Jazz musician Pat Martino's storied career could easily be turned into a compelling biopic. A long, historical outing cut in half by amnesia that was overcome by music therapy using the patient's own recordings has "Hollywood screenplay" written all over it.
Perhaps the reason a silver screen adaptation has not yet been attempted is because Martino's musical journey is still unfolding in unexpected ways.
The guitarist, who is scheduled to play a series of concerts in Tokyo in early November, was born in 1944 to an Italian-American family in Philadelphia and picked up the guitar in his pre-teens.