11/22/2024
Happy to Announce that Pat Bianchi will be joining us on organ for Ari’s Birthday: Soul Jazz & Disco Jam December 17th playing with the Nick Hempton Quartet
Pat has been a friend for 20 years. I used to see him often with JC Stylles and Pat Martino. He is a virtuoso of this music and is the host of “Organized” the radio show dedicated to jazz organ.
He is a Rochester native, but I assure you there will be NO GARBAGE PLATES! Served at the party.
Here’s more on Pat:
Pat Bianchi has never been afraid to take the concepts of “Jazz Organ” into new directions. His playing draws from a wide range of musical influences including organists Dr. Lonnie Smith and Joey DeFrancesco (both who mentored Bianchi in his early years) but also encompasses other instrumentalists and approaches that stretch beyond the Hammond B-3 world. The result is a unique and creative voice of the organ that acknowledges the tradition while looking forward at the same moment.
As a leader, Bianchi has toured extensively through the United States and Europe, appeared at numerous jazz festivals and in recent years his trio has opened for Steely Dan for 3 separate east coast tours. In addition to being a prolific bandleader, the Grammy-nominated organist was a longtime member of the trio led by late guitar icon Pat Martino as well as NEA Jazz Master Lou Donaldson's Quartet. Pat has also enjoyed tenured memberships in the bands of some of the most highly revered artists in jazz including; Joe Locke, Chuck Loeb and Ralph Peterson Jr.
Additional performance credits include: Red Holloway, Terrace Martin, Mark Whitfield, Terell Stafford, Dakota Staton, Javon Jackson, Peter Bernstein and Tim Warfield among many others. With 9 CD releases as a leader and appearing on over 40 additional recordings as a guest artist, Bianchi continues to be in high demand. His command of the instrument, harmonic prowess, rhythmic intensity and versatility are rivaled by few.
While maintaining an active performance schedule, Bianchi also teaches jazz organ classes and lessons at Berklee College of Music. He also shares his deep knowledge and love of jazz organ history as host of the weekly Sirius XM show Organized.
“What makes you sit up and take notice is not only his technical capability, wide repertoire and personal style, but his great sense of this music’s history and his ability to push himself forward.” Jon Poses •We Always Swing
