Pat Metheny News

The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!

On Friday, April 1, 2022, GRAMMY Award-winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux will release Bach Volume 2: Works for Violin on Azica Records. A follow up to his critically acclaimed 2009 Azica album, Bach Volume 1: Works for Lute, Volume 2 completes Vieaux's Bach cycle with J. S. Bach's Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006.

La Musica International Chamber Music Festival, which celebrates its 36th season this year with events and concerts from April 1 to April 13, is pleased to announce changes and additions to its season.

Kenny Werner has been a world-class pianist and composer for more than 40 years. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continues to impact audiences around the globe.

On Friday, April 8, 2022, the GRAMMY Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) will self-release its fourteenth commercial album, Opalescent, marking the group's 40th anniversary as a touring ensemble.

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The Nasher Sculpture Center announces 'SCULPTING SOUND: Twelve Musicians Encounter Bertoia', a series of six historic concerts, from February 22–27, 2022, bringing together twelve master musicians to explore the expressive range of Harry Bertoia's sounding sculptures, in complement to the exhibition Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life on view at the Nasher January 29 – April 23, 2022. 

DACAMERA, a Houston-based presenter of chamber music and jazz concerts, announced that jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is set to join them on Friday, February 25 at Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center. The performance will feature new and reimagined works from Metheny’s Side-Eye project, a rotating platform for upcoming musicians—the latest version showcasing Houston native pianist James Francies and New Orleans drummer Joe Dyson.

This week his acclaimed ensemble The Swing Seven will perform standards and favorites through Saturday, February 5, with a tribute to legendary jazz pianist George Shearing running next week from Tuesday, February 8 through Saturday, February 12.

The Birdland Theatre and Jazz Club has an abundance of performances happening from January 31st through February 13th. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include John Pizzarelli Swing Seven, SUNY Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, Greg Abate Quartet, John Pizzarelli Trio and Svetlana's Big Band. 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this February with a full slate of nightly performances! 

Critically-acclaimed vocalist Thana Alexa is kicking off 2022 with a tour of her renowned album ONA in January 2022. At the 63rd GRAMMY Awards in 2021, ONA received two nominations in the Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo categories.

THE DJANGO, downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, will continue to host today’s jazz legends and rising stars. On February 3, The Django celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn-based record label, La Reserve, with special performances by the label’s artists.

DACAMERA, a Houston-based presenter of chamber music and jazz concerts, announced jazz guitarist Pat Metheny on Friday, February 25 at Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center. The performance will feature new and reimagined works from Metheny’s Side-Eye project.

Iconic pianist/composer Fred Hersch celebrates his ambitious new recording Breath by Breath in concert Tuesday, January 4–Sunday, January 9 at the Village Vanguard, 178 7th Avenue South, New York City.

DACAMERA, a Houston-based presenter of chamber music and jazz concerts, continues its 2021–22 jazz series with Etienne Charles at Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center on Friday, January 14 at 8 p.m.

OASIS, the 2019 release from the award-winning guitarist Rez Abbasi and the captivating French harpist Isabelle Olivier, makes the pairing of their respected instruments sound predestined.

Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn will present an evening of lost river rock from Sunbird at 7pm and acid blues from Bees Deluxe at 8pm.

The Monterey Jazz Festival wrapped its 64th edition on Sunday, September 24 with a weekend that brought live jazz to the Monterey County Fairgrounds for the first time in two years and was a true celebration from start to finish.

As live performances return to venues throughout Southern California, Irvine Barclay Theatre has announced nearly 20 shows that it has added to its season, which kicks off on September 19 with the country chart-topping trio The Gatlin Brothers.