Dave Frank Jazz Master Class - An Evening with Pat Martino 

Every time I feel completely useless, I remember, that Pat Martino´s guitar has a bridge pickup.

I love how Frank tried to advertise Pat's lesson and then Pat just was like screw the lessons and went full philosophy.

I studied with Pat in 1982. I learned more about music in 6 1hour lessons than I did with other teachers. He was a guru.

First thing....congratulations to the camera person while film Pat play the first tune. Most camera people don't have a clue what interests the viewer concerning guitar. I'm 64. First heard Pat on the "Live!" album when I was 13. For me, Pat is a jazz prophet. He is the vessel for the music that comes through him. Yes, he's passed into the next plane of existence. but we have the sonic breadcrumbs leading us to the source.

“Study what gives you joy” Volumes in one sentence

Here’s the beauty of Martino’s genius. He saw two chord structures as: “Symmetrical Parental Forms”. 1) The Augmented triad (1-3-#5) can be visualized as an equilateral triangle (3x4=12, or 3 major thirds). Play 554 on GBE for C+. LOWER any of those notes one fret; you will “parent” 3 different MAJOR triads (E-G# and C). Instead, RAISE any of those C+ notes by one fret, now you will parent 3 different MINOR triads. - So 6 other triads from that one Augmented parent. Got it? (Edit: also the 3 Minor triads are the RELATIVE MINOR TRIADS of those 3 MAJOR TRIADS. - So C+ parents C/Am by moving the high E; C+ parents Ab/Fm by moving the B string; and C+ parents E/C#m by moving the G string. So not only does the Augmented triad parent 3 Major triads and 3 Minor triads but they are the RELATIVE MINOR TRIADS.) (End of the edit.) 2) The Diminished 7th chord (1-b3-b5-bb7) can be visualized as a perfect square (4x3=12, or 4 minor thirds). Play 4545 on DGBE for a Dim7 chord named for any of those root notes. Flatten any one note? Parent 4 different Dom7 chords. Sharpen any one note? Parent 4 different Half-Dim7 chords (min7b5). - So 8 other 7th chords are easily parented by that one easy-to-grab Dim7 parent. Cool eh? Martino was a genius who saw the fretboard differently (more correctly). - Anyone who spent time learning inversions of triads and of 7th chords should appreciate how much Martino’s approach “unlocks” the instrument. He also has much to teach us about the “zen” of guitar, of music, and of life.

Wow! The level of musicianship here is absolutely stellar.

Just seeing him walk out when introduced brought me to tears ! What a lovely guy and an absolute monster on guitar . Just listen to his solo on Sunny from the album in the seventies… Stunning!

Pat Martino is a guitar god…his continuous and constant picking speed is really amazing!!

Pat Martino, What an amazing man. This is the first i've heard of him. He's an absolute genius in my mind.

Pat is such an inspiration. If you look up his background you'll note that he had a terrible brain aneurysm back in the early 80s that left him with total memory loss of playing the guitar. He had to reteach himself and developed his vertical/horizontal/thirds theory as a result. I still don't quite fathom what that theory is. Interesting that his melodic motifs based on interval relationships with the alphabets of words was a technique used by classical composers. The man is brilliant, not to mention a great jazz guitarist.

"My greatest exercise for developing technique is precision itself"! What a statement and when you think about it, yeah precision will demand technique. So cool.

Dave - I'm grateful that you had the chance to have Pat M. as your guest. More than ever, this youtube video is significant today.

Pat is one of my favorite jazz guitarist. I’ve used a book of transcriptions of him to help me with jazz. I am not a great guitarist and have really struggled to learn jazz. I have a problem sometimes understanding his philosophy of guitar with the three and four and vertical horizontal and how it applies. Maybe because that’s not how I learned to think about guitar. All I can do is sit back and admire the genius that is Pat Martino. Btw, “Think Tank” is one of my favorite albums. Thanks for this!

Great presentation, Dave. You handled everything with class and allowed Pat to delve fairly deep without making it awkward or off track. Being professional and personal at the same time is an art form all in itself and you pulled it off nicely.

This is so inspiring! What a great human being.

This is how my guitar instructor gave lessons. He spoke about the genome of music and higher concepts before we ever went over exercises.

The correlation of life and one’s life experience is in your hands. The expression is the freedom to share that with others and the joy it brings. RIP Pat Martino

The improvised chord melody from 40:12 is beautiful and what so many guitarists aspire to.

This is pretty incredible, how his mind works and how he integrates all awareness/perception/knowledge/information into musical possibilities, a truly unique cat, musically and otherwise. Thanks for sharing.

Man, I love Pat's playing. I'm a Pat fanatic but one thing I must say, don't be confused by his spiritual development now and his path to getting there i.e. "the instrument should not be an addiction.". Well, didn't he say his parents had to wake him up off the table to go to bed? Didn't he say he was told he spent about 18 hours with practice or being in a musically environment? These are the type of things that confuse some students. It's still all about doing homework first. Enlightenment comes later. Get his course, study it, meditate on it and get enlighten. LOL. He tried to pull a nice one on us with Giant Steps...

This is a must-read-write & share fantastic historical epic moment Frank. big blessed hands!

Beautiful interview, thank you! I loved the concept of Joy, we should do what brings joy tu us. So simple but powerful and true! RIP PM

A very beautiful man. Thank you for sharing Pat.

Lifetime of knowledge to unpack here.

thank you so much, it is so nice to listen to him talking.

What a brilliant man. Such an insightful masterclass. Thank you, Pat and Dave!

A Great Master Class featuring an amazing Human Being with an Amazing story to tell!! Thanks Dave!!

Boy can Pat PLAY. Genius

As grateful as I am to Pat for this invaluable insight into music, jazz, philosophy & life itself, I thank Dave for allowing this session to flow naturally, unhindered. Deeply moved & inspired by you gentlemen. My eternal thanks.

Dave--that intro solo/walking bass line is incredible. Thank you for being an inspiration and providing enriching content for all us chumps!

How hadnt I been here before? Such a great video, tks!

Tone monster. Love his purity.

Thanks so much Dave! Pat’s approach to the guitar and existence in general is so refreshing and encouraging, an absolute inspiration for those who seek the truth in their own heart. Words are not enough, but rest assured the universe is listening- thanks again and much love 🥰

I love hearing pat talk ,the professor

I have all of pats books and don't completely understand his concept of everything deriving from the guitar's diminished voicings. I've taken all of the theory course my undergrad has to offer but this still twist my mind a bit. pat is in a league of his own.

On Opposites: “Being there on time, with nothing… and clearing my mind…and pay attention to one thing at a time…..whats placed before me…. and do so with precision” vs. “We’re not always concerned about what we’re asked to do. Sometime we’re so absorbed… and… taken by what we want to do next… that what we’re asked to do seems to be in the way if it, and we try and get it done as quickly as we possibly can…and by doing that…we enter mediocrity…..automatically’” Wisdom, Thanks Pat

Superb guitarist and also had the best hairstyle of anyone in the 1960s.

Thank you Pat Martino...

Took me a sec to realize what Pat was doing with the alphabet method... wow. It's cool. Gotta try it!

Also thank you for asking the questions that are interesting to musicians ,great interview ,

Dave, that was an OUTSTANDING rendition of Lean Years. I find this d-minor tune particularly challenging on the keyboard because of the modulations to e-flat minor then d-flat minor, back to d-minor. The adjacent tonal centers makes the mental and fingering changes difficult to move between... at least, for me.

Damn what a genius so inspiring! Thank You for posting!

1:04:30 Genius... Loved this man. RIP, sir.

My God what a class !!!!!!!!

thanks for this video! I am very happy to be producing a new set of in depth lessons for pat in 2 weeks that will be vastly different from this video and what he did with truefire... OPPOSITES!

Wow! Struck gold again! Thanks dudes……super dudes at that.

Thank you Pat ,u r genius!! Namaste from Darjeeling

what a fantastic interview.. thank you for posting

Thank You all very much! God Bless!

This is one of the most fascinating things I have ever seen. Thank you so much for doing this. I will be watching this over and over

OMG I really wish I met him but it's too late 11.1.21RIP It goes to show that if we have a chance to see these great do it.

Wow! This is just pure gold right here... Can´t wait for what is next!

Great advice and philosophy from an advanced player and thinker.

Thx a lot Dave for this wonderfull moment ...

Rick Beato, thankyou Oh Mr Martino too!!!!!!

I'm going to interpret the mail box analogy as the mail box being the target notes.

Hey Dave I am an other jazz student in south west China in yunnan !

What a awesome looking guitar.

I should have been there!

Thanks so much for this!

superb

Most ppl here already know this. Pat Martino suffered a horrible accident (car I think) and was in a coma and the doctors did not know if he would live. He did. At one point he didn't remember who his father was, let alone that he played guitar. He came back and is playing as great as ever. What an inspiration. Pat... if you ever see this.... I want your autograph :-) you're the man.

❤️🙏 Senior Pat Martino

Pat Martino - The Geniuses's Genius

thank you so much for this !! this is just amazing.

Wonderful-Thank you!

Great interview greatest guitarplayer on the planet

FANTASTIC

The Masters! Mr Pat! The living legend!! Best guitar Sound!!! Which Kind of pick use Pat? Dunlop Jazz3? Does anyone know?

Thanks for the class

Grreat Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool camera work. And, I’d like to learn more about Lennie. I think Joe Satriani studied with him, too.

This guy has such a brain as he may be from another planet of a advanced civilization.

Pat Martino is such a amazing musician and very down to earth. Sadly, his current condition has made seeing him perform again unlikely.

0.o Wow. Love this to highest degree! I owe you a coffee for posting this!

Excelente músico Pat Martino 👌🤝 gracias

Maestro Martin!

22:47 is the Answer. Thanks, Mr Martino.

Genius!

Man ...Dave....you`re AWESOME! You`re the Ayatollah of Rock`n Rolla.

almost had me, 26 doesn't relate to 12! I have studied this and gone further. It boils down to choosing either the overtone series or the 12 note tempered system for inspiration.

Thank you!

It is too good to believe

Best thing on RU-vid.

Class.... So much Class

Excellent !

Great session !

Legend

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!

Great masterclass! P.S.: I have the same Benedetto Pat Martino walnut ( serial nr. 2620).

Wow you can really hear the Lennie influence haha thanks for the video

Thank you so much !!!

Rest In Peace Mr. Martino

So touching Dave... Slice that cake. 😂

RIP Pat Martino

Good job Dave!

Dave can kill it Too.

Thanks for sharing this! Does anyone know if there are recordings (bootleg?) of Wes when he went on tour with John Coltrane's band in California? Thanks!

RIP Pat.