Artist: John Patitucci


John Patitucci is an American jazz bassist and composer born in Brooklyn, New York. 

In the late 1970s, he studied acoustic bass at San Francisco State University and Long Beach State University. He began his professional career when he moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and made connections with Henry Mancini, Dave Grusin, and Tom Scott. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s he was a member of three Chick Corea groups: the Elektric Band, the Akoustic Band, and the quartet.

As a leader he formed a trio with Joey Calderazzo and Peter Erskine, and a quartet with Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Tavaglione, and John Beasley. He has played with Herbie HancockWayne Shorter, and Roy Haynes. Patitucci switches between double bass and electric bass. 

He was the artistic director of the Bass Collective, a school for bassists in New York City and is involved with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program. He was Professor of Jazz Studies at City College of New York. In June 2012 he started the Online Jazz Bass School. He was appointed artist in residence at Berklee College of Music. 

Back in Brooklyn is a documentary about Patitucci released by August Sky Films in 2015. Directed by Patrick Cone, the film includes footage from rehearsals, studio sessions, live performances, and interviews with Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, and Herbie Hancock.

 Further information about John Patitucci is found at JohnPatitucci.com.

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John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet - Four in One - Live @ Blue Note Milano

John Patitucci: Videos

Jazzfest Bonn 2017: Post Tower, John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet, "Ides of March"

"Ides of March" - John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet