John Di Martino
John Di Martino (also John DiMartino , * 1959 in Philadelphia ) is an American jazz musician ( piano , arrangement , composition ) of modern jazz .
Live and act
Di Martino studied with Lennie Tristano and Don Sebesky ; he then worked in the New York jazz scene from the late 1980s; first recordings were made in 1990 with Freddy Cole ( Doin 'Things for Him ). In the following years he also acted as a companion for vocalists such as Jon Hendricks , Keely Smith , Billy Eckstine and Janis Siegel ; He has also worked as arranger and pianist on the recordings of Gladys Carbo , Vince Ector , Bob Kindred , Simone Kopmajer , Gloria Lynne , Nicki Parrott , Houston Person , Bobby Sanabria , Freddy Cole ( This Love of Mine , 2005) and Grady Tate . He released several albums under his own name. For many years Di Martino was a member of Ray Barretto's band New World Spirit , for whom he also arranged such as portraits in Jazz and Clave (with James Moody , Kenny Burrell , Joe Lovano and Steve Turre ) and the Grammy- nominated album Contact . He currently forms the accompanying duo of singer Giacomo Gates with Ed Howard . In the field of jazz, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in 137 recording sessions between 1990 and 2018.
Discographic notes
- The Sweetest Sound (Venus, 2003), with Ugonna Okegwo , Grady Tate
- So in Love (Venus, 2004), with Ira Coleman , Grady Tate
- Music of the Night (Venus, 2005), with Boris Kozlov , Tim Horner
- Jazz Mozart (Venus, 2005), with Boris Kozlov, Ernesto Simpson
- Magical Mystery: Tribute to Thelonious Monk and Haruki Murakami (Venus, 2007), with Essiet Okon Essiet , Victor Jones
- Moliendo Cafe (Venus, 2008), with Hans Glawischnig , Willie Martinez
- The Beatles in Jazz (Venus, 2009), with Boris Kozlov, Tim Horner
- Chopin Jazz (Venus, 2009), with George Mraz , Richard DeRosa
- Lisztmania - Liszt Jazz (Venus, 2011), with Ed Howard, Alvin Atkinson
- John di Martino, Warren Vaché : Impromptu (Kilamanjaro Disques, 2012)
- A Tribute to King of Jazz by John Di Martino, Vol. 1 (Hitman Jazz, 2013), with Alex Foster , Boris Kozlov, Paul Meyers , Tim Horner
- Passion Flower (2020), with Eric Alexander , Boris Koslov, Lewis Nash , Raul Midon
Web links
- Web presence
- John Di Martino at Allmusic (English)
- John Di Martino at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Marc Myers: Beau, Art and Gap. Jazzwax, October 5, 2019, accessed October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 1, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Di Martino, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DiMartino, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (piano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |