Pat Bianchi

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

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

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. Deluke, R. J. (2019) "Pat Bianchi: B3 Master", December 27, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020
  4. 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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