Jazz guitar and deep compositions are Pat Metheny’s bag. He’s been at it for decades, growing as a player and as a writer while bringing equally monstrous musicians along for the ride. When stage hands pulled away the cloth for the show’s second half, an array of items — bells, drums, an accordion, a xylophone, bottle organs — were housed in casings that gave the stage a steampunk jazz look. And they weren’t just for show.
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