Two years after his acclaimed solo guitar album “Moondial”, Pat Metheny returns on February 27th with his new album “Side-Eye III+”, a new project with new, young band members Chris Fishman on keys and Joe Dyson on drums. At the same time, Pat also announces the launch of his new record label called Uniquity Music,…
On the heels of his most recent solo release “MoonDial”, guitarist Pat Metheny made a stop last night at the Berlin Philharmonie. Over the course of two full hours, he divided his show into different parts, focusing on several of his most recent projects and one going back a bit further. Pat played various nylon…
Berlin-Schöneberg’s Zig Zag Club, which has clearly developed into the city’s most important jazz club regarding international and local acts, is collaborating with two other major venues in order to bring in some more top-notch artists: on November 4th, both Quincy Jones-mentored artists Alfredo Rodriguez (piano) and Richard Bona (bass) will appear as a duo…
Every week, Gina releases a 60-minute playlist with new music which moved us one way or another. We do get a vast number of links and streams of new albums and singles every single day. These playlists are a way to not let those songs fall under the radar. The latest playlist features 14 tracks:…
Guitarist Pat Metheny has just announced the release of his new album “MoonDial”. It will be out on July 26th on BMG. The music on the album was composed while on tour and it is going to be another solo album without overdubs. Metheny, who turns 70 later this year, plays the baritone guitar, made…
The beloved JazzNights series, a concert series which has brought dozens of artists into the most prestigious and beautiful venues all over Germany, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. And what better way to celebrate this with tours of two of the most in-demand and celebrated jazz artists: Cécile McLorin Salvant and Pat Metheny….
What a nice surprise! Singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli has come up with solo takes on more than a dozen Pat Metheny compositions. As they both show deep respect for each other in a recent JazzTimes interview where John was asked to talk to Pat about his new “Road To The Sun” album, recorded by…
The last time Pat Metheny recorded with an orchestra was in 1993. Jeremy Lubbock’s arrangement were part of still amazing compositions like “Finding And Believing” (with Gil Goldstein on accordion), the outstanding “The Longest Summer”, or “Always And Forever”. Many albums and tours have gone by since then (and his own “Orchestrion” project of 2010)…
It was during his first encore, a long solo piece incorporating various tunes from his vast catalogue, when he set an exclamation mark after one of his signature tunes, “This Is Not America”, and proved that it is currently at least as valid as back in 1985 when it was originally released. For over two…
This year’s Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free Jazz Festival, will take place September 4th-7th on four stages and with more than 100 performances. Just recently the artist in residence for the 36th edition has been announced: Pat Metheny can be seen in different collaborations. As the festival’s ambassador, he will headline the second…