The Pat Metheny Group (USA)

Top ratings in Down Beat's 53rd Annual Critics Poll (issued in August 2005):

• Rank 1 in the 'Electric Group' category: Pat Metheny Group
• Rank 3 in the 'Rising Star Trumpet' category: Cuong Vu
• Rank 4 in the 'Guitar' category: Pat Metheny
• Rank 5 in the 'Jazz Album' category: The Way Up [Nonesuch]
• Rank 6 in the 'Electric Keyboard/Synthesizer' category: Lyle Mays
• Rank 12 in the 'Composer' category: Pat Metheny

Current Lineup

• Pat Metheny - leader, acoustic & electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, slide guitars
• Nando Lauria - guitar
• Cuong Vu - trumpet
• Gregoire Maret - harmonica
• Lyle Mays - acoustic piano, keyboards
• Steve Rodby - acoustic bass
• Antonio Sanchez - drums

plus

• Richard Bona - vocals, percussion
• Dave Samuels - percussion

Former Members

• Don Alias - percussion
• Pedro Aznar - vocals, guitar
• David Blamires - voice
• Mino Cinelu - percussion
• Luis Conte - percussion
• Mark Egan - bass
• Dan Gottlieb - drums
• Mark Ledford - voice
• Armando Marçal - percussion, voice
• Nana Vasconcelos - percussion, voice, berimbau
• Glen Velez - percussion
• Paul Wertico - drums