Paul Thompson Quintet’s Tribute to Pat Metheny at Alphabet City, Northside

Paul Thompson: bass; John Shannon: guitar; Dan Wilson: guitar; Glenn Zaleski: piano; David Throckmorton: drums

Paul Thompson has been playing bass professionally for over 30 years, including recording and touring stints with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. Recent playing credits include Hubert Laws, Geri Allen, Michael Feinstein, and Bob James, among others. Currently, he can be seen playing around the Pittsburgh area with Salsamba!, THOTH Trio, the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, in pit orchestras at the Byham and New Hazlett Theaters, or performing with some of our city’s rich jazz community. An active educator, Paul currently teaches Jazz Bass at Duquesne University and West Virginia University. He is an Adjunct Instrumental Music teacher at his alma mater, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Performing Arts School. 

Paul Thompson

Pat Metheny is one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians playing today. He reinvented the traditional jazz guitar sound with his first album, Bright Size Life (1975), and he has continued to redefine the genre by utilizing new technology. Pat Metheny has won 20 Grammy Awards in a record-breaking 12 different categories, and he has spent most of his life on tour, averaging between 120 and 240 shows a year since 1974.

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