Grammy Award-winning guitarist to lead ensemble at CCA
Twenty-time Grammy Award-winner Pat Metheny will lead an accomplished international ensemble Sunday, Jan. 15 at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine.
At 15, the guitar player began working with professional jazz musicians and at 19, he became the youngest-ever teacher at the Berklee College of Music.
At 7 p.m. Jan 15, the musical pioneer will showcase his versatility and trademark style on stage with Antonio Sánchez, Linda Oh and Gwilym Simcock.
Mexican-born drummer Sánchez reconfigured the Hollywood soundtrack landscape with his percussion-driven score for 2015 Academy Award-winning film “Birdman.”
When Oh isn’t leading her own band, the Malaysian-born, Australian-reared bassist also works with other heavyweights, including Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas.
And British pianist Simcock is one of Europe’s most acclaimed and influential musicians, equally in demand in jazz and classical settings as a player and composer.
“I have already written a bunch of new music inspired just by the thought of this presentation, but I could also imagine playing only old music one night, or even playing entire albums,” Metheny says of the 2017 concert dates. “I like the idea of keeping it open and letting it become whatever it winds up being over the course of a tour.”
Tickets for “An Evening with Pat Metheny” with Antonio Sánchez, Linda Oh and Gwilym Simcock are $40–$58 and can be purchased at collinscenterforthearts.com. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to request a disability accommodation, call 207.581.1755.