John Patitucci (born
December 22, 1959, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Grammy-winning
jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age 10, composing and performing at age 12, as well as playing the acoustic bass at 15, and the piano one year later. After moving west, he studied classical bass at San Francisco State University and Long Beach State University.
Patitucci has released 13 albums as a leader. In addition to his solo work, he has played on albums by B.B. King, Chick Corea, Clare Fischer, Joanne Brackeen, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, John Abercrombie, George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie, Was Not Was, Roby Duke, Dave Grusin, Natalie Cole, Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah, Sting, The Manhattan Transfer, Carly Simon, Everything But The Girl and Twila Paris.
As a performer, he has played with his own band, and with Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Randy Brecker, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, and Tony Williams. He was selected to be the bassist for the GRP All-Star Big Band. Some of the many pop and Brazilian artists he has played with include Carole King, Astrud and João Gilberto, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. Patitucci has worked with film composers such as Jerry Goldsmith, Ry Cooder, Henry Mancini, and John Williams.
Patitucci has led several projects of his own, in addition to playing with Chick Corea's Elektric Band and Akoustic Band. He now is active in Shorter's popular quartet. The group won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album for the album Beyond the Sound Barrier in 2006.
He has taught at music schools and workshops in several countries, and he was the Artistic Director of the Bass Collective, a school for bassists in New York City, and he is involved with The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program. He is currently Professor of Jazz Studies at City College of New York.
John Patitucci.1987- John Patitucci
John Patitucci.1989- On The Corner
John Patitucci.1990- Sketchbook
John Patitucci.1991- Heart Of The Bass
John Patitucci.1993- Another World
John Patitucci.1994- Mistura Fina
John Patitucci.1995- One More Angel
John Patitucci.1998- Now
John Patitucci.2000- Imprint
John Patitucci.2001- Communion
John Patitucci.2003- Songs, Stories & Spirituals
John Patitucci.2006- Line By Line
John Patitucci.2015- Brooklyn
John Patitucci.2019- Soul of the Bass
