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Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life
by Chris May
Reissued as part of ECM's 180gm-vinyl audiophile Luminessence series, Bright Size Life was originally released in 1976 and features Pat Metheny leading his then regular touring trio completed by bassist Jaco Pastorius and drummer Bob Moses. It is a lively and lovely album and rediscovering it should be a delightful experience for anyone who has perhaps left it on the shelf for a few years, particularly delightful given the latest edition's sonic splendor. Metheny himself has long ...
Continue ReadingPat Metheny: MoonDial
by Chris May
Pat Metheny was first encountered in this parish in the autumn of 1982, promoting Offramp (ECM), released earlier in the year. He was making a London stopover on the tour which produced the live album Travels (ECM, 1983). Interviewed at Kensington's Royal Garden Hotel, where his well-worn denim stood him out from the generally snooty clientele, he gave off a first impression of a cresting speed freak, his hair wild and with more than plenty to say for himself. At ...
Continue ReadingRay Obiedo, Rachel Gould, Tierney Sutton & Pat Metheny
by Joe Dimino
We start the 853rd Episode of Neon Jazz with the Lee's Summit Jazz Orchestra with their take on Basie Straight Ahead as we gear up for the 1st Annual Lee's Summit Jazz Festival in Pat Metheny's hometown. Speaking of, we hear the title track off Pat's upcoming summer 2024 release of MoonDial. From there, we spin music from David Larsen, Riley Mulherkar, Ricky Alexander and Sean Fyfe. We also profile veterans Ray Obiedo and Rachel Gould. We wrap up the ...
Continue ReadingPat Metheny at the Kaufmann Concert Hall
by Chris DeRosa
Pat Metheny Kaufmann Concert Hall (The 92nd Street Y) Pat Metheny's “Dream Box Tour" New York, NYApril 7, 2024 Hello, my name is Chris DeRosa and this is what I heard... Pat Metheny has been at the forefront of jazz guitar for more than 40 years. His career started way back in his University of Miami days (1972), first as a student performing with the famed Concert Jazz Band (CJB) and then ...
Continue ReadingPat Metheny At The Paramount Theatre
by Steven Roby
Pat MethenyParamount TheatreDenver, ColoradoOctober 15, 2023 Award-winning jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny embarked on a 51-venue, 29-state solo tour supporting his 2023 Dream Box recording. At Denver's Paramount Theatre, loyal fans lined up early for the sold-out show, and it was elbow-to-elbow for the next two hours in the 1800-seat venue. Metheny's tour allows him to be a solo performer, playing tunes from his solo record catalog and--wait for it--engaging with ...
Continue ReadingFabrizio De André secondo Luigi Viva
by Libero Farnè
Numerose sono state le interviste che ho effettuato negli ultimi decenni: ovviamente a molti jazzisti, dai maestri assoluti ai giovani emergenti, ma anche a danzatori, artisti, attori, compositori di musica contemporanea... Ho ritenuto utile inoltre dedicare una serie di interviste ai direttori artistici di importanti festival jazz, italiani e stranieri. È questa la prima volta però che mi trovo ad intervistare uno scrittore e critico musicale, per certi versi un collega se non fosse per il fatto ...
Continue ReadingLoop Doctors, John Escreet, John Hadfield and Pat Metheny
by Len Davis
Funky fusion from the Loop Doctors led by Hungarian drummer Peter Szendofi, Unit 1 with bassist Mark Egan, pianist John Escreet and drummer John Hadfield. Saxophonist Adam Larson and the Jimi Prasad Orchestra with trumpeter Avishai Cohen. Ollie Usiskin from Trio Zone and the new one from Pat Metheny Dream Box. The new single from J3PO with Hadrien Feraud. Playlist Loop Doctors “Three 4 Free" from Entering A Room (KCG) 00:00 Unit 1 “Epistrophy" from Unit 1 (Wavetone) ...
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