Guardian Music — (Heads Up)Bass giant Clarke and young Japanese piano star Hiromi come to Ronnie Scott's on 14 July, and it'll make a big difference whether they play this programme or last year's scintillating Jazz in the Garden set. That album was an unabashed jazz... more info

Guardian Music — (Roomspin)She has always been good at building an interesting set, but with this, her third album, Georgia Mancio surpasses herself. A show tune and a piece by Jobim blend unaffectedly with imaginative treatments of Tom Waits, Pat Metheny and some of... more info

Guardian Music — (Roomspin)With 2008's Trapeze, Georgia Mancio showed she is so much more than just another laidback Latin jazz and standards singer. With dynamic drummer Dave Ohm and inventive improvisers, notably flute virtuoso Gareth Lockrane, Mancio made a distin... more info

Guardian Music — HubroBassist Mats Eilertsen is a sideman for pianist Tord Gustavsen on the acclaimed Restored Returned, as is Tore Brunborg, the saxist in Eilertsen's fine quartet here. These seductive, low-key themes, with their subtle buildups to restrained anthem... more info

All About Jazz — Imagine a player piano. Now imagine you're a guitarist and composer named Pat Metheny and that you have a kind of player piano that can both play what you've composed for it. Not through perforated paper but digital technology and also replicate w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — NY Dolls @ the John Varvatos store in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * Todd Barry @ Caroline's * Pat Metheny @ Town Hall * Dig Deeper Presents Bobby Patterson @ Southpaw * LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!... more info

All About Jazz — Two nights before concluding phase one of his Orchestrion tour, Pat Metheny stopped by Boston to provide a glimpse of his project to make ambitious, multi-layered music in which he is responsible for every note.There's Metheny and a few of his custom... more info

Topix — Pat Metheny's gear has finally caught up with his unruly mad scientist hair. An early adopter of new musical technologies since he first gained fame with Gary Burton back in the mid-1970s, the guitarist has thrown himself headlong into a brave new wo... more info

All About Jazz — The Gent Jazz Festival (July7-July18) announces more names for the 2010 edition with Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny Group, Gilberto Gil, Toots Thielemans, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Mariza, Kurt Elling, The Cinematic Orchestra en Stanley Clarke feat. Hiro... more info

All About Jazz — Though fall-to-spring academic and not-for-profit presenting schedules are winding down, and summer won't be here for a few weeks yet, there are still some noteworthy shows coming up over the next few days in St. Louis for fans of jazz and creative m... more info