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Artist
Pat Bianchi
12+ albums
hammond b3jazz
about
Pat Bianchi, selected as one of the top 10 Jazz Organists in the 2007 Downbeat Readers Poll, is the touted protégé of Joey DeFrancesco. It is said by Jazz Times Magazine that Pat is a strong new voice in the current wave of Hammond B3 organists.” 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. Bianchi, a native of Rochester, NY has performed extensively since the age of twelve. His formal studies include classical piano and theory at the preparatory department of The Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY) and earned a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree at The Berklee College of Music. (Boston, MA) 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 dru
