Happy Birthday Pat.
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david rudick <sribeme (at) msn.com>
elkins park, PA USA - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 21:28:54 (EDT)i have seen a music-portrait about you in a german music documentary tv show
("pop session/music genius and her passions") and i must have to say, that
means very impressed and astonished to me. the first thing that i have done
to buy some records from pat, because this tv-show portrait about pat means to
me "the awakening of my inerest for pat". i think i would take the latest news
always now on pat`website. thanks for the music . i wish the best luck for
pat. please excuse me for eventually wrong grammatics, because i am from
germany. i hope you can understand of all what i wrote.
see or hear you bye . greetings from frank
frank zellmann
duisburg, nrw germany - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 13:33:44 (EDT)Dear Pat Martino--- Happy Birthday! My everlasting thanks for all your time at the Zanzibar Blue, where we last spoke. Eagerly awaiting your new release.
May God Bless you and yours!
An ardent fan,
Don Plue
Don Plue <Patgp17 (at) verizon.net>
USA - Monday, August 29, 2005 at 10:32:46 (EDT)Pat I hope you had a great birthday,still listening to your great melodic explorations after almost 30 very inspiring years thanks for sharing your creative spirit with us.
Yours truly
Luis Octavio Cervantes
Luis Cervantes <ocerv (at) yahoo.com>
Toluca, Mex Mexico - Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 20:45:51 (EDT)Sorry this birthday greeting is being keyed-in so late, Pat! (Hope it was a) Happy Birthday! What I've learned over the many years I've known you (since '72!) is that you are determined to "give it all away." Any musician who inquires of you about the musical mysteries you have unearthed, you do not turn away empty-handed. Any one willing to apply him- or herself to divine your "secrets" will have enough material to keep him or her busy for a lifetime. You do everything but put our hands on the guitar and move our fingers. Thank you so much, Pat.
Tony Flood <anarchristian (at) juno.com>
New York, NY USA - Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 15:11:00 (EDT)Pat,
H B D.
William Jesset <jessetjazz (at) yahoo.com>
Los Angeles, Ca USA - Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 19:16:03 (EDT)HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT!!!!!!!
THANKS FOR ALL THE INSPIRATION
LOOKING FOWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN
ROSS
Ross Steiner <lavivabene (at) hotmail.com>
San Francisco, CA USA - Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 17:51:23 (EDT)Dear,Pat Martino.Sorry for late to write here.
1 month ago,every stage of yours at Blue Note Fukuoka is wanderful experience for me.That was beautiful time in my life.Thank you for your gifts of music.
I am lookimg forward to seeing you again.
Best regards
Masato Fukunaga
Nagasaki, Japan - Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 17:40:57 (EDT)Happy birthday, Pat! 30+ years ago and never having heard your playing, I bought "The Visit" based on compliments paid you by Barney Kessel and Jimmy Raney. I've been a big fan ever since. Thanks for signing my guitar when you were in St. Louis. I'm sure that some night when it's not going so well for me on the gig, I'll look down and get some needed inspiration from your autograph. Take care, and we'll be waiting for the Wes Montgomery tribute to be released!
Tom Galvin <EADGBE54 (at) aol.com>
Swansea, IL USA - Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 10:18:22 (EDT)Hi Pat- Wishing you a wonderful birthday. Thanks for all your wonderful insight and music. The world is a much better place because of you. Take care. -Laban
Laban Hansen <fu_shiki (at) hotmail.com>
Tucson, Az USA - Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 10:10:25 (EDT)Dear Pat,
A very Happy, Happy Birthday to you. May you have many more. And please continue to write those beautiful tunes for us!
Best Regards,
Mike Smith
Mike Smith <mike.smith (at) gtri.gatech.edu>
Buford, GA USA - Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 09:33:38 (EDT)Dear Mr. Pat Martino,
"Happy Birthday" - wish you a very nice birthday - I`m so glad that you are - you are the greatest guitar player and gentleman in this world - thank you !
felix hartl <felixhartl (at) web.de>
munich, germany - Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 03:27:08 (EDT)Dear Mr. Martino,
I have recently been introduced to your music by my guitar teacher. I was wondering if you have any plans to play in the midwest any time soon. As I live in Arkansas, it is sometimes difficult to drive to the coasts. As you live in Pennsylvania, I also imagine it is sometimes difficult to drive to the midwest. I admire your playing and your perspective. Peace be with you.
Trey
Trey Burkett <vontrey (at) aol.com>
Fayetteville, AR USA - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 04:42:18 (EDT)Hi Pat,
it´s really cool to see your site online.
You´re the greatest of all.
Best,
Ingo
Ps: whenever you need graphics or photos for your site,(for example if you´re in Germany) just let me know!
Ingo from Munich /Bavaria <mail (at) IngoKohwagner.de>
Munich, Bavaria Germany - Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 10:09:07 (EDT)Hello Pat,
I resolved last year not to forget your birthday this year,Happy Birthday.Thank you for your music and endless inspiration.I hope to meet you again some day.Stay well.
Fond Regards,
DM
Donald MacLeod <beagletboo (at) yahoo.co.uk>
Glasgow, Scotland U.K. - Monday, August 15, 2005 at 13:51:45 (EDT)Your music has helped define my life in Jazz. The lines of joy you weave leave me breathless. I use your solo on "Blues for Mickey O" to demonstrate to my students the connection of Jazz and the blues. Everytime I hear you perform I am inspired and renewed. Thanks for your music! God Bless!
Joe Mixon <mixonmusic (at) ecn.com>
Bethlehem, Pa. USA - Friday, August 12, 2005 at 14:14:49 (EDT) Pat ,
The "Melodic Constellation" C7 Bb- F7 b9b5+9+5..
the 'shape' ..? the Constellation name? Is there one?
You had mentioned to me, that anyone of these concepts (of yours), in relationship to centers of "higher learning" will be perceived as a disruption
to their curriculum. Ha ha Quite true ....
Are you familiar with the sound vibration experiments conducted by Ernst Chladni ? He used sand on vibrating disks(cymbals), the results were geometric "shapes".
William Jesset <Jessetjazz (at) yahoo.com>
Los Angeles, Ca USA - Thursday, August 11, 2005 at 18:59:07 (EDT)Hi Pat.
My mom was the PR person for Criteria Recording Stuidos in the 70's, and my brother and I got a chance to be at the "Joyious Lake" recordings sesions, which by the way were "smoking", in more ways than one. You are one of the greatests guitar players that I have ever witnessed live. I have alot of great memories from hanging out at Criteria, and the couple of days I got to see your sessions, are at the top of my list! Thanks Pat for some great memories.
David <blueskysatellite (at) earthlink.net>
Miami, FL USA - Thursday, August 11, 2005 at 11:17:00 (EDT)Hello Mr. Martino. I've been listening to your music for several years. I was hoping to one day have an oppurtunity to see you in Milwaukee,Wis. I would love to be able to study with you, I'm self taught and now in search of an instructor. Do you have any instruction videos in dvd format available and do you have any correspondance classes available? Thanks for blessing us with the tremendous gift God has given you. jc
Jerome C Cainion Sr <jcainon (at) sbcglobal.net>
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA - Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 15:13:15 (EDT)Please come to South Florida!
David Adames <dadames (at) bellsouth.net>
Boca Raton, FL USA - Tuesday, August 09, 2005 at 17:49:19 (EDT)Pat thank you for sharing your observation on the melodic constellation(s). This 12 point star will guide the way for some very interesting melodies to come. marco
marco villarreal <marcocosmic (at) yahoo.com>
hobart, in USA - Monday, August 08, 2005 at 12:31:48 (EDT)Dear Mr. Martino,
I strongly admire you as a person and musician. I appreciate you. I used you as “an event that changed my life forever” for my college essay. I’m proud to say I got in to the college of my choice for Jazz Studies. To prove how much I admire you as a person and musician, I put the essay it below, if you wanted to read it. I attended National guitar workshop (New Milford Connecticut) last year. I don't know if you remember at all, but I had you sign my guitar. (I had strange hair style-dreadlocks)
This question might sound dumb, but i was reading an interview of you. You were talking about how everything is of one. So I was thinking about the guitar. If Music is a social language (Jazz, improve, spontaneity), is it related to communicative language when people talk to each other? Just like music has geometry involved in making its skeleton. Does everything that ever happened have a relationship?
I'm deeply sorry if I sound confusing. It’s because I'm deeply confused, but very interested. I'm really not that smart when it comes to expressing what I’m thinking. It would really be nice to understand this whole thing.
Pat Martino is my lifetime hero when it comes to jazz guitar. It was mid August of 2004 when I got the chance to study with him at National Guitar Workshop. Jazz guitar is my ultimate passion, and I was incredibly shocked when I was able to hear him speak and play. It was another great moment when I met him and shook his hand.
I was the first person that entered the auditorium where he was teaching. Unfortunately, I ended up with seats in the second row, since everyone was so excited. When Martino came on stage, I was literally blown away. I think I was the most stunned person there. He was right in front of me! My favorite guitar player! When he talked, it was amazing how precise he was and how he knew exactly what he was going to say. The guy did not stutter at all. He was the ultimate guitar teacher! Pat puts everything that happens in domestic life into his music MATHEMATICALLY! He looks at music through geometry. He basically told us that you can learn how to play the guitar, but you should understand what the guitar is. That really made me think. Midway into his lecture, when he was talking about his compositions based on the mathematics of the stars(or something like that), he shocked every single person in the audience. He was going to give us a preview of his upcoming album. He said, "I don't have it memorized yet, but I will see if I can sight read it for you." He did it perfectly. The strange part was that right when he hit the last note, we heard thunder! The power went completely out! This is what started to make me believe in God. I was freaked out. For the rest of the day, I felt nauseous. At the end, we were able to meet him and shake hands with him. When he came walking down the stairs from the stage, he was looking at me! It seemed like his eyes and his whole body was brightened up. He appeared very spiritual. The way I felt in that moment was like no other feeling I have ever had before. I shook his hand. He looked at me. I asked him to sign my guitar, and he was kind of like, "Wow, are you serious? I would be absolutely honored!" It was like it was a privilege for him to sign my guitar. What went through my mind was, "What a nice, down to earth guy." The way he signed my guitar was also very interesting. Even his signature was complicated. It was geometrical (?). I respect how he puts precision into everything he does. He tries to find the truth in everything. He looks at things in such a different way than anybody else. Everything about him amazes me, and I am definitely looking forward to meeting him again.
I have decided that music is my first choice of study. I want to be able to go to a college that has teachers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. I will strive to learn and communicate with other musicians, for collaboration is important. I will become the best jazz player I can be. My goal is to become a versatile jazz guitarist. I want to be smart and efficient with music. Being logical is the key.
Frank Schaub <frankieschaub (at) comcast.net>
bedford, NH USA - Sunday, August 07, 2005 at 02:04:18 (EDT)Dear Mr. Martino,I have been a fan for so many years, and it is a great pleasure to listen to your music. There is so much power into your playing that sometimes I smile while listening to it. I also enjoy your books and I have quite a few of your original books and videos. Please keep in mind that you have great fans in South Florida. Do not forget to stop by sometimes, that would be awsome. Thank you for your contribution to the Jazz World.
Lionel Carre <lionedom (at) bellsouth.net>
Pembroke Pines, FL USA - Friday, August 05, 2005 at 19:23:45 (EDT)Pat- Thanks for making so many great records and opening so many doors for young guitarists and musicians who love the tradition. Philly is awesome!
Ben Miller
USA - Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 20:43:07 (EDT)Hi Pat,
Thank you so much for posting the transcription of "Mac Tough" on your site. My teacher introduced me to your music some months ago. And ever since, I've been hooked. That tone of yours is insane! I enjoy your music to the extreme.
Thanks, buddy.
Roger <nastyhawg (at) cox.net>
Cleveland, oh USA - Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 20:04:01 (EDT)Hi Mr. Martino,
I've been playing guitar for about 5 year and in the past year or so been really getting into jazz. Your music and style of play inspires me so much. I can only pray(and practice) that someday I will have the command over the instrument that you have. Also I think your Gibson model is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen. Thank you so much for what you have done for my playing and growth as a musician.
Gabe <Gabe11887 (at) aol.com>
Ashford, CT USA - Wednesday, August 03, 2005 at 12:09:27 (EDT)Thank you so much for your performance at the Grand Victoria on July 30. It was a pleasure to hear you play and share the experience with my teacher and friend
James Murrell, a fine jazz musician. You were so gracious after the performance when you must have been tired. Thank you for speaking with us and I hope to see you again in the Cincinnati area. God bless you.
Lori Reed <spanayirci (at) aol.com>
Dayton, OH USA - Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at 14:19:40 (EDT)
The July Guestbook entries have been archived.
Enjoy!
Richard <Webmaster (at) PatMartino.com>
Lambertville, NJ USA -Monday, August 01, 2005 at 16:17:18 (EDT)