Pat Metheny News

Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae Charlie Haden Family and Friends / Bill Frisell Quartet Van Der Graaf Generator / Ornette Coleman Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 7-9 2009 Every year the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal hosts a number of free outdoor concerts, Grand Soires, that go beyond the ...

Pete Downes is one of those incredible talents that only surfaces once in a blue moon.

"My Funny Valentine" "New Orleans" "My Romance" "Clarity" "Twilight World" "You and the Night and the Music" Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz , July 3, 2009 - Over the years, jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton has gained a reputation as a talent scout.

The duo make a special appearance at the Toronto Jazz Festival tonight at the Four Seasons Centre .

Wonder weathers the storm Legendary singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder sings an adapted version of "I Just Called to Say I Love You" dedicated to the memory of Michael Jackson during a news conference Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Montreal.

Ashante Infantry Pop & Jazz Critic The smell of wood greets you as soon as Linda Manzer opens the door of her Cabbagetown home.

Gary Burton, left, performs with Pat Metheny. The Gary Burton Quartet Revisited is part of the Freihofer's Jazz Festival at SPAC this weekend.

It's rare to see guitarist Pat Metheny play second fiddle. But the two-hour concert Wednesday night at the Keswick Theatre was largely a reunion of vibraphonist Gary Burton's quartet of the 1970s, where Metheny got his break and could see a fusion blueprint for much of his career.

A celestial voice with a refreshing outlook arrives on the jazz-adult pop scene with today's release of Pretty World by Anne Walsh from A To Zink Music.

Jazz luminaries Pat Metheny and Branford Marsalis, country legend George Jones, comic actress Lily Tomlin and the Aszure Barton & Artists dance company are among the attractions scheduled for the 2009-2010 season at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Bearsville Theater in Woodstock kicks off its "Summer Jazz Concert Series" at 8 p.m. June 27 with the Julian Lage Group.

THROWING IT DOWN: When Burton and Swallow heard the Beatles at Shea, they were galvanized.

GARY BURTON/PAT METHENY/STEVE SWALLOW/ANTONIO SANCHEZ: Quartet Live! Gary Burton, vibraphone; Pat Metheny, guitar; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Antonio Sanchez, drums Concord Jazz CJA-31303-02 . 2009.

Gary Burton Quartet, "Quartet Live" . 4 stars. Kasabian, "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" . 2.5 stars.

The revival of the Gary Burton Quartet - the dramatic reunion of Burton, a master vibraphonist, with superstar guitarist Pat Metheny - has resulted in triumphant tours of Europe, Japan and the United Sates and the release of a new, superb live recording that already is generating buzz about a Grammy Award.

Fans of the progressive rock sound of such acts as Kings X will definitely want to stop by Home Team BBQ in West Ashley this Friday, as the New York trio The Wicked Felinas strut their stuff on the venue's postage stamp-sized stage.

The following words probably do Brazilian bassist, composer and bandleader Leonardo E. M. Cioglia no favors, because it lays the weighty burden of expectation upon him and his group of young musicians.

The Jazz Session Podcast now available on AAJ:Mobile! In addition to our daily content, readers can now tune into our weekly Jazz Session podcast with Jason Crane.

Jazz aficionados are listening to 24-year-old acoustic bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding as if she were a wonderful melody.

Gary Burton and Pat Metheny "Quartet Live" is a voice from the past that is not old at all.