John Patitucci
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Acoustic bassist John Patitucci has performed throughout the world and as a studio musician with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, Joao Bosco, and Dori Caymmi. Since 1985, his many recordings with Chick Corea, Aeos Elektric Band and Akoustic Band, his six solo recordings for GRP Records, and his subsequent recordings have put him at the forefront of the jazz world and brought him worldwide acclaim, as well as three Grammy Awards and over 20 Grammy nominations. Patitucci is professor of jazz studies at the City College of New York and a frequent clinician and guest lecturer at schools around the world. He is currently touring with his trio in support of his latest recording, Remembrance, which features saxophone genius Joe Lovano and drum virtuoso Brian Blade.
- Played on many Grammy Award–winning recordings
- 13 solo recordings
- Performed and/or recorded with jazz giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Wynton Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Kenny Garrett, Victor Feldman, Nancy Wilson, and countless others
- Published an instructional book, Melodic Arpeggios and Triad Combining
- Formerly the artistic director of the Bass Collective, a specialized school in New York
- Professor of music at the City College of New York, 2002–2012
- Performed bass concerto A Prayer Out of Stillness, by British composer Mark Anthony Turnage with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, the Estonian National Symphony, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (featured on a live broadcast by the BBC), the Trondheim Symphony of Norway, the St. Louis Symphony, and the London Symphony Orchestra
- Launched interactive online bass school through ArtistWorks.com in 2013
- Three-time Grammy Award winner
- Over 20 Grammy nominations