Pat Metheny: Kin

Pat Metheny: Kin

Ever since I first saw Pat Metheny in concert more than 20 years ago, I don’t think I’ve missed a chance to see him when he’s played in a nearby town. To date, Pat Metheny’s show for his multi-award-winning CD Secret Story is the best performance I’ve ever seen. He has a new CD out: Kin. And he is in town on Sunday night, playing at the Fitzgerald, and I can’t wait. Some say it’s his best work in years. I’m going to wait to play his new work until after I see him live. Here is a taste of that tour for Secret Story, That work is so hard to explain. Many fans call it a soundtrack for your life. Others claim it tells the story, without words, of a relationship that is good and then is torn apart. The music itself is so unique; it includes collaborations with the Pinpeat Orchestra of the Royal Ballet (of Cambodia), the London Symphony Orchestra, the Choir of the Cambodian Royal Palace, the amazing Toots Thielemans on harmonica, and of course, Lyle Mays and the other early members of Metheny’s group. It’s such a complex album that many I suppose assumed he wouldn’t tour, keeping it a studio creation only. But, Metheny took it on the road with great success. This video features a personal favorite: The Truth Will Always Be. And for a slower tempo song from that same show, watch Always and Forever. Amazing.