Lyle Mays Musical artist

Lyle Mays (born November 27, 1953) is an American jazz pianist and composer from Wausaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known for his work with guitarist Pat Metheny as a member of the Pat Metheny Group. Along with Metheny, Mays has been a co-composer and arranger of almost all of the group's music and has won eleven Grammy Awards.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 27, 1953
Birth place
Wisconsin , United States

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Musical artist

Career started1975
associated musical artist
Pat Metheny Group
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Contemporary classical music
Jazz fusion
instrument
Guitar
Piano
Electronic organ
Synthesizer

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External resources

  1. http://jazztimes.com/articles/20615-lyle-mays-shop-talk
  2. http://marc.morvan.free.fr/lylemays/index.html
  3. http://play.rbn.com/?url=livecon/kcrw-cp/demand/cl/cl991204Lyle_Mays.ra
  4. http://www.amazon.com/Lyle-Mays/e/B000AQ0FKY
  5. http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/lyle%20mays/video/84464
  6. http://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-artist-interviews/lyle-mays-part-one.html
  7. http://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-artist-interviews/lyle-mays-part-two.html
  8. http://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-artist-interviews/music-and-intellect-a-portrait-of-musician-lyle-mays.html
  9. http://www.keyboardmag.com/story.asp?storycode=10687