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One of the most original of the jazz-based guitarists to emerge in the 1960s, Pat Martino made a remarkable comeback after brain surgery in 1980 to correct an aneurysm caused him to lose his memory and completely forget how to play. It took years, but he regained his ability, partly by listening to his older records. Martino began playing professionally when he was 15. He worked early on with groups led by Willis Jackson, Red Holloway, and a series of organists, including Don Patterson, Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Jimmy McGriff. After playing with John Handy (1966),...

Bruno Martino was born 11th November 1925. His musical career started in 1944, when the young pianist entered the radio symphony orchestra of the roman broadcasting station RAI. At the same time he already performed with local jazz bands. After he had left Italy in 1947, he worked in several european night clubs, above all in Denmark. His orchestra played a mixture of jazz, neapolitan folk-songs and his own compositions, ranking among the most distinguished ball-room orchestras of that time. After he had returned to Italy, he wrote songs for prominent singers like Caterina Valente, Renato Rascel and Wilma de...

Adriano Martino is an italian musician, guitar player and producer. Born in Rome on 23 June 1965. He graduated in classical guitar in 1989 at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in his city. Working in the studio with important names in Italian music, as Renato Zero, Gianni Morandi, Antonello Venditti, Riccardo Cocciante, Domenico Modugno (Bacalov), Al Bano, Massimo Ranieri, squalor. Participates as a guitarist in numerous television productions and broadcasts such as "One of Us" and "There was a boy" with Gianni Morandi, "Music Farm 2" and "Christmas in the Vatican," collaborating with the teachers Pippo Caruso, Renato Serio Alterisio...

Věra Martinová se jako Věra Šolínová narodila v Opočně (nikoli v Poličce jak se často mylně uvádí). Svoji první kytaru dostala v osmi letech, aby právě v oboru kytara vystudovala brněnskou konzervatoř (abs. 1982). Prvním větším úspěchem na hudební dráze Věry Martinové bylo druhé místo na festivalu Mladá píseň v Jihlavě. Následovalo první profesionální angažmá v Orchestru Gustava Broma a v letech 1982-1986 vystupování s dívčí country kapelou Schovanky. Jistým zlomem v její kariéře byl nejen odchod ze zavedených Schovanek na sólovou dráhu, ale především nazpívání hitu Malý dům nad skálou, a to už pod jménem Věra Martinová. Hitová série...