Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny
Metheny in 2010
Metheny in 2010
Background information
Birth namePatrick Bruce Metheny
Born (1954-08-12) August 12, 1954 (age 69)
Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • 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. "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.