Pat Bianchi
Background information
Born (1975-12-07) December 7, 1975
Rochester, New York
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Hammond organ
LabelsSavant
Websitepatbianchi.com

Pat Bianchi is an American jazz organist from New York, known for playing the Hammond B-3 organ.[1][2]

Career

Originally from Rochester, New York, Bianchi started playing after being given an organ at the age of 7.[3] His father and grandfathers had been professional musicians before him.[3] At high school he also started playing piano, and went on to enroll in Eastman School of Music's preparatory program for piano and music theory.[3]

Bianchi graduated from the Berklee College of Music, where he met and worked with Joey DeFrancesco, in the late 1990s.[4][3] He relocated to Denver, where he played organ and piano at local clubs, including the house band of the El Chapultepec club, Chapultergeist, before moving to New York City in 2008.[4]

He joined Lou Donaldson's quartet, and has worked extensively with guitarist Pat Martino, who has been described as Bianchi's mentor.[3][5]

After playing with several more established musicians, he moved into the role of band leader, releasing several albums since 2002.[4][6][7]

Bianchi has been nominated for a Grammy Award on two occasions.[8]

He is also an associate professor at Berklee.[9]

Discography

As leader

  • The Art of The Jazz Organ Trio (Synergy Music, 2002)
  • 3osity (Capri, 2006)
  • East Coast Roots (Jazzed Media, 2006)
  • Back Home (Doodlin', 2010)
  • A Higher Standard (21H, 2015)
  • In the Moment (Savant, 2018)
  • Something To Say: The Music of Steve Wonder (Savant, 2021)

As sideman

References

  1. ↑ Silver, Matt (2019) "Jazz Album of the Week: Organist Pat Bianchi Dazzles with All-Star Accompaniment on In the Moment", wrti.org, February 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Andrew (2018) "B-3 organ star Pat Bianchi heads to SF Bay Area for 2 shows", mercurynews.com, August 1, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Deluke, R. J. (2019) "Pat Bianchi: B3 Master", December 27, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  4. 1 2 3 Solomon, Jon (2015) "Jazz Organist Pat Bianchi Reaches for a Higher Standard", westword.com, July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  5. ↑ Joyce, Mike (2019) "Pat Bianchi: In the Moment (Savant)", Jazz Times, April 25, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  6. ↑ Yanow, Scott "East Coast Roots Review", Allmusic. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  7. ↑ Nastos, Michael G. "Back Home Review", Allmusic. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  8. ↑ Montano, Francesco (2019) "Pat Bianchi Trio a Campobasso", Il Bene Comune, November 18, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  9. ↑ "Pat Bianchi", Berklee College of Music. Retrieved September 11, 2020


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