Pat Metheny

Elected to the Hall of Fame
2013 Readers Poll

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    For someone named Guitarist of the Year in the 2022 DownBeat Readers Poll, Pat Metheny has a complicated relationship with his instrument.

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    Side-Eye is Pat Metheny (left), Joe Dyson and James Francies.

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    Jon Batiste’s We Are garnered 12 Grammy nominations.

    Grammy Award Nominations Are Out

    The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards. While there are plenty of potential…

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    Gerald Clayton directs the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.

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    John Pizzarelli hit the woodshed, literally, to develop material for his new recording Better Days Ahead: Solo Guitar Takes On Pat Metheny.

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    The Monterey Jazz Festival, one of many reopening for late summer.

    Bringing Back the Festivals!

    In what has to be billed as the great jazz reopening, festivals are coming back online, many with late-breaking plans…

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    Bassist Christian McBride (left), saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Brad Mehldau reconvened in the studio after more than two decades for RoundAgain.

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    Guitarist Pat Metheny topped two DownBeat Readers Poll categories this year: Guitar and Jazz Album, for his disc From This Place (Nonesuch).

    Pat Metheny’s Cinematic Vision

    A conversation with Pat Metheny is similar to one of his shows: Some parts seem carefully constructed, while others are…

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    George Benson is the newest inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame.

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    Hi-resolution versions of the albums Pat Metheny recorded for the ECM label are being made available online.

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    Saxophonist Noah Preminger said that the “U.S. government did nothing to help” him return home from Morocco.

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    Over the course of his career, Pat Metheny has edged closer to the orchestral vision reflected on his latest release, From This Place.

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    Lyle Mays (1953– 2020)

    In Memoriam: Lyle Mays

    Lyle Mays, the keyboardist who spent a significant portion of his career recording and performing as a member of the…

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    Carla Thomas (left), Dee Dee Bridgewater, Steven Bernstein, Craig Handy and Natalie Cressman onstage at the WBGO gala on Nov. 6 in Manhattan

    WBGO Celebrates 40 Years

    On Nov. 6, Newark’s jazz public radio station, WBGO, marked a milestone by throwing itself a 40th anniversary party.…

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    Herbie Hancock (left) and Evgeny Pobozhiy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition on Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C.

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    Fifty years ago, Manfred Eicher co-founded Edition of Contemporary Music, better known as ECM, and has issued more than 1,600 titles spanning jazz and classical sounds.

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    Danilo Pérez helms a big band on Aug. 30 during the Detroit Jazz Festival.

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    Terence Blanchard performs with his E-Collective ensemble during the Umbria Jazz Festival, which ran July 11–21 in Perugia, Italy.

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    James Francies arranged a version of Rufus’ “Ain’t Nobody” for his debut album, which was met with approval from the song’s original singer, Chaka Khan.

    A New Golden Age Of Pianists

    Jazz pianism today stands at an apex.

    There have been other moments in the music’s history when innovation rushed…

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    Bassist and bandleader Linda May Han Oh calls Aventurine her most ambitious compositional work to date.

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    Dave Samuels (1948–2019)

    Remembering Dave Samuels

    Dave Samuels, a master mallet player whose primary instruments were vibraphone and marimba, died on April 22 in New…

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    Gary Burton says his artistic pursuits were based on intuition.

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    Melissa Aldana performs with Artemis on Sunday, Aug. 4 on the Fort Stage at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

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    Pat Metheny (left), Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, bassist Christian McBride, singer Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Nir Felder at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

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    Marco Pereira (left) performs with Miriam Aida at Sweden’s Uppsala International Guitar Festival, held Oct. 11–15.

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    Pat Metheny (left), Gard Nilssen and Arild Andersen perform at the Molde Festival in Norway.

    Metheny Goes Nordic at Moldejazz

    Up at the lovely and artistically rewarding Molde Jazz Festival in Norway (boasting status as one of Europe’s oldest…

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    Alexander von Schlippenbach (left), Rudi Mahall, Uli Jennessen and Axel Dörner perform at the Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. (Obscured: bassist Jan Roder)

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    The 2018 class of NEA Jazz Masters includes Dianne Reeves, Todd Barkan, Joanne Brackeen and Pat Metheny.

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    Percussionist Christopher Deviney arranged three pieces from the 1997 album Pat Metheny album Imaginary Day for the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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    Pat Metheny was celebrated by likeminded guitarists at the Alternative Guitar Summit in New York City on March 10.

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    Pat Metheny will appear at the Kennedy Center as part of the DC JazzFest on June 12.

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    Matthew Greif (left), Scott Tennant, William Kanengiser and John Dearman are the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

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    Pat Metheny (center) with members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet prior to the group’s performance of Road To The Sun in Denver on Oct. 20

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    Pat Metheny (center) directs the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet in advance of their performance at the University of Denver on Oct. 20.

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    Pat Metheny plays his Pikasso guitar during a performance at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, on Sept. 14.

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    Gwilym Simcock (left), Pat Metheny, Linda Oh and Antonio Sanchez perform at the SFJAZZ Center on Sept. 8.

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    Joss Stone performs at the Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway, on July 23.

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    Guitarist Pat Metheny (left) and bassist Ron Carter perform as a duo at Umbria Jazz in Perugia, Italy, on July 13.

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    The Pat Metheny Unity Group will release The Unity Sessions, one of two new albums from the guitarist on Nonesuch Records, on May 6


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