Pat Bianchi – Stephane Belmondo Quartet

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Stephane Belmondo trumpet · Pat Bianchi organ · Tony Lakatos tenor sax · Bernd Reiter drums Pat Bianchi from New York is a modern representative of the Hammond B3 organ. He is a unique and creative voice who honors tradition and brings the instrument into the modern age. Through the years, he has played in the bands of Pat Martino , Lou Donaldson , Ralph Peterson Jr. , and Chuck Loeb . He has also performed with Red Holloway , George Coleman , Terell Stafford , Dakota Staton , and Steely Dan . His mastery of the instrument, his harmonic ability, his rhythmic intensity, and his versatility are unsurpassed. This quartet includes Joe Magnarelli , one of the world’s leading jazz trumpeters, who has played with Brother Jack McDuff , the Lionel Hampton Big Band , the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra , and many more. Saxophonist Tony Lakatos and drummer Bernd Reiter , two top European musicians who have accompanied many jazz legends such as Harold Mabern , Randy Brecker , Kirk Lightsey , and Steve Grossman , complete this stellar line-up! This quartet presents energetic music full of passion and spi