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Frank Catalano | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 12, 1977 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Lake Shore, Delmark, Savoy, Ropeadope |
| Associated acts | Jimmy Chamberlin, Von Freeman |
| Website | catalanomusic |
Frank Catalano is an American jazz saxophonist.
Frank Catalano began playing saxophone at age 7. When he was 16, his right middle finger was severed while working on a car engine. Following reconstructive surgery, he forced his hands to relearn his technique. [1] When he was 18, he toured with the rock band Santana, then signed with Delmark to record his first solo album, Cut it Out (1988), with trumpeter Ira Sullivan.
Cut It Out was chosen for album of the year lists by the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Weekly, and JazzTimes. Catalano has worked with Louie Bellson, Tony Bennett, Randy Brecker, Charles Earland, Kenny Loggins, Jimmy McGriff, Arturo Sandoval, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and Clark Terry. He recorded Bye Bye Blackbird with David Sanborn and Jimmy Chamberlin of the Smashing Pumpkins. [2]
While recording with Ministry in 1999, Catalano was inspired by the band's use of sampling and engineered a sampling keyboard attachment for the saxophone. His device was patented on December 11, 2001, on the two-year anniversary of the death of his mentor, Charles Earland.
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About two years after the 1994 accident that severed a finger on the teen's right hand, the 18-year-old Catalano entered DePaul University in Chicago this fall on a full-tuition music scholarship for his talent as a saxophone player.
