Pat Metheny has been played on NTS over 130 times, featured on 131 episodes and was first played on 4 February 2013.

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born 12 August 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA) is an American jazz guitarist and leader of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny's musical contexts separate into many branches: the Pat Metheny Group plus various collaborations, duets, solo works, and other side projects.

He first made it big in the jazz world with the famous vibraphonist Gary Burton. Throughout the late 70's, 80's, and 90's, Metheny established himself as one of the leading jazz guitar players in the world. Famous for his tasteful midwestern style and tone, he also has an incredible facility with the guitar. His compositions have earned him acclaim in the jazz world as well.

He has played with such greats as: Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Ornette Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Bill Stewart, Brad Mehldau and Jaco Pastorius. Similar artists include Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, and John McLaughlin.

Pat Metheny has won 17 Grammy awards and holds the record for winning Grammys in the most categories.

You will find Pat Metheny also on following artist pages:

Jaco Pat Metheny Group Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays John Scofield & Pat Metheny Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny Jim Hall & Pat Metheny Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau Metheny Mehldau Quartet Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins Pat Metheny & Dave Holland & Roy Haynes Pat Metheny Trio Anna Maria Jopek & Friends with Pat Metheny Pat Metheny Unity Group (incomplete list).

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Pat Metheny discography, sorted by years with last fm links:

- 1974 - Ring - Gary Burton - 1974 - Jaco - Jaco Pastorius & Pat Metheny with Paul Bley and Bruce Ditmas - 1975 - Dreams So Real - Gary Burton Quintet - 1976 - Passengers - Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber - 1976 - Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny with Jaco Pastorius and Bob Moses - 1977 - Watercolors - Pat leads. With Lyle Mays, Eberhard Weber and Danny Gottlieb - 1978 - Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group - 1979 - New Chautauqua - Pat Metheny - 1979 - The Search for Solutions - - 1979 - American Garage - Pat Metheny Group - 1980 - Shadows and Light - Joni Mitchell with Metheny, Mays, Pastorius, Brecker & Alias - 1980 - 80/81 - Pat Metheny with Redman, Haden, Brecker, and DeJohnette - 1981 - The Song Is You - Chick Corea with A. Braxton, J. DeJohnette, L. Konitz, M. Vitous - 1981 - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls - Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - 1982 - Offramp - Pat Metheny Group - 1983 - Under Fire - with Jerry Goldsmith - 1983 - Travels - Pat Metheny Group - 1984 - Rejoicing - Pat Metheny with Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins - 1984 - Fandango - Unreleased soundtrack with Lyle Mays & Naná Vasconcelos - 1984 - First Circle - Pat Metheny Group - 1984 - Works - Pat Metheny - 1985 - Encontros E Despedidas - Milton Nascimento (Pat plays only on "Vidro e Corte") - 1985 - Contemplación - Pedro Aznar's Sondtrack with Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays and Dan Gottlieb - 1985 - The Falcon and the Snowman - Soundtrack by Pat Metheny Group - 1986 - Story Of Moses - Bob Moses with Metheny, Okoshi, Strickland, Quintero & Harris - 1986 - Day In - Night Out - Mike Metheny - 1986 - Song X - Ornette Coleman, Metheny, D. Coleman, DeJohnette and Haden - 1987 - Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker with Metheny, Kirkland, Haden and DeJohnette - 1987 - Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group - 1988 - Works II - Pat Metheny - 1989 - Reunion - Gary Burton with Pat Metheny, Will Lee, Peter Erskine and Mitchel Forman - 1989 - Letter from Home - Pat Metheny Group - 1989 - Electric Counterpoint - Steve Reich. - 1990 - Reunion - Gary Burton - 1990 - Parallel Realities - Jack DeJohnette with Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock - 1990 - Tell Me Where You're Going - Silje Nergaard - 1990 - Question and Answer - Pat Metheny & Dave Holland & Roy Haynes - 1992 - Toys - (on "Let Joy And Innocence Prevail") - 1992 - Till We Have Faces - Gary Thomas, Metheny, Murphy, Cox, Howard, Carrington, Moss. - 1992 - Secret Story - Pat Metheny Group - 1993 - Wish - Joshua Redman album with Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins - 1993 - Yin and the Yout - Paul Wertico Pat plays guitar on "Don't Look Back" only - 1993 - Parallel Realities live… - Mellon Jazz Festival 1990, DeJohnette, Metheny, Hancock & Holland - 1993 - The Road to You - Pat Metheny Group - 1994 - Noa - Achinoam Nini - 1994 - I Can See Your House from Here - John Scofield & Pat Metheny - 1994 - Zero Tolerance for Silence - Pat Metheny - 1995 - We Live Here - Pat Metheny Group - 1996 - Pursuance - Kenny Garrett album with Brian Blade, and Rodney Whitaker - 1996 - Passaggio per il paradiso - Soundtrack by Pat Metheny - 1996 - The Sign of 4 - with Derek Bailey, Gregg Bendian, and Paul Wertico - 1996 - Passaggio per il paradiso - Pat Metheny - 1996 - Quartet - Pat Metheny Group - 1997 - Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) - Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny - 1997 - Imaginary Day - Pat Metheny Group - 1998 - Like Minds - Gary Burton with Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, & Dave Holland - 1998 - The Sound of Summer Running - Marc Johnson with Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, & Joey Baron - 1998 - Dreams - Philip Bailey - 1998 - Babe: Pig in the City - with E.G. Daily (on "A Heart That's True") - 1999 - Traveling Miles - Cassandra Wilson - 1999 - The Elements: Water - Dave Liebman with Pat Metheny, Billy Hart, and Cecil McBee - 1999 - Simply Said - Kenny Garrett. Pat plays on "Sounds Like Winter" & "Simply Said". - 1999 - Time Is of the Essence - Michael Brecker. Pat plays guitar and wrote "Timeline" & "As I Am". - 1999 - Jim Hall & Pat Metheny - Jim Hall - 1999 - A Map of the World - Pat Metheny - 2000 - Trio -> Live - Pat Metheny Trio with Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart & Larry Grenadier - 2000 - Trio 99 -> 00 - Pat Metheny Trio with Pat Metheny, Bill Stewart and Larry Grenadier - 2001 - Nocturne - Charlie Haden. Pat plays on "Noche de Ronda (Night of Wandering)". - 2001 - Reverence - Richard Bona. Pat plays on track number 6. - 2001 - The Move To The Groove Session (feat. Jimmy Heath) - Pat Metheny & The Heath Brothers - 2002 - Upojenie - Anna Maria Jopek - 2002 - Speaking of Now - - 2003 - Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years, 1968-1978 Disc 1 - Interview and live - 2003 - Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years, 1968-1978 Disc 2 - with J. Pastorius & B. Moses - 2003 - One Quiet Night - Pat Metheny - 2004 - Rarum IX / Selected Recordings - - 2005 - Sueña La Alhambra - Enrique Morente album, renowned Spanish flamenco singer. - 2005 - Song X: Twentieth Anniversary - Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman incl. 6 unrel. records - 2005 - The Way Up - Pat Metheny Group - 2006 - Metheny Mehldau - Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau - 2007 - Pilgrimage - Michael Brecker with Metheny, Mehldau, Hancock, Patitucci, and DeJohnette - 2007 - Metheny Mehldau Quartet - Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard - 2008 - Day Trip - with Antonio Sanchez & Christian McBride - 2008 - Tokyo Day Trip - with Antonio Sanchez & Christian McBride (live) - 2009 - Quartet Live! - ECM - 2009 - Mourning Becomes Electra - New Group Theater off-Broadway production - 2010 - Orchestrion - Pat Metheny - 2011 - What's It All About - UK chart peak: #164[1] - 2012 - Unity Band - Pat Metheny with Chris Potter, Ben Williams and Antonio Sanchez - 2012 - The Orchestrion Project - Pat Metheny - 2013 - La noche más larga - Concha Buika - 2013 - Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels | Vol. 20 - with Antonio Sánchez - composed by John Zorn - 2014 - Kin () - Pat Metheny Unity Group