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Patrick Bruce Metheny (/ m ə ˈ θ iː n i / mə-THEE-nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. [1]He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side projects.
Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) [1] was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. [2] [3] Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awards.
The Pat Metheny Group was an American jazz band founded in 1977 by guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, along with his core collaborating member, keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays. Other long-standing members included bassist and producer Steve Rodby from 1981 to 2010, and drummer Paul Wertico from 1983 to 2001, after which Antonio Sanchez ...
In 2007, Mike and Pat set up the Metheny Music Foundation of which Mike serves as the chairman. The foundation was established to "preserve, promote, and perpetuate an informed appreciation for all styles of music, honoring the history of the Metheny family through four generations and the rich musical heritage of the city of Lee's Summit, the ...
During high school summers, he went to jazz camps, where he met Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, and Danny Gottlieb, three of the four members of The Pat Metheny Group. [4] Rodby played acoustic bass until he graduated from Northwestern University in 1977, when he taught himself how to play electric. [4]
In the early 1970s, Pastorius taught bass at the University of Miami, where he befriended jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, who was on the school's faculty. With Paul Bley and Bruce Ditmas, Pastorius and Metheny recorded an untitled album, Jaco in 1974. [13] Pastorius then played on Metheny's debut album, Bright Size Life (ECM, 1976). [14]
John McLaughlin was born on 4 January 1942 to a family of musicians in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. [1] ... According to Pat Metheny, ...
In addition to his own work as a bandleader, Vu was a member of the Pat Metheny Group. He is the first American person of Vietnamese descent to win a Grammy Award. He won the Best Contemporary Jazz Album award twice through his work with the band. [1] He is currently associate professor and chair of jazz studies at the University of Washington. [2]