John Patitucci | |
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 John Patitucci at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John James Patitucci |
| Born | December 22, 1959 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | GRP, Stretch, Concord Jazz |
| Website | johnpatitucci |
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer.
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. [1] He began playing the electric bass at age 10, performing and composing at age 12, and at age 15, started playing the acoustic bass, as well as piano by age 16. He listened to bass parts in R&B songs on the radio and on his grandfather's jazz records. He cites as influences Oscar Peterson's albums with Ray Brown and Wes Montgomery's with Ron Carter. [2] For the development of rhythm, he points to the time he has spent with Danilo Pérez, a pianist from Panama. [3]
In the late 1970s he studied acoustic bass at San Francisco State University and Long Beach State University. He began his professional career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and made connections with Henry Mancini, Dave Grusin, and Tom Scott. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s he was a member of three Chick Corea groups: the Elektric Band, the Akoustic Band, and the quartet. As a leader he formed a trio with Joey Calderazzo and Peter Erskine, and a quartet with Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Tavaglione, and John Beasley. He has played with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Roy Haynes. [1] Patitucci switches between double bass and electric bass. [3]
He was the artistic director of the Bass Collective, a school for bassists in New York City and is involved with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program. He was Professor of Jazz Studies at City College of New York. In June 2012 he started the Online Jazz Bass School. He was appointed artist in residence at Berklee College of Music. [4]
Back in Brooklyn is a documentary about Patitucci released by August Sky Films in 2015. Directed by Patrick Cone, the film includes footage from rehearsals, studio sessions, live performances, and interviews with Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, and Herbie Hancock. The documentary was filmed during or around the time Patitucci's album Brooklyn was recorded. [5]
Tamarack
The Hudson Project with Peter Erskine, John Abercrombie, Bob Mintzer
The Great Jazz Trio
Others
With Karrin Allyson
With David Benoit
With Cheryl Bentyne
With Gary Burton
With Chick Corea
With Al Di Meola
With Victor Feldman
With Dave Grusin
With Steve Khan
With Chuck Loeb
With Eric Marienthal
With Danilo Pérez
With Lee Ritenour
With Tom Scott
With Wayne Shorter
With Edward Simon
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