Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny is a guitar genius. But there is no need to pray to see him improvise like a god. This audacious soul, a virtuoso with golden fingers and creative by nature, always knows how to find the best set up for his new sounds.

Pat Metheny doesn't really play jazz. He plays music, period! Always smily, probably to conceal his tenacious character, the Missouri born singer explores modern times with a bold mind. Sometimes in the East, sometimes in Brazil, his musical journey abolishes borders and embraces uncharted territories, where simplicity coexists with extreme complexity.

His sounds with a thousand nuances and his improvisations move us. It's true that Pat doesn't always know the final destination, but it's certain that we're going to land up, whatever happens, in the most beautiful places. Playful sophistication, sparkling technique: the guitarist from Lee's Summit, a small, peaceful town in America, is an outstanding aviator when it comes to taking on abstract and jazzy soundscapes.

Creativity is his fuel, boldness is his compass. You only have to see him on stage, performing high-speed instrumental acrobatics with virtuosity and serenity to understand who we're dealing with. Having set himself high standards without being elitist, Pat Metheny sets off to conquer new perspectives without shivering, making him a Pablo Picasso of modern music. For he transcends the world at the pace of his strings, this is not something that can be made up, he is inspired by the masters of jazz and carries forward the legacy of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.

Collaborator of David Bowie and Ornette Coleman, the American artist breaks conventions. Pat doesn't expect universal acceptance. He simply wants to explore new emotions and draw the contours of a playful sophistication, where technique is only an alibi to externalize his imagination. His guitar is his battle horse and Pat Metheny keeps dazzling music lovers!