Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progressive and contemporary jazz, post-Bop, jazz-rock fusion, and folk-jazz.

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born 12 August 1954 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA) is an American jazz guitarist and leader of the Pat Metheny Group . Metheny’s musical contexts separate into many branches: the Pat Metheny Group plus various collaborations, duets, solo works, and other side projects. He first made it big in the jazz world with the famous vibraphonist Gary Burton . Throughout the late 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, Metheny established himself as one of the leading jazz guitar players in