AWARDS

39 Grammy award nominations
Winner of 20 Grammy awards, including an unprecedented 7 in a row for 7 consecutive PMG recordings. (The Group has won a total of 10)
Starting in the 1980's, Metheny has earned Grammys in four consecutive decades.
3 Gold Records (Secret Story, Still Life Talking, Letter From Home)
DownBeat Hall of Fame - Inducted in November, 2013
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master - Inducted in April, 2018
Royal Swedish Academy of Music - Inducted in November, 2018
Missouri Music Hall of Fame - Inducted in 2016
Library of Congress National Recording Registry Selection - 'Bright Size Life'
51 recordings totaling over 20 million records sold worldwide

Nominated in 13 different Grammy Award categories, winning in 10 of them. No one else has won in 10 different categories.

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Best Instrumental Composition
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Best New Age Album
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording
Best Country Instrumental Performance

2023

Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Instrumental Album - 'Dream Box'

2022

Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Album of the Year 'SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV)'

2021

Library of Congress National Recording Registry Selection- 'Bright Size Life'
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Instrumental Album - 'SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV)
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: Best Composer – Pat Metheny

2020

Grammy Award Nomination: Best Arrangement Instruments and Vocals – "From This Place" – Pat Metheny & Alan Broadbent
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Jazz Album – 'From This Place'

2019

Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Honorary Doctorate: McGill University - Pat Metheny
Honorary Doctorate: University of Missouri - Pat Metheny

2018

National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master - Pat Metheny
Elected into Royal Swedish Academy of Music - Pat Metheny
JAZZ FM PRS for Gold Music Award - Pat Metheny
Barcelona Jazz Festival Gold Medal Award - Pat Metheny
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist - Pat Metheny

2017

Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny

2016

JazzTimes: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist - Pat Metheny
Missouri Music Hall of Fame - Pat Metheny

2015

Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist - Pat Metheny
Echo Award: International Ensemble Of The Year For KIN(←→)

2014

JazzTimes: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Echo Award: Best Guitar Instrumentalist – TAP: John Zorn's Book of Angels Vol. 20 – Pat Metheny
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Jazz Album – Kin – The Pat Metheny Unity Group
Downbeat Readers Poll Awards: Best Jazz Group – The Pat Metheny Unity Group
Goya Award (Spain): Best Original Score for Vivir Es Fácil Con Los Ojos Cerrados (Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed) – Pat Metheny

2013

DownBeat Hall of Fame – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Readers Poll: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: #1 Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: #1 Contemporary/Electric Group – Pat Metheny Unity Band – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: #2 Best New Release of 2012: Pat Metheny Unity Band – Pat Metheny

2012

Grammy Award: Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band
DownBeat Readers Poll: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny

2011

Grammy Award: Best New Age Album – What’s It All About – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Readers Poll: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny

2010

DownBeat 75th Readers Poll Award: : Best Jazz Album of the Year – Orchestrion – Pat Metheny
DownBeat 75th Readers Poll Award: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny

2009

Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group – 'Quartet Live'
DownBeat 74th Readers Poll Award: Best Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Trio
DownBeat 74th Readers Poll Award: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny
Guitar Player Magazine: 2009 Reader’s Poll – Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Best Acoustic Guitarist – Readers Poll – Pat Metheny

2008

All About Jazz: 10 Best of 2008 (new releases) TOKYO DAY TRIP – Pat Metheny Trio
All About Jazz: 10 Best of 2008 (reissues) QUESTION & ANSWER – Pat Metheny w/Dave Holland & Roy Haynes
NPR Music: Best CDs of 2008 – DAY TRIP – Pat Metheny Trio
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Instrumental Album – DAY TRIP – Pat Metheny Trio
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Instrumental Solo – SON OF THIRTEEN (from Day Trip) – Pat Metheny
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Country Instrumental Performance – IS THIS AMERICA (KATRINA 2005) From Charlie Haden’s Ramblin Boy recording – Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Jerry Douglas, Bruce Hornsby
DownBeat 73rd Annual Readers Poll Award: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny
DownBeat 73rd Annual Readers Poll Award: Jazz Group of the Year – Pat Metheny Trio
DownBeat: DownBeat Critics Poll Award for Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny

2007

Grammy Award: Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group – Pilgrimage – Michael Brecker (Pat Metheny Co-Producer)
DownBeat: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny
DownBeat: Jazz Album of The Year – Metheny/Mehldau – Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau
iTunes: Best of 2006 – Jazz – Metheny Mehldau
JazzTimes Magazine: Best Contemporary/Electric Group – Pat Metheny Group
JazzTimes Magazine: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Jazz Journalists Association: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny

2006

Popmatters.com: Top 10 Recordings of 2006 – Metheny Mehldau – Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny: Jazziz Critics Choice Award 2005 – Pat Metheny Group
JazzTimes Magazine Reader’s Poll 2005: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Magazine Reader’s Poll 2005: Best Comtemporary /Electric Group – Pat Metheny Group

2005

Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Jazz Album – The Way Up – Pat Metheny Group
All About Jazz: Top 10 Recordings of 2005 – THE WAY UP – Pat Metheny Group
All About Jazz: Top 5 Reissued Recordings of 2005 – SONG X 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION – Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman
Echos NPR Radio Listener’s Poll: Top 5 Records of 2005 – The Way Up – Pat Metheny Group

2004

Boston Music Awards: Jazz Act of The Year – Pat Metheny Group
JazzTimes Readers Poll ’04: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll ’03: Best Contemporary Electric Group – Pat Metheny Group

2003

Grammy Award: Best New Age Album – One Quiet Night – Pat Metheny

2002

Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Jazz Album – Speaking of Now – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Pop Instrumental Performance – "As It Is" – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Instrumental Solo – "Proof" – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Readers Poll: Best Electric Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
Edison Award (Netherlands): SPEAKING OF NOW – Best Instrumental Jazz Recording (international) – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Best National Jazz Act – Pat Metheny

2001

Adlib Magazine (Japan): Best Video 2001 – Imaginary Day Live – Pat Metheny Group
Swing Journal (Japan): Best Jazz Video – Imaginary Day Live – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Best National Jazz Act – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Magazine: JazzTimes Reader’s Poll – Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny

2000

Grammy Award: Best Jazz Instrumental Solo – “(Go) Get It” – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Magazine Reader’s Poll: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Magazine Reader’s Poll: Top 10 Jazz Recordings of 2000 – Trio LIVE – Pat Metheny
BET/Billboard Jazz Awards: Best Soundtrack Album composed and performed by – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Magazine: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny

1999

Grammy Award: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group – Like Minds – Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland
DownBeat Readers Poll: Best Electric Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
Bell Atlantic Jazz Awards: Radio Jazz Artist of the Year – Pat Metheny

1998

Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Jazz Performance – Imaginary Day – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Award: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – “The Roots of Coincidence” – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Pop Instrumental Performance – "Follow Me" – Pat Metheny
Jazziz: Best Electric Guitarist – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Readers Poll: Jazz Musician of the Year – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Readers Poll: #1 Electric Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group

1997

Grammy Award : Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group – Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) – Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Jazz Musician – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Electric Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Jazz Fusion Group – Pat Metheny Group

1996

Fort Lauderdale Film Festival: Best Filmscore – for Gentle Into The Night a/k/a Passagio Per Il Paradiso – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards Nomination: Best Act of the Decade – Pat Metheny Group
Jazz Central Station Global Poll: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Magazine: Best Contemporary Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
The Orville H. Gibson Award: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny

1995

Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Jazz Performance – We Live Here – Pat Metheny Group
Adlib Magazine (Japan): Best Video 1995 – We Live Here – Live In Japan – Pat Metheny Group
Adlib Magazine (Japan): Best Album 1995 Grand Prix Award – We Live Here – Pat Metheny Group

1994

Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Electric Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Musician – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards: Outstanding Jazz Album – The Road To You – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Outstanding Jazz Act – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Inducted into the BMA Hall of Fame – Pat Metheny
Adlib Magazine: Best Fusion Album – The Road To You – Pat Metheny Group
Adlib Magazine (Japan): Best Video – More Travels – Pat Metheny Group

1993

Grammy Award : Best Contemporary Jazz Performance Instrumental – The Road To You – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Instrumental Composition – "Half of Absolution" – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards: Best Jazz Album – Secret Story – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards: Best Jazz Act – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Electric Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Top 3 Best Albums of All Time – Secret Story – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Album Concept – Secret Story – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Album by a Solo Artist – Secret Story – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Musician of the Year – Pat Metheny
Adlib Magazine (Japan): Best Fusion Album – Secret Story – Pat Metheny

1992

Grammy Award : Best Contemporary Jazz Performance Instrumental – Secret Story – Pat Metheny
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Instrumental Composition – "The Truth Will Always Be" – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: Best Guitar Synthesizer Player – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Electric Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards: Best Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group

1991

DownBeat Readers Poll: Best Electric Guitarist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: Best Guitar Synthesizer Player – Pat Metheny
The Orville H. Gibson Award: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny

1990

Grammy Award : Best Instrumental Composition – Change of Heart – Pat Metheny
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Instrumental Composition – "The Chief" – Pat Metheny
Keyboard Readers Poll: Alternate Controllers Award – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny
Top Ten Records of 1990/Boston Globe: Question and Answer – Pat Metheny
Swing Journal Magazine Readers Poll: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Swing Journal Magazine Readers Poll: Best Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
JazzTimes Readers Poll: Best Guitar Synthesizer – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: Best Contemporary Jazz Artist – Pat Metheny
JazzTimes Readers Poll: Best Contemporary Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Outstanding Jazz Album – Letter From Home – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Outstanding Jazz Act – Pat Metheny Group

1989

Grammy Award : Best Jazz Fusion Performance – Letter From Home – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Instrumental Composition – "Letter From Home" – Pat Metheny
R&R Magazine: #1 Jazz Album of the Year NAC and Jazz Format – Letter From Home – Pat Metheny Group
Gavin Report: #1 Jazz Album of the Year NAC and Jazz Format – Letter From Home – Pat Metheny Group
Keyboard Readers Poll: Alternate Controllers Award – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll: Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll: Jazz Album of the Year – Letter From Home – Pat Metheny Group
Cash Box: Top Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Cash Box: Top Electric Jazz Act – Pat Metheny Group

1988

DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Cash Box Jazz Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Cash Box Jazz Awards: Top Electric Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group

1987

Grammy Award : Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental – Still Life (Talking) – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Nomination: Best Instrumental Composition – Minuano (six-eight) – Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
Boston Globe Readers Poll: Best Jazz Musician – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll: Best Electric Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards: Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards: Best Jazz Act (Major Label) – Pat Metheny Group
Rolling Stone: Top 100 Pop Albums – Still Life (Talking) – Pat Metheny Group
USA Today: Top 10 Best Jazz Albums – Still Life (Talking) – Pat Metheny Group
R&R Magazine: #1 Top Jazz Album – Still Life (Talking) – Pat Metheny Group
Hi Fi Magazine Readers Poll (Germany): Best Jazz Fusion Album – Still Life (Talking) – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Best Jazz Album (Major Label) – Still Life (Talking) – Pat Metheny Group

1986

Cash Box Magazine: Best Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
International Musician & Recording World: Music Award Poll Best Jazz Group or Artist – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Outstanding Jazz Fusion Group – Pat Metheny Group
Boston Music Awards: Outstanding Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Guitar Player Magazine: Gallery of Greats Best Jazz Guitarist 1982-1986 – Pat Metheny
Guitar Player Magazine: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Magazine: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Jazz Musician – Pat Metheny
Boston Music Awards: Outstanding Jazz Album – Song X – Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
Jazziz Readers Poll: Best Group Album – Song X – Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
New York Times (John Pareles): Top Album – Song X – Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
USA Today: Top Jazz Album – Song X – Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
Cash Box Magazine: Best Jazz Collaboration Album – Song X – Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll: Best Jazz Album – Song X – Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman
DownBeat International Critics Poll: Record of the Year – Song X – Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman

1985

Guitar Player Magazine Readers Poll: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Cash Box Magazine: Top Jazz Album – First Circle – Pat Metheny Group
Cash Box Magazine: Best Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group
International Musician & Recording World: Music Award Poll Best Jazz Group or Artist – Pat Metheny Group

1984

Grammy Award : Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental – First Circle – Pat Metheny Group
International Musician & Recording World: Best Jazz Group or Artist Music Award Poll Winners – Pat Metheny Group
Guitar Player Magazine Readers Poll: Best Jazz – Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Academie Du Jazz (France): Best Contemporary Jazz Recording of the Year – Rejoicing – Pat Metheny/Charlie Haden/Billy Higgins
NACA Award: Campus Attraction of the Year (Jazz) – Pat Metheny Group

1983

Grammy Award : Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental – Travels – Pat Metheny Group
Swing Journal (Japan): Best Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Performance Magazine: Best Instrumentalist of the Year – Pat Metheny
NACA Award: College Campus Jazz Entertainer of the Year – Pat Metheny
DownBeat Magazine Readers” Poll: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Guitar Player Magazine: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny
Cash Box: Best Jazz Group – Pat Metheny Group

1982

Grammy Award: Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental – Offramp – Pat Metheny Group
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Instrumental Composition – Are You Going With Me – Pat Metheny
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Arrangement on an Instrumental – “Are You Going With Me” – Pat Metheny
Performance Magazine Readers Poll: Best Jazz Act of the Year – Pat Metheny Group
Playboy Readers Poll: Best Jazz Album – Offramp – Pat Metheny Group
Rolling Stone Readers Poll: Best Jazz Performer of the Year – Pat Metheny
Guitar Player Magazine: Best Jazz Guitarist – Pat Metheny

1981

Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Performance – As Falls Wichita So Falls Wichita Falls – Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
Grammy Award Nomination: Best Instrumental Composition – title track “As Falls Wichita So Falls Wichita Falls” – Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
Performance Magazine: Top 40 Grossing Touring Acts in North America – Pat Metheny Group
Playboy Readers Poll: Best Jazz Album – As Falls Wichita – So Falls Wichita Falls

1980

Grammy Award Nomination: Best Jazz Performance – Vocal or Instrumental – American Garage – Pat Metheny Group
Musician Magazine: Jazz Artist Who Made the Greatest Impact on the ’70s – Pat Metheny
Musician Magazine Readers Poll: Guitarist Making the Most Impact on the ’80s – Pat Metheny
New York Jazz Awards: Best Album of the Year – 80/81 – Pat Metheny Group
Cash Box: Top Groups of the Year – American Garage – Pat Metheny Group
German Record Critics Award: Jazz Record of the Year – 80/81 – Pat Metheny Group

1979

DownBeat Critics Poll: Artist Deserving Wider Recognition – Pat Metheny
Record World Magazine: Jazz Album of the Year – New Chautauqua – Pat Metheny
New York Jazz Awards: Best Album of the Year – American Garage – Pat Metheny Group
New York Jazz Awards: Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year – Pat Metheny