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Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you.

Pat Metheny

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Pat Metheny
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 12
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Music Pedagogue
Musician
Recording Artist
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Lee's Summit
Missouri
Patrick Bruce Metheny
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