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- Paul Wertico is internationally known as "one of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today". Paul gained world recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 until 2001, leaving the group to spend more time with his family and to pursue other musical interests. Pat Metheny heard the Simon Bard Group with Wertico and bassist Steve Rodby and effectively took Paul and Steve into his own band. During his tenure with Metheny, he performed on ten recordings and four videos, appeared on many television shows, and toured the world dozens of times. Also during those years, he won seven Grammy Awards (for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, and Best Rock Instrumental Performance), numerous magazine polls, and received several gold records. In recent years, Wertico has continued to perform regularly around the world, as well as around Chicagoland, where he is based. This led to the creation of his own band, the Paul Wertico Trio, and also several successful collaborations with other jazz notables, such as Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling, and Jeff Berlin. These collaborations also allowed Wertico to be featured on numerous recordings with various groups in a variety of musical genres, and also gave Wertico the opportunity to produce music for many of these recordings. When Paul is not touring, he divides his musical career between session work, producing, teaching, composing, and leading his own groups. Paul has played with such jazz greats as Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bob Mintzer, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Jay McShann, Herbie Mann, Randy Brecker, Jerry Goodman, Ramsey Lewis and many others. He's currently a member of the Larry Coryell Trio. From 2000 to 2007 he was a member of the legendary, platinum-record winning Polish progressive rock band, SBB. In reviews, his playing has been compared to that of an "Impressionist painter", while Paul has also been described as "an inspired madman", "a restless innovator", "a true legend of jazz drums", "a master of drumming insanity", and "a genius of the sticks". In 2004, Wertico was honored as a "Chicagoan of the Year" by the Chicago Tribune, and he has also been honored by both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times with numerous album of the year nods. Paul is also extremely active in the field of education. In addition to teaching drums privately for 40 years, Paul is Assistant Professor of Jazz and Head of Jazz Studies at Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL. He also serves on the faculty of the percussion and jazz studies programs at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He's written educational articles for magazines such as Modern Drummer, DRUM!, Drums & Drumming, Drum Tracks, and Downbeat, as well as for Musician. com. He also performs drum clinics and master classes at universities, high schools, and music stores in the U.S. and around the world. In addition, he's released two instructional videos, "Fine Tuning Your Performance" and "Paul Wertico's Drum Philosophy". Paul's debut CD as a leader, entitled "The Yin And The Yout", received great critical acclaim including 4 stars in Downbeat magazine. Paul's 1998 CD is a live recording of the Paul Wertico Trio and is entitled "Live In Warsaw!" It received 4 1/2 stars in Downbeat, and features guitarist John Moulder and bassist Eric Hochberg. This trio's 2000 release was a studio recording entitled "Don't Be Scared Anymore" that received reviews such as: "This album is like the soundtrack to the world's coolest vacation" by All About Jazz and "Jazz-rock in the truest sense" by Allmusic. Paul's 2004 CD, "StereoNucleosis" was released to rave reviews. The Chicago Tribune wrote "A brilliant release - Wertico shows a thrilling disregard for stylistic boundaries. "StereoNucleosis" is one of the most intelligent, creative and alluring percussion recordings of the past decade. Wertico reaffirms his position among the most restlessly inventive drummers working today. " and Allmusic proclaimed "Wertico and his players have done something wonderful and rare: they've actually created something not only different, but also truly new. " LA Weekly wrote "His recent records, such as 2000's "Don't Be Scared Anymore" and the new "StereoNucleosis", are stunning examples of the electronic, rhythmic and intellectual directions jazz could be going. " Paul's 2006 CD "Another Side" is on the audiophile Naim Label and has been described as "a brilliant collaborative effort between these three uniquely talented musicians. " Paul's also released nine co-led recordings: a self-titled LP, "Earwax Control", and a live Earwax Control CD entitled "2 LIVE"; a self-titled LP, "Spontaneous Composition"; a drums/percussion duo CD (with Gregg Bendian) entitled "BANG!"; a double guitars/double drums 3-CD set (with Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, and Gregg Bendian) entitled "The Sign Of 4"; and two piano/bass/drums trio CDs (with Laurence Hobgood & Brian Torff) entitled "Union" and "State Of The Union". In 2007, Brian Peters and Paul released their CD "Ampersand", which Drummerszone. com called "Simply a musical masterpiece" and Classic Drummer magazine described as "One of the most ambitious records ever released. Recorded over a period of four years, it documents a completely new approach to combine elements of both Rock and Jazz music while resulting in a very listenable and captivating final product. " Also in 2007, Paul released "Jazz Impressions 1" with pianist Silvano Monasterios and bassist Mark Egan. Chicago Jazz Magazine wrote "From the first note of Jazz Impressions, you know you're in for something interesting and different. What these three do with that format, however, is nothing short of breathtaking. " Paul played drums on Paul Winter's 1990 Grammy nominated release, "Earth: Voices Of A Planet", and he's also played on and produced a number of CDs for various artists including vocalist Kurt Elling's 1995 Grammy nominated release, "Close Your Eyes", Elling's 1997 Grammy nominated release, "The Messenger", Elling's 1998 Grammy nominated release, "This Time It's Love" and Elling's 2003 Grammy nominated release, "Man In The Air". Paul also served three terms on the Board of Governors of the Chicago Chapter of NARAS (The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences). In addition to winning numerous awards as a member of the PMG, Paul was also voted "Fusion Drummer Of The Year" in DRUM! magazine's Reader's Poll and he's placed in the "Top Five in the Electric Jazz Category" in Modern Drummer magazine's Reader's Polls. Paul's been featured on the covers of magazines such as Drum Tracks, Modern Drummer and Chicago Jazz Magazine, as well as on international drum publications such as Italy's Percussioni, Belgium's Belgo Beat, Poland's PerQsja and South America's Bateristas al Sur. He was also one of the featured clinicians at the 1994, 1999 & 2002 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions and the 1997 Modern Drummer Drum Festival. His performances are included in videos of two of those events. Paul is also one of the featured artists on Drum Workshop's videos, "The American Dream II" and "The American Dream III". Paul also has his own "signature" drum sticks: the Paul Wertico model - TX808W, as well as new "signature" products that he invented called "Tubz" and "KidzTubz", all made by Pro-Mark.
- Paul Wertico ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazzschlagzeuger. Paul Wertico begann im Alter von zwölf Jahren mit dem Schlagzeugspiel, das er im Wesentlichen autodidaktisch erlernte, und spielte in der Illinois High School Band, was ihm ein Stipendium einbrachte. Nach seiner Schulzeit wurde er vielbeschäftigtes Mitglied der Chicagoer Musikszene, arbeitete in Bigbands, Rockgruppen, mit Folksängern (Terry Callier) und auch in Jazzformationen der freien Improvisation, wie Earwax Control (die er mit dem Multiinstrumentalisten Jeff Czech und dem Keyboarder Gordon James gründete) und Spontaneous Composition Trio, in dem er ebenfalls einer der Gründer war neben Rich Corpolongo und Bassist Doug Lofstrom. Außerdem begleitete er Larry Coryell, Bunky Green und Jack Bruce. Bekannt wurde er als Mitglied der Pat Metheny Group, der er von 1983 bis 2001 angehörte und in der er Danny Gottlieb ersetzte. In dieser Zeit wirkte an Metheny-Alben wie ″First Circle″ oder ″We Live Here″ 1994 mit. In den Folgejahren arbeitete Wertico vorwiegend in Illinois rund um Chicago und leitete eine eigene Fusion-Formation, das Paul Wertico Trio mit Gitarrist John Moulder und Bassist Eric Hochberg. Außerdem arbeitete er mit Kurt Elling, Jerry Goodman, Paul Winter und mit dem Pianisten Laurence Hobgood sowie dem Bassisten Brian Torff im Union Trio zusammen. 1993 nahm er sein erstes Album unter eigenem Namen auf (The Yin and the Yout). Nach seiner Zeit bei Metheny spielte er auch im Trio mit Larry Corryell. Von 2000 bis 2007 war er Mitglied der osteuropäischen Progressive Rock-Band SBB. Wertico wirkte weiterhin an Aufnahmen von Derek Bailey ("The Sign of Four", 1996), Rich Corpolongo (1995) und Niels Lan Doky (1999) mit. Im Jahr 2004 wurde Wertico als einer der Chicagoer des Jahres von der Zeitung Chicago Tribune geehrt. Er gewann 1984 bis 1998 mit der Pat Metheny Group insgesamt sieben Grammy Awards im Jazz- und Rock-Bereich. Als seinen wichtigsten Einfluss bezeichnet er den Schlagzeuger Roy Haynes. Wertico unterrichtet als Head of Jazz Studies am Chicago College of Performing Arts an der Roosevelt University und in der Abteilung Percussion der School of Music an der Northwestern University
- Nel 1983 entra a far parte del Pat Metheny Group (con il quale vincerà 7 Grammy Award) dove rimane fino al 2001. A febbraio del 2001 lascia il gruppo per dedicarsi alla famiglia e seguire i suoi altri interessi musicali. Negli ultimi anni Wertico ha continuato a suonare, ha creato il Paul Wertico Trio e ha collaborato con musicisti come:Lerry Coryell, Kurt Elling e Jeff Berlin. Dal 2000 al 2007 è stato membro di un gruppo di rock progressivo polacco gli SBB. Il suo primo Cd da leader è intitolato The Yin and the Yout. Questo album verrà acclamato dalla critica. Nel 1998 registra un Cd dal vivo con il Paul Wertico trio, intitolato Live in Warsaw con il chitarrista John Moulder e il bassista Eric Hochberg. Nel 2000 con lo stesso gruppo registra un altro album intitolato Don't Be Scared Anymore,nel 2004 Wertico incide StereoNucleosis.
- Paul Wertico, amerykański muzyk i instrumentalista, wirtuoz (ze wskazaniem na czynele) oraz perkusista jazzowy. Znany przede wszystkim z występów w Pat Metheny Group w latach 1983 - 2001. Znany również ze współpracy z takimi muzykami jak John Moulder, Erich Hochberg, Larry Coryell, Kahil El'Zabar, Hamid Drake, Ed Harrison, Eddie Harris, Alejo Poveda, Tom Gullion, Harrison Bankhead, Laurence Hobgood, Brian Torff, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bob Mintzer, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Jay McShann, Herbie Mann, Randy Brecker, Jerry Goodman, Ramsey Lewis, Steve Rodby, Lyle Mays, Kurt Elling, Bobby Lewis, David Onderdonk, David Blamires, Paul Winter, Armando Marcal, Mark Ledford, Eugene Friesen, Rob Eaton, John Clark, Glen Velez, Fred Simon, Paul Halley, Chris Brown, Bob Belden, Don Bennett, Terry Callier, Rich Corpolongo, Brad Goode, Frank Gregory, Bobby Lewis, Ken Nordine, Rex Richardson, Willie Schwarz, Simon & Bard Band, Paul Winter. W latach 2000 - 2007 Wertico występował w polskiej grupie muzycznej SBB.
- Paul Wertico, född 5 januari, 1953 i Chicago, är en amerikansk jazztrummis. Wertico var tidigare en medlem i Pat Metheny Group, från 1983 till 2001, men lämnade gruppen för att tillbringa mera tid med sin familj. Numera leder han sitt eget band och framträder i trakterna runt Chicago i Illinois. Mellan 2000 och 2007 var han medlem i det polska, progressiva rockbandet SBB. Paul har vunnit sju stycken Grammy Awards.
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