Pat Martino Trio at Dazzle | July 15 & 16

Dazzle welcomes the Pat Martino Trio featuring: Pat Martino – guitar, Pat Bianchi – hammond b3, and Carmen Intorre – drums. Born Pat Azzara in Philadelphia in 1944, Pat was first exposed to jazz through his father, Carmen “Mickey” Azzara, who sang in local clubs and briefly studied guitar with Eddie Lang. He took Pat to all the city’s hot-spots to hear and meet Wes Montgomery and other musical giants. “I have always admired my father and have wanted to impress him. As a result, it forced me to get serious with my creative powers.”

 

He began playing guitar when he was twelve years old. and left school in tenth grade to devote himself to music. During Visits to his music teacher Dennis Sandole, Pat often ran into another gifted student, John Coltrane, who would treat the youngster to hot chocolate as they talked about music.

“The guitar is of no great importance to me,” he muses. “The people it brings to me are what matter. They are what I’m extremely grateful for, because they are alive. The guitar is just an apparatus.” Pat Martino

Dazzle presents

Pat Martino Trio

Saturday, July 15 – 6:30pm and 9pm

Sunday, July 16 – 5:30pm and 8pm

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