John di Martino
Pianist/ Composer/ Arranger
114-120 32nd st 3-E
Union City, NJ 07087
USA
201-867-0266 home
347-423-1998 cell
myspace.com/dimartinopiano
John di Martino, Pianist/ Composer/ Arranger ,is a Venus recording artist. His latest CD's are "Magical Mystery" ( the music of Thelonious Monk ) and "Jazz/ Mozart".
Noted for his versatility, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell,James Moody, Joe Lovano, David "Fat Head" Newman, Pat Martino, Paquito D'Rivera, Bakithi Kumalo and Houston Person.
Mr. di Martino is a sought after musical director and has accompanied Jon Hendricks, Sylvia Symms,Diane Schurr and the Billy Eckstine. John’s talents as arranger and pianist can be heard on recordings with Freddy Cole, Gloria Lynn and Grady Tate.
John was a long time member of the Ray Barretto’s “New World Spiritâ€, he is a featured pianist and arranger on several recordings including the grammy nominated, CD “Contactâ€.
Mr. di Martino enjoyed a long association with percussionist/ musicologist Bobby Sanabria. Their joint efforts include the grammy nominated CD “Live And In Claveâ€.
Born in Philadelphia, John was a student of Lennie Tristano, Don Sebesky and Jimmie Amadie. Mr. di Martino has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Peoples Republic of China.
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