John Patitucci

John Patitucci is one of those names that turns up everywhere once you start paying attention to jazz bass. Born in Brooklyn in 1959 and schooled at Cal State Long Beach, he became a go-to session player as much as a composer, the kind of musician other musicians quietly revere. What strikes me is the staying power: decades of recordings, both as a leader and a sideman, without chasing the spotlight. I respect that he keeps his personal life private and lets the playing speak. If you only know the marquee soloists, his catalog is a rewarding rabbit hole, and his official site is a good place to start.

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Name (English)

John Patitucci

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・パティトゥッチ

Reading

じょん・ぱてぃとぅっち

Born

December 22, 1959 (age 66)

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

composer / jazz musician / session musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

High school

Monte Vista High School

University

California State University, Long Beach

• Official sitehttps://www.johnpatitucci.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/johnjpatitucci/
• Xhttps://x.com/JohnJPatitucci
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Patitucci
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504646

Tags

• New York
• composer
• jazz musician
• session musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.