A fan’s archive of Pat Metheny’s music. PatMethenyMusic.com is an independent fan site written by Sean Fenlon since 2005.https://patmethenymusic.com/en-ushttps://patmethenymusic.com/2026/patmethenymusic-com-rebuilt/https://patmethenymusic.com/2026/patmethenymusic-com-rebuilt/PatMethenyMusic.com has been rebuilt for 2026: a fast new site with Front Row (one fan’s timeline since 1994), Books, a dated Now page, and every old link still working.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonSite newshttps://patmethenymusic.com/2022/downbeat-magazine-readers-poll-winner-pat-metheny-gets-lost-in-translation/https://patmethenymusic.com/2022/downbeat-magazine-readers-poll-winner-pat-metheny-gets-lost-in-translation/Pat Metheny wins Guitarist of the Year in the 2022 DownBeat Readers Poll, plus his interview from the Keystone Korner run in Baltimore.Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:00:00 GMTSean Fenlonhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2022/the-pat-metheny-interview-with-rick-beato-on-youtube/https://patmethenymusic.com/2022/the-pat-metheny-interview-with-rick-beato-on-youtube/Rick Beato’s long-form YouTube interview with Pat Metheny: why it is worth the time, and where to watch it.Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:00:00 GMTSean Fenlonhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2021/downbeat-pat-methenys-side-eye-a-raised-eyebrow/https://patmethenymusic.com/2021/downbeat-pat-methenys-side-eye-a-raised-eyebrow/DownBeat on Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye project and its young bandmates: a pointer to the 2021 article.Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:00:00 GMTSean Fenlonhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2021/the-tao-of-pat-metheny-cory-wongs-podcast-wong-notes-wonderful/https://patmethenymusic.com/2021/the-tao-of-pat-metheny-cory-wongs-podcast-wong-notes-wonderful/“The Tao of Pat Metheny”: Cory Wong’s Wong Notes podcast conversation with Pat, and how Sean found it.Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:00:00 GMTSean Fenlonhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2021/stereophile-pat-metheny-from-his-place/https://patmethenymusic.com/2021/stereophile-pat-metheny-from-his-place/Stereophile’s 2021 profile of Pat Metheny, “From His Place”, by Ken Micallef: a pointer and notes.Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonInterviewhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2020/pat-metheny-reflections-on-the-passing-of-long-time-friend-collaborator-lyle-mays/https://patmethenymusic.com/2020/pat-metheny-reflections-on-the-passing-of-long-time-friend-collaborator-lyle-mays/Pat Metheny’s public reflections on the passing of Lyle Mays, his Pat Metheny Group co-founder and collaborator, in February 2020.Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonBig Newshttps://patmethenymusic.com/2019/new-album-announcement-from-this-place/https://patmethenymusic.com/2019/new-album-announcement-from-this-place/Pat Metheny announces From This Place (2020), and why the news was such a joyous surprise for a longtime fan.Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:00:00 GMTSean Fenlonhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2017/washington-post-pat-methenys-band-mates-rise-to-the-occasion-at-strathmore/https://patmethenymusic.com/2017/washington-post-pat-methenys-band-mates-rise-to-the-occasion-at-strathmore/The Washington Post’s January 2017 review of Pat Metheny and his band mates at Strathmore, with Sean Fenlon’s notes.Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonConcert Review(s)https://patmethenymusic.com/2016/official-new-tour-press-release-dates-announced-for-an-evening-with-pat-metheny/https://patmethenymusic.com/2016/official-new-tour-press-release-dates-announced-for-an-evening-with-pat-metheny/The 2016 press release for “An Evening with Pat Metheny”, his extended world tour with Antonio Sanchez, Linda Oh and Gwilym Simcock.Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonBig Newshttps://patmethenymusic.com/2014/video-interview-legendary-jazz-guitarist-opens-10th-jz-festival-shanghai/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/video-interview-legendary-jazz-guitarist-opens-10th-jz-festival-shanghai/Pat Metheny opens the 10th JZ Festival in Shanghai (2014): a video interview from China’s top jazz event.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonInterviewVideohttps://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-unity-group-kin-%E2%86%90%E2%86%92-named-album-of-the-year-in-downbeat-readers-poll/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-unity-group-kin-%E2%86%90%E2%86%92-named-album-of-the-year-in-downbeat-readers-poll/Kin (←→) by the Pat Metheny Unity Group is named Jazz Album of the Year in the 79th annual DownBeat Readers Poll (2014).Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonBig Newshttps://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-quotes-from-article-in-the-atlantic-when-robots-write-songs/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-quotes-from-article-in-the-atlantic-when-robots-write-songs/Pat Metheny quoted in The Atlantic’s “When Robots Write Songs”, on algorithmic composition and the Orchestrion.Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonInterviewhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-article-in-the-economist-very-cool/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-article-in-the-economist-very-cool/Pat Metheny in The Economist, and why a profile in that publication matters for a jazz guitarist.Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean Fenlonhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-on-snarky-puppy-something-im-into-right-now/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-on-snarky-puppy-something-im-into-right-now/Pat Metheny on Snarky Puppy (“something I’m into right now”), with Sean Fenlon’s own take on the band.Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonInterviewhttps://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-unity-group-concert-strathmore-in-dc-my-15-seconds-of-fame/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-unity-group-concert-strathmore-in-dc-my-15-seconds-of-fame/Front-row review and set list of the Pat Metheny Unity Group at Strathmore, March 21, 2014, and the night Pat shouted “YEAH!” at the hand claps.Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonConcert Review(s)https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/a-running-list-of-pat-metheny-unity-group-tour-concert-reviews/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/a-running-list-of-pat-metheny-unity-group-tour-concert-reviews/A running list of press reviews from the Pat Metheny Unity Group’s 2014 Kin (←→) world tour, collected show by show.Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonConcert Review(s)https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-unity-group-concert-the-warfield-in-san-francisco-set-list/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/pat-metheny-unity-group-concert-the-warfield-in-san-francisco-set-list/Front-row review and remembered set list of the Pat Metheny Unity Group at The Warfield, San Francisco, February 28, 2014.Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonConcert Review(s)https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/roanoke-times-podcast-metheny-discusses-kin/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/roanoke-times-podcast-metheny-discusses-kin/Roanoke Times podcast: Tad Dickens interviews Pat Metheny about Kin (←→) and the 2014 Unity Group world tour.Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean FenlonAudioInterviewPodcasthttps://patmethenymusic.com/2014/welcome-to-the-official-re-launch-of-patmethenymusic-com/https://patmethenymusic.com/2014/welcome-to-the-official-re-launch-of-patmethenymusic-com/Welcome to the 2014 relaunch of PatMethenyMusic.com, the Pat Metheny fan site Sean Fenlon first launched around The Way Up.Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:00:00 GMTSean Fenlon