Pat Martino News

Pat Martino, & His Organ Quartet featuring saxophonist, Eric Alexander, will perform at Chris' Jazz Cafe on December 4 and 5, 2009.

Ready to trade Thanksgiving feasting for some cool jazz on a warm sultry beach ? Head south to the 7th annual Riviera Maya Jazz Festival in Playa del Carmen on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula .

When Pat Martino heard from doctors that he could die in two hours, his first thought was "joy." Martino, regarded as one of the best jazz musicians in with the world, was at MU on Wednesday afternoon to share his personal story of dealing with memory loss after a brain surgery removed 60 percent of his left temporal lobe.

Pat Martino has found that seemingly impossible things are possible if you work hard enough.

A legendary jazz guitarist made famous a second time after overcoming amnesia will share his life story and his music in Columbia this week.

On Galaxy a couple of mainstream jazz guys sit down and plug in to see where the interstellar winds will take them.

CONCENTRATION Pat Martino is deep in the moment during a 2004 performance. He'll be a headliner at JazzFest Falmouth 2009 next weekend.

Drummer Michael Stephans and his group, Spatial Edition, return to the Deer Head Inn at 7 p.m. Saturday.

When it comes to jazz, there's San Francisco. And then there's New York City. In San Francisco, a star may filter through occasionally.

There is active dispute over whether guitarist Pat Martino 's playing has the drive and edge it had before his brain surgery in 1980.

Rhett Miller is the dynamic leader of the band Old 97's. The Texas-bred artist writes poignant, pointed love songs whose depth and insight are matched by their tunefulness.

Every jazz fan knows the story of Pat Martino , the great guitarist who suffered a brain aneurysm in the late 1970's and had to re-learn the guitar from scratch.

Pat Martino was just a 13-year-old kid in 1957 when his parents took him to Pep's Jazz Room in Philadelphia to hear Wes Montgomery, 'the guitar player that I was so startled by over the radio.' Martino, who plays Kilbourn Hall Friday at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, doesn't so much remember the guitar artistry that he heard that ...

Ashante Infantry Pop & Jazz Critic Pat Martino was born and raised in South Philadelphia, but like many jazz musicians, the renowned guitarist came of age in the Big Apple.

The National Guitar Workshop has announced the curriculum and guest artists for the 2009 season.