Pat Metheny

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pat Metheny
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1954(1954-08-12)
Age	70
Birthplace	Lee's Summit
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Leo

Pat Metheny Biography

Pat Metheny is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. Jazz guitarist who mixes the jazz genre with Latin influences into his music. He is the founder for his group, the Pat Metheny Band.

The song was named “James” from the album Offramp in honor of the folk hero He named his song “James” from the album Offramp after folk legend James Taylor..

Metheny’s life changed after hearing the album Four & More by Miles Davis. Soon after, he was captivated by Wes Montgomery’s album Smokin’ at the Half Note which was released in 1965. He cites the Beatles, Miles Davis, and Wes Montgomery as having the biggest impact on his music.

Ornette Coleman’s 1968 album New York Is Now! inspired Metheny to find his own direction. He has recorded Coleman’s compositions on a number of albums, starting with a medley of “Round Trip” and “Broadway Blues” on his debut album, Bright Size Life (1976). He worked extensively with Coleman’s collaborators, such as Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, and Billy Higgins, and he recorded the album Song X (1986) with Coleman and toured with him.

He was born at Lee’s Summit, Missouri. He got married Latifa Metheny in the year 2000 and have two sons with names of Nicolas as well as Jeff. The brother of Mike Metheny Mike Metheny is a jazz flugelhorn player.

Pat Metheny Net Worth

Pat Metheny is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pat Metheny 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was 15 years old He was awarded an award from Down Beat Magazine for a jazz camp. He worked as a teacher instructor in the Berklee College of Music.

He was awarded his 20th Grammy Award in 2013 when his album Unity Band took home Best Jazz Instrumental Album.

Patrick Bruce Metheny (/m ə ˈ θ iː n i / mə-THEE -nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

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Who is Pat Metheny Dating?

According to our records, Pat Metheny married to Latifa Metheny. As of December 1, 2023, Pat Metheny’s is not dating anyone.

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Metheny released his debut album, Bright Size Life (ECM, 1976) with Jaco Pastorius on bass guitar and Bob Moses on drums. His next album, Watercolors (ECM, 1977), was the first time he recorded with pianist Lyle Mays, who became his most frequent collaborator. The album also featured Danny Gottlieb, who became the drummer for the first version of the Pat Metheny Group. With Metheny, Mays, and Gottlieb, the fourth member was bassist Mark Egan when the album Pat Metheny Group (ECM, 1978) was released.

Facts & Trivia

Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pat Metheny celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.

The second Group album, American Garage (ECM, 1979), reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart and crossed over onto the pop charts. From 1982 to 1985, the Pat Metheny Group released Offramp (ECM, 1982), a live album, Travels (ECM, 1983), First Circle (ECM, 1984), and The Falcon and the Snowman (EMI, 1985), a soundtrack album for the movie of the same name in which they collaborated on the single “This Is Not America” with David Bowie. The song reached number 14 in the British Top 40 in 1985 and number 32 in the U.S.

What is Pat Metheny's biggest hit?

6 Tell Me Where You’re Going (with Silje) It wasn’t his first flirtation with the singles chart: Metheny’s biggest hit was a 1985 collaboration with David Bowie, This Is Not America, the theme to the The Falcon and the Snowman, which reached No 14 on the UK chart.

Why is Pat Metheny important?

In addition to being a very innovative guitar player, Metheny is an important contemporary composer, an innovative producer and a pioneer in the use of the guitar synthesizer. The Pat Metheny Group has won 7 Grammy Awards over the years.

Is Pat Metheny still married?

Pat Metheny lives in New York City with his wife, Latifa and three children.

Is Pat Metheny still performing?

As is only fitting for a musician known for an extensive touring regime, Metheny has announced over 100 concerts world-wide to accompany the release of SIDE-EYE— returning to the road fall 2021 and spanning well into 2022.

Is Pat Metheny a good guitar player?

Lyrical, harmonically rich, and yet also intent on dissolving musical boundaries, Metheny’s shape-shifting music is hard to classify, but that hasn’t stopped him nabbing 20 Grammy awards. Not only one of the best jazz guitarists in history, Metheny is, without doubt, the most progressive guitarist in jazz right now.