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Born on the 24^th August in 1954, Pat Metheny is a famous composer and lead guitarist. He particularly plays the genre of Jazz music and has composed many songs with his band and on side projects as well. Pat created his own group known as the Pat Metheny Group which he founded in the year 1977. The group has successfully released eleven studio albums all of which have received critical and audience acclaim. Not only did this guitarist do well with his band, his solo career is appreciable as well. Take some time out to enjoy the jazziness that is embodied by Pat in his performances by acquiring Pat Metheny tickets.
 
When it comes to all his solo releases, the guitarist incorporates different elements and infusions of contemporary, traditional and progressive jazz music. Pat Metheny’s brother is also a jazz fan, playing jazz music over the brass instrument that is called Flugelhorn, which shows that perhaps the sound of jazz runs in their blood.
 
Pat Metheny was born in the small town of Lee’s Summit. Pat moved to Florida to undergo his graduation from the University of Miami which he completed by the year 1972. He was offered a job at the Berklee College of Music which he decided to take and shifted to Boston. He was accompanied by Gary Burton who is a popular vibraphone player of today. Although his debut recording was made in the year 1974, it was until the year 1975 that Pat Metheny made his official entry into the musical world of jazz. He was asked by Gary Burton to join his band and play alongside the other jazz guitarist Mick Goodrick. Pat Metheny’s second recording was done in the year 1977 and was named “Watercolors”. It featured Lyle Mays; Pat Metheny’s favorite pianist with whom he has done several more collaboration. The recording also featured Danny Gottieb and Eberhard Weber on drums and bass respectively. The third recording led way to the creation of Pat Metheny’s band called the Pat Metheny Group which started his partnership with Lyle Mays. Together they composed numerous hits for the band. If you wish to see the compositional magic of these two legends, what you should do is get your hands on Pat Metheny tickets as soon as possible.
 
Pat Metheny has recorded various solos, duets and projects with leading artists and composers some of whom include Pedro Aznar, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Bill Stewart, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, Chick Corea, Joni Mitchell, Brad Mehldau and Ornette Coleman. All of these artists are jazz drummers or jazz bassists, jazz electric guitarists, jazz composers, jazz pianists or arrangers. What they all in common is jazz, which runs in their blood. Pat Metheny has been active since the year 1974 when it comes to jazz and has known to play as much as two hundred and forty concerts per year. Furthermore he has been on the road for numerous headlining tours for more than thirty years now. View this legend perform his ensemble in an upcoming show by buying cheap Pat Metheny tickets today.
 
Pat Metheny is famous for major great contributions to the field of jazz. Due to years of hard work and compositions this artist has been able to introduce new and sharp elements into jazz. Firstly he is known for introducing the twelve-string alternate tunings into jazz. He has made use of this guitar sufficiently in Desperado; his studio album. Also Pat Metheny uses the six-string electric guitar in a variety of his music, paired with digital processing that allows creation of a rich and unique tone to his guitar. Lastly he uses the Guitar Synthesizer in abundance. Before him it has only been used by two artists; Bill Frisell and John Abercrombie, he is perhaps still the only one who uses such a guitar in his recordings and performances.
 
Due to his productions and compositions the artist has been able to win a total of nineteen Grammy Awards. Also three of his studio albums received gold certifications over the United States. Pat has often been awarded with the honor of being the Guitarist of the Year by DownBeat Magazine for the year 2009, 2010 and 2011.