March 20, 2021  8PM EST:  HONORING PAT MARTINO

ALTERNATIVE GUITAR SUMMIT:  MUSIC FESTIVAL 

March 20th at 8 pm we'll stream 12 guitarists as they honor one of the great living masters of the guitar, Pat Martino. Five sets of duos will play two of Pat's compositions:

Adam Rogers and Peter Bernstein
Dave Stryker and Paul Bollenback
Rez Abbasi and Jeff Miles
Oz Noy and Nir Felder
Sheryl Bailey and Ed Cherry
Joel Harrison: solo
Kurt Rosenwinkel and Howard Paul of Benedetto Guitars

Dezron Douglas and Allan Mednard will be the rhythm section. They will participate on approximately half the pieces, the other half will be all guitar. Chulo Gatewood will guest on bass, Tobias Ralph on drums.

Information:
  https://alternativeguitarsummit.com/concerts/

Registration / “Pay What You Wish”: 
https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/collections/alternative-guitar-summit-2021

Pat Martino Fund

Internationally beloved jazz guitarist Pat Martino (Patrick C. Azzara) has not worked since November 2018 due to severe health issues and his ability to keep financially afloat has been greatly impacted by his current disabilities. This legendary artist from Philadelphia has exhausted his savings and sees no other options before him other than to appeal to the larger community for help. He needs your donations and your good will to keep his household intact and pay medical bills while he concentrates on getting healthy.

Click to read more and/or donate.

If you would like to contribute by check, send a check for any amount to:
Patrick C. Azzara, 2318 South 16th St., Philadelphia PA 19145.

Watch a promo for Pat's latest recording Formidable !

Pat's new course: 'A Study of the Opposites and How They Manifest on the Guitar' is available at:

Pat's new True Fire video 'The Nature of Guitar' is now available!
See the Books/Videos page.
*** NEW *** TrueFire uploaded a You Tube video: Pat on composition, part I

Now available! Pat Martino’s autobiography 'Here And Now', published by Backbeat Books.
See the Books/Videos page for more detail.