Welcome to PaulWertico.com!
Welcome to PaulWertico.com
The Official Website of Paul Wertico
Seven Time Grammy Award Winner
Modern Drummer Magazine & DRUM! Magazine Reader's Poll Winner
A Chicago Tribune 2004 "Chicagoan of the Year"
Assistant Professor & Head of Jazz and Contemporary Music Studies at Chicago
College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University
Host of "Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz" Radio Show
Life Time Achievement Award recipient from the Cape Breton International Drum
Festival
NOTE! To those of you who have e-mailed me in the past at my
"p-wertico@northwestern.edu"
address, that address has expired, so in the future, please use the following
e-mail address: paul@paulwertico.com
Please also visit Paul's MySpace page at:
http://myspace.com/paulwertico
Please also visit Paul's Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Paul-Wertico/675005162
BIG NEWS!!! Paul now hosts his own weekly radio
show entitled "Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz" every Sunday night
from 9pm to 11pm CST on 87.7FM Chicago's Smooth Jazz - WLFM-FM.
Paul is playing classic jazz from artists such as John Coltrane and Miles Davis and great jazz from noted Chicago artists, as well as presenting both studio and live performances by the world-class faculty members and talented students of the jazz program at Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, where Paul is Head of Jazz and Contemporary Music Studies.
Paul's show features his favorite cuts from all styles of jazz and beyond, and from all parts of the world, as well as rare and previously unheard selections from his personal collection, many of which have never been released on CD or LP. He'll be joined by his engineer, Brian Peters.
This is an authentic jazz show that plays a lot of music you don't normally hear on the radio, and will present much more music than talk! He'll be joined by his engineer, Brian Peters.
Check out JazzTimes Editor-in-Chief Lee Mergner's article on Paul's show: Read Article
Tune in on your radio to 87.7FM to listen live, or listen to podcasts, by visiting Paul's page at WLFM's website by clicking the image below:
Check out the following two videos and one mp3 of John Moulder & Paul playing live on WGN Radio 720's "The Steve & Johnnie Show" on March 11, 2010!!!
Watch Video #1 - "Giant Steps" (3:03):Watch Video #2 - "Spontaneous Improvisation" (5:36):
Listen to "Beautiful Love" (2:55)
In the upcoming June 2010 issue of Modern Drummer, Paul is featured in a column
called "Gimme 10!" Although the issue, with Paul's 10 important playing
tips, will be on the stands on May 4th, the extra 6 tips that he submitted is
already up on Modern Drummer's website at: Read
Article
Check out the new review of Impressions Of A City at All About Jazz - Read Review
Check out Paul's new interview at All About Jazz - Read Interview
Read reviews of Impressions Of A City - Read Reviews
Read
about, listen to, and order Impressions Of A City
Presenting: Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance - 09:53
A quick glimpse at the new quintet that hit the Chicago jazz scene in 2009. Comprised of the union between the Israeli duo "Marbin" and Chicago's "Paul Wertico Trio", Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance represents a new direction in jazz and improvised music.
Paul Wertico: Drums
John Moulder: Guitar, Ring Modulator
Brian Peters: Bass, Duduk, Electronics
Dani Rabin: Guitar, Prepared Guitar, Looping
Danny Markovitch: Sax, Electric Sax
It's out! The DVD release of Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance - "Live
From Space"!!!
Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance - "Live From Space" DVD
Comprised of the union between the Israeli duo "Marbin" and Chicago's "Paul Wertico Trio," Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance represents a fresh direction in jazz and improvised music. After playing together for the first time when they met in the studio for their entirely improvised debut album, "Impressions of a City," Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance now meets for the second time on November 21, 2009 to play their record release show at "The Space" in Evanston, IL.
In the spirit of the record, they open the show with a 43 minute-long improvisation that traverses sonic landscapes reminiscent of the album, as well as spontaneously created sounds never before heard by the band or audience. The band then dives into a series of original compositions from the Paul Wertico Trio's songbook, which become equally explorative as the band adapts live on stage (without ever having a single rehearsal!) to their new sound and personnel lineup. With multiple cameras and a fully mixed and mastered multitrack audio recording of the show, this DVD captures a historic evening that quickly solidifies into the definitive Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance live experience.
To Order "Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance "Live From Space" DVD
Read the great review of "Live From Space" from the April 13, 2010 issue of the Chicago Examiner
It's out! The international DVD release of "Paul Wertico - Drum Philosophy"!!!
Paul Wertico's Drum Philosophy DVD
Released in April 2009, the international DVD release of the Paul Wertico instructional video entitled "Paul Wertico - Drum Philosophy", published by Alfred Publishing. DVD format: Region 0 for use in all regions. Price: $19.95
THE HIT LIST: Drumming Videos That Set The Standard
"This exceptional reissue is one of the most valuable videos on the market
for the advanced drummer." - Modern Drummer
"No mere instructional video, Paul Wertico's concise offering shows the former Pat Metheny Group drummer's extraordinary musicality and intuitive approach to the instrument parlayed into an enjoyable if unconventional 110-minutes of instruction." - DRUM!
"Paul Wertico Drum Philosophy offers a framework to playing the instrument not just as a drummer, but as a true musician." - Drum.com
To Order "Paul Wertico's Drum Philosophy" DVD
Watch a YouTube promo clip of:
Paul Wertico: Drum Philosophy - 01:31
Paul is one of the featured drummers in a beautiful new coffee table book entitled "Stick'n'Skins".
Paul is also one of the featured musicians in an upcoming book entitled "The New Face Of Jazz".
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Paul coaching Chicago College of Performing Arts jazz students. Click on the picture below to read about the program:
Click on the picture below to read Paul's interview in Chicago Jazz Magazine:
Click on the picture below to read Paul's interview for iZotope.com:
Check out this new recipe by Chef Kathy Gillis:
Tubz by Pro-Mark
Paul playing Tubz during a recording session at TRP Music in Catania, Sicily in September 2004
Listen to Paul demonstrating Tubz
Designed by Paul Wertico. Use them on drumset, congas, timbales, bongos, cymbals, vibes, marimba, tympani, marching drums, or any other percussion instrument. Create fresh, new sounds unlike anything you've heard before! These Tubz are very cool! Extremely durable, high-impact, semi-flexible plastic. 16 1/2" in length. 1 1/4" in diameter.
Click on the picture below to read about TUBZ:
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