Be Discontinued on March 1 NEWPORT, RI – The countdown is on for purchasing flexible discount tickets for the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management. Priced at just $55, Flex Tickets can be used for adult general admission for concerts at Fort ...

3

News: Performance / Tour

Looking Ahead: Southwest Florida jazz preview (February and March)

Looking Ahead: Southwest Florida jazz preview (February and March)

The 2014-15 jazz concert season is running hot in Southwest Florida. Here is a rundown of noteworthy jazz events, principally in the Sarasota to Naples territory, in February and March. Wednesday, February 4 – Guitarist Pat Martino is the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra’s special guest. Daniels Pavilion, Naples. 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday, February 9, ...

21

Article: Rediscovery

Pat Martino: Joyous Lake

Read "Pat Martino: Joyous Lake" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Pat MartinoJoyous LakeWarner Bros.1977 Seemingly a hardcore mainstreamer at heart--though one with no shortage of experimental élan, proven over a series of ten albums from 1967's El Hombre (Prestige) to 1976's wonderful duo with pianist Gil Goldstein, We'll Be Together Again (Muse, 1976)--guitarist Pat Martino came relatively late to the jazz-rock ...

Album

Young Guns

By Gene Ludwig

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Who Can I Turn To?; Mr. PC; Sam Sack; Watch What Happens; Close Your Eyes; Road Song; Colossus.

6

Article: Live Review

Pat Martino Trio at Chris' Jazz Cafe

Read "Pat Martino Trio at Chris' Jazz Cafe" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

Pat Martino Trio Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA November 29, 2014 Over the years, Pat Martino's guitar artistry has been powerful and consistent, characterized by his precision, strong attack, uncanny mastery of the instrument, and hard rhythmic style honed in his apprenticeship with saxophonist Willis Jackson and ...

7

Article: Album Review

Mike Kennedy: Insulation

Read "Insulation" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

This unpretentious but edifying album consists of a series of guitar originals which flow into one another to form a unified whole. The music is relaxing, with a light swing that calls to mind guitarists like Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall, and might be called, to coin a phrase, “soft bop." Mike Kennedy, guitarist and leader, ...

12

Article: Jazzin' Around Europe

The 606 Jazz Club in London

Read "The 606 Jazz Club in London" reviewed by Rob Adams

by Rob Adams

Ronnie Scott used to joke that the food his jazz club in Soho, London served was delicious because “fifty thousand flies can't be wrong." Four miles west, at the 606 Club in Chelsea where Steve Rubie oversees a business that's one of the biggest employers of jazz musicians in the UK, with a programme that features ...


Engage

Publisher's Desk
Radio & Podcast News plus How AAJ Works
Read on...
The place for jazz polls and surveys!
Reader Polls
Which jazz venues deserve to be on top?
Cast Your Vote Today
The Big Question
Which African Jazz Artist Most Merits A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award?
Post Your Comment

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletters highlight our top stories, top album reviews, website news, free songs, radio & podcast shows, news, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.