Paul Wertico (born January 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American drummer.
He gained recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 until 2001, leaving the group to spend more time with his family and to pursue other musical interests. ==Music career== ===Groups=== After Pat Metheny heard the Simon and Bard Group with Wertico and bassist Steve Rodby, he invited both to join his band.
He played on vocalist Kurt Elling's 1995 Grammy-nominated album, Close Your Eyes, as well as Elling's 1997 Grammy-nominated album, The Messenger, 1998 Grammy-nominated album, This Time It's Love, and 2003 Grammy-nominated album, Man in the Air. He hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
He played on vocalist Kurt Elling's 1995 Grammy-nominated album, Close Your Eyes, as well as Elling's 1997 Grammy-nominated album, The Messenger, 1998 Grammy-nominated album, This Time It's Love, and 2003 Grammy-nominated album, Man in the Air. He hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
He played on vocalist Kurt Elling's 1995 Grammy-nominated album, Close Your Eyes, as well as Elling's 1997 Grammy-nominated album, The Messenger, 1998 Grammy-nominated album, This Time It's Love, and 2003 Grammy-nominated album, Man in the Air. He hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
His 1998 trio CD, Live in Warsaw!, received four and a half stars from DownBeat and featured guitarist John Moulder and bassist Eric Hochberg.
From 2000 to 2007, he was a member of SBB, the platinum-record-winning Polish progressive rock band.
The trio's 2000 studio recording, entitled Don't Be Scared Anymore, received reviews of "This album is like the soundtrack to the world's coolest vacation" from All About Jazz and "Jazz-rock in the truest sense" from Allmusic. Wertico's 2004 CD, StereoNucleosis, was released to extremely positive reviews.
He gained recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 until 2001, leaving the group to spend more time with his family and to pursue other musical interests. ==Music career== ===Groups=== After Pat Metheny heard the Simon and Bard Group with Wertico and bassist Steve Rodby, he invited both to join his band.
He played on vocalist Kurt Elling's 1995 Grammy-nominated album, Close Your Eyes, as well as Elling's 1997 Grammy-nominated album, The Messenger, 1998 Grammy-nominated album, This Time It's Love, and 2003 Grammy-nominated album, Man in the Air. He hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
The trio's 2000 studio recording, entitled Don't Be Scared Anymore, received reviews of "This album is like the soundtrack to the world's coolest vacation" from All About Jazz and "Jazz-rock in the truest sense" from Allmusic. Wertico's 2004 CD, StereoNucleosis, was released to extremely positive reviews.
From 2000 to 2007, he was a member of SBB, the platinum-record-winning Polish progressive rock band.
For new fans of modern jazz, this would be a staple, and a great place to start before your journey backwards." In 2007 Wertico and Brian Peters released their CD, Ampersand, which Drummerszone.com called "Simply a musical masterpiece" and Classic Drummer described as "one of the most ambitious records ever released.
Wertico was a member of the Larry Coryell Power Trio until Coryell's death in 2017. In 2009, Wertico became a member of the jazz-rock group Marbin with Israeli musicians Danny Markovitch and Dani Rabin.
He played on vocalist Kurt Elling's 1995 Grammy-nominated album, Close Your Eyes, as well as Elling's 1997 Grammy-nominated album, The Messenger, 1998 Grammy-nominated album, This Time It's Love, and 2003 Grammy-nominated album, Man in the Air. He hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
He played on vocalist Kurt Elling's 1995 Grammy-nominated album, Close Your Eyes, as well as Elling's 1997 Grammy-nominated album, The Messenger, 1998 Grammy-nominated album, This Time It's Love, and 2003 Grammy-nominated album, Man in the Air. He hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
As Musical Director for the crowdsourced TV video series, Inventing the Future, Wertico was nominated for a 2012-2013 Emmy Award in the “Outstanding Achievement In Interactivity” category by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Midwest Chapter. He's the inventor of TUBZ, made by Pro-Mark, which makes the "Paul Wertico Signature Drum Stick". ===Teaching=== Wertico is very active in the field of education.
Wertico was a member of the Larry Coryell Power Trio until Coryell's death in 2017. In 2009, Wertico became a member of the jazz-rock group Marbin with Israeli musicians Danny Markovitch and Dani Rabin.
The Paul Wertico Trio also just released a new CD (celebrating the trio’s 25th anniversary) entitled First Date, and two upcoming releases, a CD entitled Dynamics In Meditation by The Gianmarco Scaglia & Paul Wertico Quartet, and a double-CD entitled Live Under Italian Skies by The Paul Wertico/John Helliwell Project, will be released in 2020. ==Critical reception== Wertico's debut CD as a leader, The Yin and the Yout, received a four-star rating in DownBeat.
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