Pat Metheny has announced a dozen and a half new tour dates in North America this fall. The guitarist/composer and his quartet—drummer Antonio Sánchez, bassist Linda Oh, and pianist Gwilym Simcock—will perform across the continent starting in the US Northeast in late September and making their way to the Midwest and Toronto, across to Colorado, the Pacific Northwest, Vancouver, and California. The month-long tour culminates at Royce Hall in Los Angeles on October 26. See below for all of the currently scheduled shows, including several previously announced European and US summer dates. For all the latest and new dates as they are announced, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Metheny was celebrated as one of four 2018 NEA Jazz Masters in a tribute concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, last night. His fellow honorees this year include vocalist Dianne Reeves, pianist Joanne Brackeen, and producer and club owner Todd Barkan. You can read Metheny's acceptance speech here.

"Metheny reinvented the traditional sound of jazz guitar, bringing a fresh sonic potential to the instrument while offering a deep reservoir of improvisational insight and musicality," reads his award citation. "While his music resists any easy description, his compositions cover a wide range of settings, from modern jazz to rock to country to classical."

Metheny discusses his life and work in this video interview with the NEA:

PAT METHENY ON TOUR