Jazz Articles about Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny at Merriam Theater

by Victor L. Schermer
October 10, 2018

Pat Metheny 2018 World Tour Kimmel Center Presents Merriam Theater Philadelphia, PA October 5, 2018 I have covered the jazz “waterfront" for All About Jazz over the past two decades and although I have taken in a lot of territory, I often find myself aware of major gaps in my listening. Even an all-time legendary jazz musician can be a “missing person" on my list. When I ...

Pat Metheny Quartet at The Cabot

by Doug Hall
October 8, 2018

Pat Metheny The Cabot Beverly, MASeptember 30, 2018 On a very special night at the intimate and newly renovated 1920s Cabot Theater, in Beverly, MA., a sold-out performance was delivered by extraordinary jazz virtuoso, musician, composer and phenomenal guitarist, Pat Metheny. A highly respected musician among his peers and now a veteran, having received all accolades including 20 Grammy Awards, was just launching a new tour with an exceptional younger generation quartet. The evening's performance ...

Umbria Jazz 2018: Part 2-2

by Andrea Rotili
August 13, 2018

Merano Jazz 2018

by Giuseppe Segala
July 31, 2018

Kursaal, Teatro Kimm Merano 10-15.07.2018 Il primo che soffia sulle ventidue candeline di Merano Jazz è Pat Metheny, che con il suo quartetto apre la sezione concertistica di un festival caratterizzato pure da una prestigiosa sezione didattica: l'Accademia Mitteleuropea, diretta da Franco D'Andrea ed Ewald Kontschieder, giunta quest'anno alla diciassettesima edizione con docenti dell'area italiana e germanica che ruotano in frequenza biennale, tra i quali troviamo nel 2018 il sassofonista Pietro Tonolo, il trombettista ...

Pat Metheny at Belfast Waterfront

by Ian Patterson
November 19, 2017

Pat Metheny Belfast Waterfront Belfast, N. Ireland November 14, 2017 “We've been trying to get a gig here for forty two years," Pat Metheny told the crowd at the Belfast Waterfront. Happily, the Missouri guitarist had at last found the city. It had been hidden out of sight all the time, on the far side of Ireland from America. He should have asked Charlie Haden or Ornette Coleman. His old sparring partners knew.

Pat Metheny: Driving Forces

by Ian Patterson
November 10, 2017

It's been five years since Pat Metheny was last interviewed by All About Jazz, a not inconsiderable period of time in any working musician's life and particularly in one quite as prolific as the Missouri guitarist/composer. At the time, Metheny was promoting his Unity Band featuring Chris Potter, Ben Williams and Antonio Sánchez. His unconcealed enthusiasm for the band was matched by the general acclaim for its debut Unity Band (Nonesuch, 2012), the follow up Kin (Nonesuch, 2015) and sold ...

Pat Metheny at Cologne Philharmonic

by Phillip Woolever
November 8, 2017

Pat Metheny Philharmonic Hall Cologne, Germany October 28, 2017 Pat Metheny remains a highly popular, award winning force in the music business after more than four decades. The still-amazing guitarist and his current ensemble demonstrated exactly why, many times over, during their dynamic set in Cologne's beautiful symphony hall. This extensive tour, generically deemed “An Evening with Pat Metheny," encompassed much of the 2017 calendar and civilized world offering a comprehensive set list for long ...