PAT BIANCHI
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PATRICK BIANCHI
He has established himself as one of the elite Jazz Organists of today, performing throughout the U.S. and Europe with a venerable who's who list of greats including Lou Donaldson, George Benson, David (Fathead) Newman, Ralph Peterson Jr., Javon Jackson, Alvin Queen, Peter Bernstein, Byron Landham, Terell Stafford, Jesse Davis, Mark Whitfield, Sean Jones, Christian McBride and Tim Warfield.
One of Pat's most important influences was Joey DeFrancesco and his Columbia Records release "Live at the Five Spot". Pat said: "After hearing that CD and listening to it non-stop, I knew I wanted to play the organ and it became my goal to figure out how to play it like him! Years of continuous, intense study and his long time apprenticeship with DeFrancesco have paved the way for Bianchi to achieve many milestones in his career.
While living in Denver, Pat released his first CD as a leader featuring guitarist Mark Whitfield and drummer Byron Landham. This impressive debut recording gained large amounts of attention on the airwaves across the U.S. appearing for over 8 consecutive weeks on the Jazz Week national radio charts and was voted by many Jazz radio stations as one of the top Jazz CD's of 2006.
In May 2008, Pat was a featured performer on saxophonist Tim Warfield's latest recording. Tim's Criss Cross release, One For Shirley is a tribute to the great Shirley Scott. While currently working on his second CD release (scheduled for 2009) Pat and has also partnered his talents with renowned drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. in paying tribute to the innovative jazz organist Larry Young. Bianchi co-leads The Unity Project with Peterson.
He has established himself as one of the elite Jazz Organists of today, performing throughout the U.S. and Europe with a venerable who's who list of greats including Lou Donaldson, George Benson, David (Fathead) Newman, Ralph Peterson Jr., Javon Jackson, Alvin Queen, Peter Bernstein, Byron Landham, Terell Stafford, Jesse Davis, Mark Whitfield, Sean Jones, Christian McBride and Tim Warfield.
One of Pat's most important influences was Joey DeFrancesco and his Columbia Records release "Live at the Five Spot". Pat said: "After hearing that CD and listening to it non-stop, I knew I wanted to play the organ and it became my goal to figure out how to play it like him! Years of continuous, intense study and his long time apprenticeship with DeFrancesco have paved the way for Bianchi to achieve many milestones in his career.
While living in Denver, Pat released his first CD as a leader featuring guitarist Mark Whitfield and drummer Byron Landham. This impressive debut recording gained large amounts of attention on the airwaves across the U.S. appearing for over 8 consecutive weeks on the Jazz Week national radio charts and was voted by many Jazz radio stations as one of the top Jazz CD's of 2006.
In May 2008, Pat was a featured performer on saxophonist Tim Warfield's latest recording. Tim's Criss Cross release, One For Shirley is a tribute to the great Shirley Scott. While currently working on his second CD release (scheduled for 2009) Pat and has also partnered his talents with renowned drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. in paying tribute to the innovative jazz organist Larry Young. Bianchi co-leads The Unity Project with Peterson.