ジョン・パティトゥッチ (John Patitucci)

John Patitucci
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz double bass and electric bass player, specializing in hard bop, contemporary and Brazilian jazz.

Patitucci, who is of Italian descent, began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at 15, and the piano one year later. He studied classical bass at San Francisco State University and Long Beach State University.
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