Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara;[2] August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.

He lived for a period with Les Paul and began playing at jazz clubs such as Smalls Paradise.

[5] Martino played and recorded early in his career with Lloyd Price, Willis Jackson, and Eric Kloss.

He also worked with jazz organists Charles Earland, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Jack McDuff, Don Patterson, Trudy Pitts, Jimmy Smith, Gene Ludwig, Ray Allen (Raymond Chenot) and Joey DeFrancesco.

[6] The resulting surgery, which removed part of his brain, left him with amnesia and no recollection or knowledge of his career or how to play the instrument that made him successful.

[8] Martino's influences were Les Paul, Johnny Smith, Hank Garland, Joe Pass, and especially Wes Montgomery.

To a lesser extent, he was influenced by the guitar stylings of Jim Hall, Mundell Lowe and Barry Galbraith.