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Pat Metheny
American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1954)
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Patrick Bruce Metheny (mə-THEE-nee; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.[1]
He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, latin jazz, and jazz fusion.[2] He has three gold albums and 20 Grammy Awards,[3][4] and is the only person to have won Grammys in 10 categories.
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[edit]Metheny was born in Lee's Summit, Missouri. His father Dave played trumpet, his mother Lois sang, and his maternal grandfather Delmar was a professional trumpeter.[5][6] Metheny's first instrument was the trumpet, on which he was taught by his brother, Mike. Pat's brother, father, and grandfather played trios together at home. His parents were fans of Glenn Miller and swing music. They took Pat to concerts to hear Clark Terry and Doc Severinsen, but they had little respect for guitar. Pat's interest in guitar increased around 1964 when he saw the Beatles perform on TV. For his 12th birthday, his parents allow
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hi dan,
to me, real success has always been more closely linked with the personal satisfaction that one gets out of playing music and feeling actual growth as a musician. i have always felt that the real reward of playing music comes with the insight and knowledge that an understanding of how music works and what it is brings to all aspects of ones life.
of course, it could seem a bit facile for me to sit here and say that - as a musician who has been fortunate to function in a way that meshes with the reality of this weird culture that we live in an effective enough way that i have been able to "make a living" for most of my adult life playing creative music. that makes me and the other .000001 of musicians who make up the part of the jazz community that tours and makes records a rarity - a fact that i am very aware of - and i wake up each day counting my blessings and thanking my lucky stars for my good fortune for the opportunities to grow that i have been given.
right now, in america, we live in a culture that is not only apathetic towards high levels of creative energy being directed towards music, improvisation especially, and there are times that it seems like this society is even openly hostile towards work in this area.
should you go on?