Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny (born 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He joined Gary Burton's band in 1974 and made his debut as a leader on ECM with Bright Size Life. He led the Pat Metheny Group with keyboardist Lyle Mays, and he has won 20 Grammy Awards. The first lineup of the Pat Metheny Group, with Mays, bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb, recorded Pat Metheny Group for ECM in 1978. American Garage followed in 1979, and Offramp (1982), with Steve Rodby on bass, won the group its first Grammy.