1. Paul Wertico 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.
13 Facts About Paul Wertico
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Paul Wertico won seven Grammy Awards, magazine polls, and received several gold records.
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Paul Wertico formed the Paul Wertico Trio with John Moulder and Eric Hochberg and collaborated with Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling, and Jeff Berlin.
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Paul Wertico was a member of the Larry Coryell Power Trio until Coryell's death in 2017.
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In 2009, Paul Wertico became a member of the jazz-rock group Marbin with Israeli musicians Danny Markovitch and Dani Rabin.
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Paul Wertico 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.
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Some many other artists Paul Wertico has played with: Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bob Mintzer, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Jay McShann, Herbie Mann, Randy Brecker, Sonny Fortune, George Coleman, Diane Schuur, Ira Sullivan, and Ramsey Lewis.
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Paul Wertico hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico's Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
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Paul Wertico served on the faculty of the percussion and jazz-studies programs at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois for 16 years, and taught at the Bloom School of Jazz in Chicago for several years.
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Paul Wertico serves on the advisory board of Modern Drummer, and is one of their Pro-Panelists.
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Paul Wertico served five terms on the Board of Governors of The Recording Academy Chicago Chapter the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, as well as serving on both the Advisory Board and the Education Committee of The Jazz Institute of Chicago.
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Paul Wertico is featured in the Drum Workshop videos, The American Dream II, The American Dream III and Masters of Resonance.
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Paul Wertico reaffirms his position among the most restlessly inventive drummers working today.