Leonard Patton beyond jazzed to sing in guitar great Pat Metheny’s new Side-Eye III+ band

SAN DIEGO — Leonard Patton’s debut tour this year as a member of 20-time Grammy Award-winning guitar giant and composer Pat ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Pat Metheny, a 20-time Grammy-winner, talks music, film and snafus: ‘Everything that could ever go wrong has’

Its title to the contrary, the music on guitar great Pat Metheny’s new album, “Dream Box,” did not come to him in a dream. But they did come out of the blue — in a manner — much to the surprise and ...
NPR

On MoonDial, guitarist Pat Metheny embraces the power of improv

For years, Pat Metheny couldn't find the right guitar strings. He had a specific need - nylon strings for an unconventional tuning on a baritone guitar. Last fall, he found them on Amazon, and they ...
Jazz

Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman - Song X (1986; Reissue)

Sorta like Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman's Song X has long been a strange attractor for all sorts of hyperbole, rumor-mongering and dismissal. Yeah, Song X was ...
NPR

Kindred Spirits Cuong Vu And Pat Metheny Come Together In A New Jazz Album

Growing up, trumpeter Vu found inspiration in Metheny's music. Now the two collaborate on the album, Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny. Kevin Whitehead says the record showcases their musical chemistry.