Pat Metheny

@Guitarists, Timeline and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Pat Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer best known as the founder of The Pat Metheny group American University Of Miami Guitarists Composers Lyricists & Songwriters Singers Jazz Singers Leo Celebrities Patrick Bruce 'Pat' Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer who is acknowledged as one of the greatest contemporary musicians owing to his versatility on any instrument. He is a multi-Grammy winning jazz fusion guitarist known for incorporating pop music and traditional jazz with the help of technology. He has spent most of his life touring and averages between 120-240 shows a year since he began touring over 30 years ago, some for his own projects and some for other artists. Coming from a musical lineage, he was proficient in playing the trumpet and the guitar by the age of 15. During high school he played the French horn for the half-time marching band for academic credits and gave jazz performances in Kansas City. His accomplishments as a musician are unique, but his feats as a music educator are no less. He became the youngest teacher at the Miami University and also at the Berklee College of Music. At Berklee's, under the guidance of vibraphonist Gary Burton he became known as a teenage prodigy. Eventually he went on to found the Pat Metheny Group which also featured the pianist Lyle Mays; Mays would become his frequent collaborator and their professional relationship has spanned over 25 years and 15 albums.

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Birthday: August 12, 1954 Nationality: American Famous: University Of Miami, Guitarists, Composers, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Jazz Singers Spouses: Latifa Metheny, Sônia Braga Siblings: Mike Metheny Known as: Patrick Bruce Metheny, Metheny, Pat Childrens: Jeff Kaiis Metheny, Nicolas Djakeem Metheny Information Detail Birthday August 12, 1954 Nationality American Famous University Of Miami, Guitarists, Composers, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Jazz Singers Spouses Latifa Metheny, Sônia Braga Siblings Mike Metheny Known as Patrick Bruce Metheny, Metheny, Pat Childrens Jeff Kaiis Metheny, Nicolas Djakeem Metheny Universities University Of Miami 1972 - Lee's Summit High School University of Miami Notable Alumnis University Of Miami Birth Place Lee's Summit Gender Male Net Worth $245 million as Jan 2017 Sun Sign Leo Born in Lee's Summit Famous as Guitarist

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Pat Metheny is married to Latifa and they have three children. Unsplash Personal Life

He also works for non-profit organization named The California Environmental Legacy Project. Unsplash Personal Life

Pat Metheny was born on August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri into a musical family. His family was into band music and his older brother Mike played the trumpet. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He played his first instrument, the trumpet, at the age of eight and switched to guitar at the age of 12. In 1969, he won a Down Beat scholarship to a one-week jazz camp and met guitarist Attila Zoller. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After passing out from Lee's Summit High School he attended the University of Miami. He stayed at the University for a brief period during which he was also offered a teaching position. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He became the youngest teacher ever at the University of Miami at the age of 18 and later took up a teaching assistantship with jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton at the Berklee College of Music. At Berklee he gained a reputation for being a teenage prodigy. Unsplash Career

His debut album, 'Bright Size Life' (1975) was launched in collaboration with Pastorius and drummer Bob Moses, and his second album 'Watercolours' (1977) featured pianist Lyle Mays, bassist Eberhard Weber and drummer Danny Gottlieb. Unsplash Career

He created a jazz fusion group called 'Pat Metheny Group' in 1977, in which he was the guitarist, composer and the bandleader, while Lyle Mays played the roles of keyboardist and composer. The group also had Danny Gottlieb and Mark Egan in its line-up. The group's first album 'Pat Metheny Group' (1978) was released on the ECM label. Unsplash Career

The group's second album, 'American Garage' (1979) turned out to be a huge success and the album ranked No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart. The opening track ‘(Cross the) Heartland’, was an instant hit and became the band's signature tune. Unsplash Career

The group's unique sound was due to Pat's Gibson ES-175 guitar coupled with two Eventide Clockworks' Harmonizer digital delay units, Mays’ Oberheim and Sequential Circuit Prophet 5 synthesizer and Steinway piano. Unsplash Career

Metheny’s solo album, ‘Secret Story’, as well as The Pat Metheny Group's albums ‘Still Life (Talking)’ and ‘Letter from Home’ went onto become Gold records, while the live performances of the group’s album ‘The Way Up’ received standing ovations in almost 90 concerts during their 2005 world tour. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	August 12, 1954
Nationality	American
Famous	University Of Miami, Guitarists, Composers, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Jazz Singers
Spouses	Latifa Metheny, Sônia Braga
Siblings	Mike Metheny
Known as	Patrick Bruce Metheny, Metheny, Pat
Childrens	Jeff Kaiis Metheny, Nicolas Djakeem Metheny
Universities	University Of Miami 1972 - Lee's Summit High School University of Miami
Notable Alumnis	University Of Miami
Birth Place	Lee's Summit
Gender	Male
Net Worth	$245 million as Jan 2017
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Lee's Summit
Famous as	Guitarist

Pat Metheny

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Aug 12, 1954

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