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Mike Metheny ( ; b. 1949, Lee's Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz flugelhornist and music journalist. He is the brother of the jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny. Metheny studied music education at the University of Missouri and Northeast Missouri State University, then played trumpet in the Army Field Band (1971-74). Following his time in the army, he became an adjunct lecturer and "assistant to the head of the trumpet department" at the Berklee College of Music (1976-83).〔Scott Yanow, (Mike Metheny ) at Allmusic〕 ==Career== Metheny has released several full-length albums, the first in 1982. He produced two records with major labels, in 1986 and 1987, to mixed reviews. Since 2000, Metheny's albums have been produced by his own record company, 3 Valve Music.〔http://www.mikemetheny.com/recordings.html〕 Metheny has largely pursued a career in music journalism since the early 1990s. Metheny was the editor for Kansas City's Jazz Ambassador Magazine (JAM) from 1994 to 2003 and has also contributed to KC Magazine, Jazziz, and The DaCapo Jazz & Blues Lover's Guide to the U.S. Commenting on Metheny's move from Boston to Missouri, and his transition to music journalism, the ''Boston Globe'' wrote in 1991, "Mike Metheny seemed on the verge of national recognition. He had a sweet sound, a gift for melody and three records under his name, two of them on a major label. Then he stopped." Metheny himself jokes that his career as a journalist is "an occupation that pays less than being a jazz musician". As a music journalist, Metheny has written for several Midwest jazz magazines and contributed liner notes to numerous CDs, including ''Super-Singer: A Tribute to Johnny Carson'' by Marilyn Maye. From 1994 to 2003, he was the editor of the non-profit ''Jazz Ambassador'' magazine, which covers jazz performances in the Kansas City area. He continues to perform, primarily in Kansas and Missouri, and with a particular emphasis on the electronic valve instrument (EVI), a trumpet synthesizer that he has featured in his recordings and which was given to him by his brother Pat as a present. In 2007, Mike and Pat set up the Metheny Music Foundation of which Mike serves as the Chairman. The foundation is missioned to "preserve, promote, and perpetuate an informed appreciation for all styles of music, honoring the history of the Metheny family through four generations and the rich musical heritage of the city of Lee's Summit, the state of Missouri, and the surrounding region."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.methenymusicfoundation.org/mission.htm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Metheny」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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