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Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; [2] August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. He has been cited as one of the greatest guitarists in jazz. [3] Biography.
Nov 2, 2021 · Pat Martino, whose trailblazing career as a jazz guitarist seemed to end prematurely in 1980 when brain surgery left him with no memory, but who then painstakingly relearned the instrument, and...
One of the most original of the jazz-based guitarists to emerge in the 1960s, Pat Martino made a remarkable comeback after brain surgery in 1980 to correct an aneurysm that caused him to lose...
Nov 2, 2021 · Pat Martino, a jazz guitarist revered for the fluid precision and blistering speed of his playing — both before and after he was forced to relearn the instrument following a mid-career brain...
Nov 2, 2021 · Jazz guitarist Pat Martino passed away Nov. 1 at age 77 following a long illness. Known for his incredible guitar chops and a kind heart to match, Martino died after battling a chronic respiratory disorder that prevented his lungs from bringing in oxygen and required around-the-clock treatment.
Pat Martino’s autobiography 'Here And Now', published by Backbeat Books. See the Books/Videos page for more detail. Full details of Pat's new signature guitar are now available at the Benedetto website!
Nov 3, 2021 · By age 35, when Pat Martino learned that he might have only a few hours to live, he was already considered one of jazz music’s finest guitarists.
Nov 2, 2021 · Jazz guitar great Pat Martino has died at the age of 77. Speaking to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Martino's manager Joseph Donofrio says the guitarist died on Monday (November 1) at the South Philadelphia house in which he grew up, after battling a chronic respiratory disorder since 2018.
Pat Martino, the jazz guitar giant who overcame a mid-career brain aneurysm and relearned to play the instrument, has died at the age of 77. The guitarist’s manager, Joseph Donofrio, confirmed his passing, telling the Philadelphia Inquirer that Martino passed away in the same Philadelphia row house he grew up in.
Nov 1, 2021 · Pat Martino, 77, the renowned and influential Philadelphia jazz guitarist known for the fluidity and speed of his impeccable playing throughout a six-decade career and who relearned how to play guitar after suffering a brain aneurysm in 1980, has died.
