Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny
Metheny in 2010
Metheny in 2010
Background information
Birth namePatrick Bruce Metheny
Born (1954-08-12) August 12, 1954 (age 70)
Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
  • professor
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1974–present
Labels
Websitepatmetheny.com

Patrick Bruce Metheny (/məˈθiːni/ 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. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, latin jazz, and jazz fusion.[2] He has three gold albums and 20 Grammy Awards,[3][4] and is the only person to have won Grammys in 10 categories.

  1. ^ Silbergleit, Paul (November 1, 2015). 25 Great Jazz Guitar Solos: Transcriptions * Lessons * Bios * Photos. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4950-5541-6.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott (2010). "Pat Metheny". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Moser, John J. (March 20, 2019). "After 40 years at the top of jazz, guitarist Pat Metheny turns 'eye' to working with others on their way up". mcall.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.