February News Bytes

• Pat Metheny won his 19th Grammy Award for What's It All About


• Trey Gunn and Markus Reuter will be presenting the Tapping Workshop in Europe from June 18-23, 2012. Trey and Markus will be putting on this six day event and that they have limited space. Get details and reserve your spot by visiting http://www.touchguitarcircle.com

October News Bytes

• The California Guitar Trio begin a long Fall tour, starting in Salt Lake City and Denver, and from there to the East Coast. The first three shows of the tour will feature special guest Fareed Haque. On November 11th, CGT will do two shows with Tony Levin in Albany, New York. The second half of the tour is a double bill with the Montreal Guitar Trio.


• Pat Metheny's 1999 duo collaboration with Jim Hall, whom Metheny has called the "father of modern guitar playing," features 17 tracks reissued for the first time on Nonesuch - original tunes from each guitarist, several improvisations captured in the studio, plus six tunes recorded live in concert, including Gershwin's "Summertime." "The excellence of the playing is the heart of the matter," says the Philadelphia Inquirer. "It's a privilege to listen in." The Los Angeles Times calls it "extraordinary."

June News Bytes

• The new acoustic solo guitar album from Pat Metheny called "What's It All About" features classic tunes from songwriters like Paul Simon, Lennon & McCartney, Burt Bacharach, and Henry Mancini. Pat describes it like this: "I wanted to record some of the music that was on my radar before I ever wrote a note of my own, or in a few cases, even before I played an instrument. Every one of these tunes has something going on that is just hip on a musical level, no matter how you cut it. They have all stuck with me over the years."

May News Bytes

• The band No-Man will be headlining The Burning Shed 10th Anniversary Concert with special guests to be announced at the Leamington Spa Assembly, October 14th 2011. Further details, plus a link to book tickets can be found at http://www.no-man.co.uk/news.htm


• Pat Metheny is on the verge of releasing his new acoustic solo album on June 14th titled What's It All About?