The Ahn Trio brings innovative style to Kirtland Nov 14, 2009
The Ahn Trio -- sisters Maria (cello), Lucia (piano) and Angella (violin) -- are credited with helping to redefine the art and architecture of chamber music, breathing new life into the standard piano trio literature with commissioned works from visionary composers such as Pat Metheny, Kenji Bunch, Maurice Jarre, Nikolai Kapustin, Mark O Connor and Michael Nyman. The classical trio has fused their work with that of dancers, pop singers, DJs, electronic music artists, painters, installation... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Multi-instrumental Oct 16, 2009
He studied composition, arrangement and performance at Berklee College of Music and privately with guitar greats George Benson, Pat Metheny, Christopher Parkening and Mick Goodrick. He also has studied ethnic instruments, including the Indian Bansuri Flute and many others with players from around the world. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
The S.F. Jazz Festival lineup Oct 5, 2009
Esperanza Spalding, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre: The 24-year-old jazz singer and bassist has played with Stanley Clarke and Pat Metheny, served on the faculty of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and won over David Letterman. After seeing her, you'll know why. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Making music on her own terms Oct 2, 2009
Jazz fans became enamored following her improvisationally minded, all-star releases featuring luminaries like Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, and Cassandra Wilson. And still others came to know Ndegeocello first as a sought-after side woman with artists as disparate as Joshua Redman, Alanis Morissette, Indigo Girls, and Karl Denson. (Boston Globe)
Groove with the Blue Oct 2, 2009
It was popularised by world-renowned artistes like Pat Metheny, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Jaco Pastorius Weather Report all immensely talented musicians who found even the conventions of traditional jazz music limiting. Unfortunately, the popularity of fusion jazz has dwindled in recent decades, and most young people wouldnt even know fusion if it was blasting on their iPod speakers. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'A true innovator and legend' Aug 15, 2009
PAT METHENY, JAZZ GUITARIST. It is hard to over-estimate the impact that Les Paul has had on our culture. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
This day in history Aug 12, 2009
Jazz musician Pat Metheny is 55. Actor Sam J. Jones is 55. (Boston Globe)
Woodstock Thirty Years After Woodst... Aug 10, 2009
In 1981, the town was host to a jazz festival that attracted artists such as Pat Metheny and Chick Corea. Additionally, many well known musicians and artists have called Woodstock home, including Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Johnny Cash and Elizabeth Mitchell. (Suite101.com)
Island concert? His idea Aug 7, 2009
And please, do not mention Pat Metheny. A. It s a hard question. (Boston Globe)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 9-15 Aug 6, 2009
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is 55. Actor Bruce Greenwood ("Thirteen Days") is 53. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Rest in peace? The perils of posthumous pop Jul 21, 2009
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, for example, described saxophonist Kenny Gs with the late Louis Armstrong as. Debates about this practice will probably be reignited in the coming months, since news broke that Michael Jackson left behind. (MSNBC -- News)
Gary Burton Quartet Live On Stage A... Jul 20, 2009
Gary Burton first teamed up with Pat Metheny in 1974, joining bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bob Moses in the Gary Burton Quartet ... Pat Metheny went on to become one of the superstars of jazz filling arenas, filling streets and selling lots of records ... Pat Metheny on the other hand had already captured the minds and hearts of many of the guitarist and guitar students who packed the hall to see him, and he did not disappoint. (Suite101.com)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Jul 17, 2009
Absolutely Jazz (Absolutely Jazz) will feature a program including Andrew Bealls arrangement of the Pat Metheny Suite and Becks Jazz Variants. Today at 7:30pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Some days, the travelin’ music selects itself Jul 11, 2009
Some days, the travelin music selects itself. 4:04 pm July 10, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Entertainer Spotlight on Pete Hernandez (35) Jul 3, 2009
He graduated from Palm Springs High School and his musical tastes also graduated from the bluesy rock playing of Eric Clapton to jazzier guitarists like Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton and Earl Klugh. In 1991, he began playing with his father and drummer John Cody in a band called The Whitewater Band. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Prodigy Julian Lage to play at SPAC Jun 26, 2009
Burton -- who plays the Freihofer's Jazz Fest on Saturday with his own band featuring another guitar hero Pat Metheny -- remembers being absolutely wowed as he watched an 11-year-old Lage perform with a group of other musically gifted youngsters on a Grammy Awards telecast. "I got his phone number from the Grammy folks and asked him to do a small gig near where he lived in San Francisco. He played even better than I thought he would. So I hired him about once a year to some gig -- something easy... (Albany Times Union)
Critic's picks - jazz music May 17, 2009
Bassist Steve Swallow is back, along with guitarist Pat Metheny and drummer Antonio Sanchez. June 20, Berklee Performance Center, Boston. (Boston Globe)
Brassy's 30th reunion party Saturday in Cocoa Beach May 15, 2009
Some of the acts that came to Brassy's included Steppenwolf, Joe Cocker, Molly Hatchett, George Jones, Michael Bolton, Pat Metheny, Spyro Gyra, Joan Jett, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the Winter Brothers and Three-Dog Night. "We were about a 1,000-seat nightclub," said former co-owner Lee Hemenway of Merritt Island. (Florida Today)
Fly to Montreal for $170 each way May 14, 2009
Concert appearences will include Jeff Beck, Chris Botti, Jackson Browne, Pink Martini, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter Quartet, The Lost Fingers, Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Antonio Sanchez, and George Wein and the Newport All-Stars. The best part of this gigantic event is that the non-stop entertainment, from noon to midnight, is held right in the heart of downtown Montreal. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Jazz Experience off to IJC Apr 28, 2009
" n n n HCHS Jazz has a tradition of excellence at the Iowa Jazz Championships, placing in the trophy class (8th place or higher) in all of the years the championships have been held. The bands have won state titles in 1999, 2001 and 2008, and have placed second numerous times. They'll take the stage at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday to perform in class 3A at the Convention Center in Des Moines, against 14 other bands from across the state with the same aspirations as HCHS Jazz Experience. If the band... (Harlan Tribune, IA)
Renowned harmonica player to perform Apr 28, 2009
Maret, who recently got off tour with Herbie Hancock and has played with Pat Metheny and others, said the harmonica isn't the most prominently used instrument in jazz, but that's helped him to develop his own style. Maret said his style was influenced initially by the harmonica playing of Stevie Wonder and Toots Thielman. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Jazz Guitarist Clinco Creates a Multicolor Impression with Neon Apr 5, 2009
Acoustic bassist Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz's partial list of collaborations include Brad Mehldau, Billy Higgins, and Pat Metheny. On electric bass, Jimmy Johnson has worked with John Abercrombie, Sergio Mendes, and Lee Ritenour. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Fusionworks moves south Apr 3, 2009
A newer work by Meunier, Double Stop: Longshore Drift, was prompted by listening to an album by guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau, as well as by her beach walks. It has a sense of breakers crashing and seaweed waving, the roll of the ocean in the body movement. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Five shows worth checking out at Passim Mar 14, 2009
Julian Lage Group He's only 21, but Boston-based Lage is already a seasoned jazz guitarist, having first emerged as a child prodigy who shared stages with Carlos Santana and Pat Metheny. March 26. (Boston Globe)
News Briefs | Feb. 27 Feb 27, 2009
They will perform Divertissement for Violin, Cello and Piano, composed especially for the Ahn Trio by Nikolai Kaspustin, and Yu Ryung by Pat Metheny. They will also perform works from their latest album Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Club listings: Bands playing Feb. 26 through March 4 Feb 27, 2009
The Press Room Larry Garland and friends, 1 p.m.; Zumbao Tres, playing the music of Pat Metheny, 9 p.m., 77 Daniel St., Portsmouth. 431-5186. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Mourning Becomes Electra Feb 23, 2009
And famed guitarist Pat Metheny has contributed some effectively atmospheric background music. But in terms of nearly everything else, from the dreary production design - the small painting of the Mannon estate that is displayed before the action begins is all too indicative of the general reductionism - to the tension-free staging and god-awful performances by even the members of the chorus, this is a production to inspire mourning, indeed. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
