Pat Bianchi Quartet at South Jazz Club

Two-time grammy nominated organist and winner of Downbeat Magazine’s 2016 rising star poll Pat Bianchi, has established himself as one of the most in demand organists on the scene today. His command of the instrument, harmonic prowess, rhythmic intensity and versatility are rivaled by few.  

In June of 2009 Bianchi officially joined The Lou Donaldson’s quartet. While continuing to play with Lou, Bianchi also joined Pat Martino’s working trio in 2011 in addition to taking on the responsibilities of musical director.

Bianchi is featured on numerous recordings such as Tim Warfield’s Sentimental Journey, a follow up to Warfield’s recording One For Shirley (on which he also appears) as well as guitarist Chuck Loeb’s release, Plain and Simple...

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Two-time grammy nominated organist and winner of Downbeat Magazine’s 2016 rising star poll Pat Bianchi, has established himself as one of the most in demand organists on the scene today. His command of the instrument, harmonic prowess, rhythmic intensity and versatility are rivaled by few.  

In June of 2009 Bianchi officially joined The Lou Donaldson’s quartet. While continuing to play with Lou, Bianchi also joined Pat Martino’s working trio in 2011 in addition to taking on the responsibilities of musical director.

Bianchi is featured on numerous recordings such as Tim Warfield’s Sentimental Journey, a follow up to Warfield’s recording One For Shirley (on which he also appears) as well as guitarist Chuck Loeb’s release, Plain and Simple. At this time Bianchi also continued to perform with drummer Ralph Peterson Jr., forging ahead with The Unity Project. While still actively performing with both Pat Martino and Lou Donaldson, Bianchi not only continues to collaborate with many well known musicians, he is also on the faculty of Temple University and Queens College (NYC). Bianchi has released six CD's as a leader and is also a featured artist on over 30 recordings.

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