生于1959年12月22日的 John Patitucci是1990年代顶尖的bass手之一﹐不论是Acoustic或是Electric bass﹐他弹奏的速度﹑音色的处理等﹐总是会让人赞叹激赏。John出生于美国加利佛尼亚北部﹐1978年搬至洛杉矶﹐11岁便开始学习弹奏bass﹐1979年当他还在大学念书时﹐就与Gap Mangione合作﹐1982至85年职业录音乐手期间﹐曾与Tom Scott(sax)﹑Larry Carlton(guiter)﹑Dave Grusion(keyboard)﹑Ernie Watts(sax)等Fusion界大师合作。1985年是John音乐生涯的转折点﹐他争取到一份不错的合约﹐就 是正式成为Fusion界奇才Chick Corea Elektric及Akoustic band的一员﹐John除了与Chick Corea巡回世界演出及合作多张专辑外﹐在 GRP旗下更推出个人专辑。
by Scott Yanow
One of the top bassists of the 1990s (on both acoustic and electric), Patituccis speed, very clear tone, and versatility are quite impressive. He started playing bass when he was 11, grew up in Northern California, and in 1978 moved south near Los Angeles. He played with Gap Mangione (1979) while going to college, and during 1982-1985 worked in Los Angeles with Tom Scott, Robben Ford, Stan Getz, Larry Carlton, Dave Grusin, Ernie Watts, Freddie Hubbard, and others, in addition to becoming a studio musician. In 1985, he gained a high profile when he joined Chick Corea as a regular member of both the Elektric and Akoustic bands. Patitucci toured and recorded extensively with Corea and made a series of his own diverse sessions for GRP and Stretch (although he is not as strong a composer as he is a bassist). John Patitucci left the Elektric Band in the early 90s but continued working with Corea on an occasional basis.