Pat Metheny Side Eye With James Francies And Joe Dyson Comes To The Florida Theatre Feb. 19, 2022

From The JAX Chamber:

May 28, 2021

Jacksonville, Fla. –The Florida Theatre is pleased to welcome Pat Metheny Side Eye with James Francies and Joe Dyson on Saturday, Feburary 19, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.

Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is one of the brightest music stars of our time. He has Jazz Guitarist Pat Metheny is one of the brightest music stars of our time. He has 3 Gold records and 20 Grammy Awards in 12 different categories to his name. Metheny continues to be one of the brightest stars of the jazz community, dedicating time to both his own projects and those of emerging artists and established veterans alike, helping them reach their audience as well as realizing their own artistic visions.

Pat Metheny is launching a new playing environment called “Side Eye” for this upcoming season.

Pat explains, “I wanted to create an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way. From my earliest days in Kansas City onward, I was the beneficiary of so many older musicians giving me a platform to develop my thing through the prism of their experience and the particular demands of what their music implied. I have been feeling like I wanted to have a specific platform to focus on some of the many younger musicians I have enjoyed recently who I have felt some kind of a kinship with.”

Pat continues, “I hear regularly from new players on the scene who have professed an influence from my records and tunes and I often invite them up to my house to play. Very often, it is really natural and organic to the music to play with them, they have literally grown up with it. I find myself inspired by how they deal with the musical challenges that come with the territory of some of those older tunes, and at the same time I find myself intrigued with the possibilities of what might be possible in writing new music just for them. This band setting is what that will be all about.” This edition of Side-Eye will feature James Francies (keyboards, piano) and drummer Joe Dyson.

The historic, nonprofit Florida Theatre is sponsored by Community First Credit Union. For a complete list of upcoming events or to buy tickets visit the Theatre’s official website, floridatheatre.com.

SHOW: Pat Metheny Side Eye

SHOW DATE: Saturday, February 19, 2022

TIMES: 8:00 p.m.

TICKET PRICE: $39.00 - $59.00

PUBLIC ON SALE: Friday, May 28, 2021 at 10 a.m.

EVENT PAGE: https://floridatheatre.com/event/pat-metheny-side-eye/

WEBSITES: patmetheny.com; floridatheatre.com

This press release was produced by The JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.