Pat Bianchi

Jazz Organist Pat Bianchi, has quickly become recognized as one of the rising stars of the Hammond B3. Performances around the world with such notable musicans as Alvin Queen, Javon Jackson, Mark Whitfield, Lou Donaldson, Joey DeFrancesco and Peter Bernstein, among many others, have helped to highlight this young jazz organists resume.

Currently residing in Denver CO, Pat spends his time teaching jazz piano and other classes at University of Colorado at Boulder, touring Europe with various bands and often performing in Denver.

You can learn more about Pat, hear his music, see photos of him with various artists and find out where to see him play next at his website, www.patbianchi.com.

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Reviews::

Inspired by Joey DeFrancesco and, like every organist, by Jimmy Smith, Pat Bianchi plays very much in their two overlapping styles.

This set teams him with guitarist Mark Whitfield (who spent a period playing with Smith) and with DeFrancesco's longtime drummer, Byron Landham. To try something a little different, Bianchi recorded eight songs that are not associated with organists and in most cases were probably never recorded previously by an organist.

The modern jazz classics, which include songs by Bobby Hutcherson, John Coltrane ("Straight Street"), Jimmy Heath, and Bill Evans, all adapt themselves well to this soul-jazz setting, particularly "Gingerbread Boy" and Ernie Wilkins' exciting "Dizzy's Business."

Fans of the Hammond B-3 organ now have another hero in Pat Bianchi. East Coast Roots is an excellent example of his artistry.
Scott Yanow, All Music Guide