Pat Martino Guestbook

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Submitted by
Name: Ignacio Hernando
From: Madrid (Spain)
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Dear Pat, you will always be in my mind as an artist and a human being. You have given us a lot.
Rest in your well-deserved peace.

Added: November 3, 2021

Submitted by
Name: John Pender
From: Ireland
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
So sad to hear of Pat's passing, he has been such a great inspiration to generations of Guitar players ,and, also a great servant to this wonderful music we call Jazz.
Happy that I was able to meet, and, hang with him on several occasions. Rest well.

Added: November 3, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Joe Villa
From: Seattle WA
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Dear Pat, thank you for all you have done and given to the musical world of artists. Your influence on my musical career was the most significant of any. With your visits to Seattle and Jazz Alley, I was fortunate to have conversations with you on several occasions. Above all, I learned that you were an incredible person at heart and how you choose to live your life each day. All my love to you and your family.

Added: November 3, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Arthur
From: Cranford, NJ
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
So sad to hear of Pat's passing. I would like to offer my deepest, most heartfelt condolences to his wife. Pat's generosity of spirit was as legendary as his music. He gave me his card and invited me to call when I walked up to him after a gig at the Iridium even though I was nobody and I never forgot the warmth of that gesture. Tears...
I was introduced to Pat Martino's music when I moved to Florida in 1974. A jazz radio DJ who lived next door heard me playing my guitar and gave me a copy of Pat Martino Live! I immediately became a fan and "Sunny" remains one of my favorite tunes.
Yesterday, I was looking at a wall hanging of a sunny face crafted from reeds that's been hanging on the wall forever. For no real reason, I decided to paint it black, took it down, painted it, and placed it back on the wall.
Late that night, I saw Pat's obit, looked up, and thought about the sun on my wall going dark the day after Pat died. That's synchronicity, big time...

Added: November 3, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Prosotowitz
From: Germany
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
... we will surely be together again!

Added: November 3, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Mark Huizenga
From: Holland MI
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
So sad to hear of Pat passed away. Even though I play other genres of music, I loved his playing because it spoke to me. So much soul, and so deep harmonically, I admired him all the more when I got to meet him at a show in Chicago years ago. He seemed so kind and genuine, with no hint of ego or superiority. Truly one of the finest guitarists the world has ever been blessed with. RIP Maestro, my deepest sympathies to his loved ones. 💙🙏

Added: November 3, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Dana Rollins
From: Seattle
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I am so sad to learn of Pat's passing. What a brilliant, beautiful soul. His music certainly enriched my time on earth with him. I'm glad I got the opportunity to tell him that a few years back.

Added: November 2, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Peter Gouzouasis
From: Philadelphia/Vancouver
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
From 1981 - 1988 I played more of Pat Martino's music on the radio and promoted his career more than anyone in the world. As Music Director of WRTI/JAZZ90 from 1983-1988, Pat's father used to call me on the telephone to beg me not to praise his son's music so much because he didn't want Pat to hear people talking about his past accomplishments (I told Pat about this at a gig in Seattle in 2002). I'm a guitarist and Professor of Music who also studied with Sandole and other great Philadelphia luminaries, Pat's passing is a profound loss. May your memory and your music live forever. RIP.

Added: November 2, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Ronn
From: CA
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
RIP Pat Martino
Thank you for all of great music and inspiration in guitar playing!

Added: November 2, 2021

Submitted by
Name: Paul Balazs
From: Phoenix, AZ
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
You have always been one of my idols and biggest inspirations. I still have a lot to learn from the legacy you've left behind. Thank you so much!

Added: November 2, 2021