Guardian Music — The late-19th century orchestrion was a kind of super player-piano, with all kinds of instruments added. Metheny has spent years creating a modern version, a roomful of acoustic-mechanical gadgets that play along with his guitar. The result is extra... more info

The Independent — US jazz guitar legend Pat Metheny chose a small town in northwestern France to launch his new world tour with his latest project, a one-man automated orchestra. more info

The Telegraph — An American jazz guitar legend, Pat Metheny, chose a small town in north-western France to begin a world tour with his latest project, a one-man automated orchestra. more info

All About Jazz — Pat Metheny, the jazz guitarist, has lately spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about robots. Actually, that's putting it mildly: he has been downright obsessed with robots, and with getting them to do his bidding. "I haven't slept more than ... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPat Metheny Orchestrion The guitar star brings this solo project to London next month, and it's an intriguing mix of technical-geekery (solo guitar, plus a whole road-band ... more info

All About Jazz — The press kit for Pat Methenys Orchestrion promises that the album redefines solo performance, and for once, that isnt just gently perfumed publicist smoke being blown up your ass its the Gods honest truth. Entranced by the orchestrion, a mechanical ... more info

Popdose — The press kit for Pat Metheny’s Orchestrion promises that the album “redefines solo performance,” and for once, that isn’t just gently perfumed publicist smoke being blown up your ass — it’s the God’s honest truth. Entranced by the orch... more info

The Independent — Music releases in the US for January 26 feature a Charlotte Gainsbourg collaboration with Beck, a couple of new albums from venerated jazz musicians and singer-songwriters, and Barry Manilow love songs. more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)fThe intuitive jazz improviser, the ­pop-song tunesmith and the hardware geek have always lived side by side in Pat Metheny. His most commercially successful ventures have peppered Latin, rock and country music ­lyricism with adventur... more info

Perfect Porridge — It’s Pat Metheny’s Orchestrion…. Here are a couple videos of Pat explaining where the concept came from. Here’s a brief synopsis: The genesis of this project comes from my grandfather’s basement. My mom’s dad was a great musician; he h... more info