2/3. Composer/producer Richard Niles presents a series of in-depth interviews with friend, colleague and innovative guitarist Pat Metheny , who remains the most commercially successful jazz artist since his 1976 solo debut, Bright Size Life. Missouri-born Metheny has reinvented the jazz guitar, pioneered electronic sounds, developed new acoustic instruments and composed for orchestra, ballet and film, with much of his output created with pianist Lyle Mays. He has worked with Ornette Coleman , Chick Corea , Herbie Hancock , Joni Mitchell and David Bowie. This edition explores the concepts and methodologies that make his music uniquely compelling, with input from collaborators Lyle Mays , Gary Burton , Jack DeJohnette and Mike Metheny.