Pat Metheny Concert

I have had the pleasure of hearing the Pat Metheny Group three times, always superb, in every way.Great to come away knowing they can play those instruments for real, and sound better than the recording.

I've seen Pat Metheny twice--simply amazing!!!!!

I've seen Pat Metheny five times and he is definitely my favorite recording artist. I used to think that Paul Wertico was the best drummer on the planet, until I heard/saw Antonio Sanchez from Mexico City. I didn't think it was possible to be that great on a set of drums. Simply amazing.

I saw him at the Zellerbach at UC Berkeley, agree it was a wonderful show; Metheny has surrounded himself with a talented bunch of multi-instrumentalists. His compositional skills continue to amaze.

However, I also recently saw Bill Bruford's Earthworks at Yoshi's. Out of 1.5 hours, I think they spent a total of 5 minutes playing in 4/4 - the rest was spent in odd meter like 11/8 or 5,7 & 13.

What astounded me was that they guys were BLOWING in these odd meters; complex, beautiful compositions, inspired improvisation, unselfish playing, just wonderful. All to say, IMHO, Sanchez is a very talented player, but Bruford is really from another planet. Bruford is a lot less accessible but certainly not less musical.

Different head spaces, but definitely both are top shelf.