Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Methenyis an American jazz guitarist and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth12 August 1954
CityLee's Summit, MO
CountryUnited States of America
excelled musical
One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
musical verbs jazz-and-life
...to me if it's anything, jazz is a verb-it's more like a process than it is a thing.
country political musical
Avant-garde, jazz, pop, classical, country and western, rock, free, straight-ahead, etc. are ultimately meaningless terms in the face of the music being discussed at best - at worst, those terms often serve as code words for what is in fact a cultural / political discussion more than a musical one.
play musical way
Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is a lifetime's worth of work.
condition human jazz kinds music musical stuff takes true vehicle
The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
influenced seemed
The chorused thing, I would have to say I was the first to use extensively in jazz, and that seemed to have influenced a lot of other guys.
casual love playing
I used to love going and playing jam sessions, doing things spontaneously. I can't do that anymore. Everything you do is documented, nothing is casual anymore.
bigger dynamic mind model notes trying wider
No two notes are ever the same volume. With the guitar, you really have to model in your mind this wider thing; you're trying to create the illusion of a bigger dynamic range.
I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me.
absolute band chris second
I can't really say enough about Chris Potter. He is one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, and every second I have been on the band stand with him has been an absolute pleasure.
explore four full mix palette possibilities saxophone together watch work
I like to explore the full gamut of possibilities ... as many possibilities as possible. With David's saxophone in the mix we have a full palette to work from. With the four of us together on stage, watch out.
family great hanging kids love three
I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything.
changed relatively short
In their relatively short careers, they've changed everything,
duet extended mix tunes
With Christian, Antonio and David, I will mix it up, as usual, some tunes as a Trio, some as a Quartet, extended duet sections, and more,