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Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny : Pat Metheny is one of the leading voices in the field of contemporary jazz, and also had a great success in the fusion genre. He has written music for film scores and collaborated with most of the great jazz musicians of our time. He is regarded as creme a'la creme amongst musicians, and has a distinguished sound and an unique composition style. He has been awarded 17 Grammys in different genres during the years (10 for PMG) , and is still touring between 120-240 days a year.

Pat Metheny (Patrick Bruce Metheny) was born on August 12, 1954, Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S.A. He has an elder brother that plays the trumpet, which Pat also played from age 8. He switched to guitar at age 12, and progressed very fast. He states Wes Montgomery as one of his early influences, but horn-players like Ornette Coleman, Joe Henderson, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker were also a source of inspiration. At the age 15 he was already jamming with top-notch players in Kansas City. Vibraphone-player Gary Burton saw the potential in the talented teenager, and Pat later joined Gary Burton's band.

After graduating from Lee's Summit High School, Pat moved to Florida in order to attend University of Miami. He studied just one semester before he was offered a position as a teacher. Soon after he tought at Berkeley College of Music. In Miami he also met Jaco Pastorius, whom he played with and became a close friend until Jaco's death. [...]

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