Pat Metheny (Thursday): Pat Metheny is one accomplished musician; his Grammy history is better than any other performer, ever (with 17 Grammy Awards and 33 nominations in 12 different categories). This appearance at Massey Hall showcases Metheny’s ongoing commitment to innovation in music with what he is calling “Orchestrionics.” His words are best here to describe the project, which is a “method of developing ensemble-oriented music using acoustic and acoustoelectric musical instruments that are mechanically controlled in a variety of ways, using solenoids and pneumatics. With a guitar, pen or keyboard I am able to create a detailed compositional environment or a spontaneously developed improvisation, with the pieces on this particular recording leaning toward the compositional side of the spectrum. On top of these layers of acoustic sound, I add my conventional electric guitar playing as an improvised component.” Check out this video to get a real feel for what Metheny says is “about the most fun [he] has ever had onstage.”
We are thrilled to announce that Norah Jones, Pat Metheny, and Our Lady Peace will be making stops at Massey Hall in the new year!
Norah Jones brings her North American tour to Massey Hall on Tuesday March 23. Tickets go on sale to FriendsFirst members on Thursday December 10 at 10 a.m., and to the general public on Monday December 14 at 12 p.m. With her latest release, The Fall, Norah is pushing her musical boundaries. Teaming up with producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse) and alt-country songwriters Ryan Adams and Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, Norah has expanded her trademark soft jazz-pop sound. The result is a rich soulful record that has Norah stretching her blues wings. As Spin Magazine wrote, the result is “a hot-blooded soul record from the queen of the even keel.” Norah’s sensual, country-tinged voice is so perfectly suited to the bolder, more mature songwriting – the album is a coming of age of sorts. She’s a woman who, at thirty and after thirty-six million albums sold, is learning to move to her own beat. CONTINUE READING >
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