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%ne of the most successful and criticall& acclaimed 'azz musicians to come to (rominence in the 19)0s and *+0s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny -rou( and is also involve involved d in duets, solo works, and other side (ro'ects. is st&le incor(orates elements of (rogressive and contem(orar& 'azz, 'azz, (ost/$o(, 'azz/rock fusion, and folk/'azz. Metheny was born and raised in ee*s ummit, 2issouri, a suburb south/east of #ansas Cit&. 3ollowing his graduation from ee*s ummit igh chool, he briefl& attended the niversit& of 2iami in 2iami in Coral -ables, 3lorida. 5fter Metheny withdrew from the niversit& of 2iami in his first semester, he was offered a teaching (osition. (osition. Metheny came onto the 'azz scene 'azz scene in 19)" when he 'oined vibra(honist -ar& $urton*s band and recorded $right ize ife with bassist aco 7astorius and drummer $ob 2oses. Metheny*s next recording, 19))*s 8atercolors, was the first to feature (ianist &le 2a&s, Metheny*s most freuent collaborator. Metheny*s next album formalized this (artnershi( and began the Pat Metheny -rou(, featuring several songs co/written with 2a&s: the album was released as the self/titled Pat Metheny -rou( on the ;C2 record label. Pat Metheny also has released notable solo, trio, uartet
and duet recordings with musicians musicians such such as im all, with %rnette Coleman: 7arallel =ealities: and azz $altica, with lf 8akenius and other ?ordic azz (la&ers and (la&s with some great female musicians such as il'e ?ergaard on Tell 2e 8here @ou*re -oing A1990B, ?oa on ?oa A1994B and 5nna 2aria o(ek on (o'enie A00B. Pat Metheny has been touring for more than !0 &ears, averaging 10/40 concerts a &ear. Metheny has written over 00 (ieces and continues to (ush musical limits in both his com(osition and (erformance. Pat Metheny -rou( The Pat Metheny -rou( is a 'azz band founded in 19)). The first Pat Metheny -rou( release, 19)+*s Pat Metheny -rou(, featured the writing duo of Pat Metheny and (ianist &le 2a&s, a collaboration which would s(an over " &ears and 1" albums. The recording featured the bass (la&ing of aco 7astorius bass (rotDgD 2ark ;gan. The second grou( album, 5merican -arage A19+0B, was a breakout hit, reaching E1 on the $illboard azz chart and crossing over onto the (o( charts as well, largel& on the strength of the u(/tem(o o(ening track ACross theB eartland which would become a signature tune for the grou(. This earl& incarnation of the grou( included
and duet recordings with musicians musicians such such as im all, with %rnette Coleman: 7arallel =ealities: and azz $altica, with lf 8akenius and other ?ordic azz (la&ers and (la&s with some great female musicians such as il'e ?ergaard on Tell 2e 8here @ou*re -oing A1990B, ?oa on ?oa A1994B and 5nna 2aria o(ek on (o'enie A00B. Pat Metheny has been touring for more than !0 &ears, averaging 10/40 concerts a &ear. Metheny has written over 00 (ieces and continues to (ush musical limits in both his com(osition and (erformance. Pat Metheny -rou( The Pat Metheny -rou( is a 'azz band founded in 19)). The first Pat Metheny -rou( release, 19)+*s Pat Metheny -rou(, featured the writing duo of Pat Metheny and (ianist &le 2a&s, a collaboration which would s(an over " &ears and 1" albums. The recording featured the bass (la&ing of aco 7astorius bass (rotDgD 2ark ;gan. The second grou( album, 5merican -arage A19+0B, was a breakout hit, reaching E1 on the $illboard azz chart and crossing over onto the (o( charts as well, largel& on the strength of the u(/tem(o o(ening track ACross theB eartland which would become a signature tune for the grou(. This earl& incarnation of the grou( included
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