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About Pat Metheny Group
Hometown
Lee's Summit, MO, United States
Formed
1977
Genre
Jazz
Founded in 1977, the Pat Metheny Group was a jazz fusion troupe led by guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Lyle Mays that featured an ever-changing lineup of musicians.
∙ Their 1979 album, American Garage, and 1982’s Offramp both reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz LPs chart.
∙ They won 11 Grammy Awards, including five in the Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental category.
∙ “This Is Not America,” their 1985 synth-rock collaboration with David Bowie for the movie The Falcon and the Snowman, reached No. 32 on the US Pop charts.
∙ The Pat Metheny Group’s lineup has included award-winning Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, Cuban percussionist Luis Conte, and Argentinian musician Pedro Aznar.
∙ In 2015, the song “Last Train Home” was used as the closing theme for the Japanese anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.
Members of Pat Metheny Group include, or have included, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Richard Bona, Pedro Aznar, Antonio Sánchez, Grégoire Maret, Naná Vasconcelos, Mark Egan, Nando Lauria, Cuong Vu, Danny Gottlieb, Armando Marçal, David Blamires, Paul Wertico, Steve Rodby, and Mark Ledford.
Influenced by Pat Metheny GroupPat Metheny Group has influenced the music of BAKU, Rebecca Jean Rossi, Special EFX and more.
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