Brad Mehldau

"Brad’s performances with Pat Metheny began earlier this year in the United States and Canada, and included 30 concerts, traversing east and west. The next tour, starting in late June, will cover Europe, and they will round out the year in the fall with concerts in Southeast Asia. The band features bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard as well. In concert, the group is playing material from the two albums they have released. First there was “Metheny Mehldau”, released late last year, which included a majority of guitar/piano duo performances; and more recently, “Metheny Mehldau Quartet,” which featured primarily the group with Grenadier and Ballard. In the live shows, Pat and Brad have been beginning in a duo setting, with Larry and Jeff joining them later. Of this format, Mehldau says, “What you get in the shows is a broad sonic canvas – there’s a large amount of variety there. The duo can really play at a whisper, but there are moments in the quartet part of the show where the intensity is more like rock’n’roll.” Pat plays a few different guitars throughout the set: you’ll hear his classic dark electric sound, and he also pulls out the roland synth for some ‘shredding’ moments, like on his own “Ring of Life”, or Brad’s “Secret Beach.” The beautiful ‘baritone’ guitar is featured on Pat’s own tune, “Make Peace”, from the first duo record, and the trippy 42 string ‘Picasso’ guitar on “The Sound of Water” from the more recent record. Mehldau says of the touring, “I haven’t toured this extensively in a while – my trio or solo tours are shorter in length. But this is really a blast so far – we’re on the Pat Express!”

Quem puder Coliseu do Porto, [Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau w/Larry Grenadier & Jeff Ballard]
7 de Julho de 2007

Tenho o álbum "Live in Tokyo" e é fantástico.

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