It has been six years since Pat Metheny has released any new music; but all that is about to change with the February 27 release of “Side Eye III+”.

The album will be the first release on Metheny’s new record label Uniquity Music.  The label is also the new home of all Metheny’s music.

Metheny spoke on his new venture saying, “my dream for years has been to have a place where all of my work, past and future, could live under a single umbrella – a label of my own.  With the creation of Uniquity Music, that dream has now become a reality. In many ways, I feel like I am just beginning, and I expect the next period to represent the best of where music has led me so far. The new label will feature re-releases of every record I have made since Song X in 1984.”

Metheny’s Side Eye project showcases the next generation of musical talent.  Joining Metheny on “Side Eye III+” are Chris Fishman and Joe Dyson.

Metheny notes, “once I got in the studio with the guys, I realized that while the trio concept was perfect for us as a live ensemble, the music I had written was asking for something bigger. That is where the ‘+’ in Side-Eye III+ comes in. I ended up adding fifteen other musicians to the trio – expanding the sonic world of the record far beyond what we had done before.”

Daryl Johns, Brandee Younger, and a vocal ensemble put together by Take 6’s Mark Kibble are among the + in “Side Eye III+”.

Speaking on Kibble and the singers, Metheny notes, “he brought in an incredible group of singers and together, we found a sound that has a relationship to the Gospel tradition but I think most people will hear the kinds of harmonies and melodies that identify it as mine right away.”

General Manager of Green Hill – the parent company carrying Metheny’s label – Blake Davis said, “being part of the launch of Uniquity Music while helping usher in ‘SIDE-EYE III+’ makes this a special moment for Green Hill.  The album showcases Pat’s commitment to collaboration and discovery, and it reflects exactly the kind of thoughtful artistry we’re proud to support. Uniquity creates a home for that spirit to thrive, and we’re thrilled to begin this journey with him.”

Metheny adds, “musicians often say their new record is their best, and I will take that risk here – this is one of the best records I have ever made.”

Metheny also has a tour planned, set to begin in March with North American dates.

Pat Metheny tour dates:
March 2 & 3 at Duling Hall in Jackson, MS
March 5 at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio, TX
March 6 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX
March 7 at the Lillie and Roy Cullen Theater in Houston, TX
March 8 at the Orpheum Theatre in New Orleans, LA
March 10 at The Plaza Live in Orlando, FL
March 12 & 13 at the Parker Playhouse in Ft Lauderdale, FL
March 14 at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart, FL
March 15 at the Artis in Naples, FL
March 16 at The Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL
March 17 at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL
March 19 at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, VA
March 20 at The National in Richmond, VA
March 22 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN
March 23 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, GA
March 24 at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC
March 25 at the Opera House in Lexington, KY
March 26 at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN
March 27 at the Lucas Theatre in Savannah, GA
March 29 at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN
March 30 at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, AR
March 31 at the Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, OK
April 1 at The Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX
April 3 at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, MO
April 4 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO
April 7 at the Theater in Boulder, CO
April 8 at the Kiewit Concert Hall in Omaha, NE
April 9 at the Union Theater in Madison, WI
April 10 at the Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis, IN
April 11 at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, OH
April 12 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, WI
April 14 at the Music Theatre in Royal Oaks, MI
April 15 at the Midland Theatre in Newark, OH
April 16 at the Theatre in Columbia, MO
Apri l7 at the Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
April 18 & 19 at Dakota in Minneapolis, MN
April 21 at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, ID  
April 23-26 at the Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle, WA
April 27 at The Performing Arts Center in Vancouver, BC
April 28 at the Newmark theater in Portland, OR
April 29 at The John G. Shedd Institute For The Arts in Eugene, OR
May 1 at The Masonic in San Francisco, CA
May 2 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, CA
May 3 at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, CA
May 4 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA
May 5 at the Lobero Theatre in San Barbara, CA
May 7 at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine, CA
May 8 at Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, CA
May 9 at the Center for the Arts in Chandler, AZ
June 6 at the Deutsches Haus in Flensburg, Germany
June 7 at the Musik-und Kongresshalle in Lubeck, Germany
June 8 at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Germany
June 9 at the National Music Forum in Wroclaw, Poland
June 12 at the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Poland
June 13 at the Palladium in Warsaw, Poland
June 15 at the Admiralspalast in Berlin, Germany
June 17 at the Isarphiharmonie in Munich, Germany
June 18 at the Konzerhaus in Dortmund, Germany
June 19 at the Konzerthaus in Freiburg, Germany
June 20 at Serenadenhof in Nuremberg, Germany
June 21 at the Jahrhunderthalle Kuppelsaal in Frankfurt, Germany
June 24 at the Volkshaus in Zurich, Switzerland
June 29 at the Konzerthaus in Wien (Vienna), Austria
July 2 at Castello di Udine in Udine, Italy
July 5 at the Cavea Auditorium Ennio Morricone in Rome, Italy
July 6 at the Anfiteatro degli scavi in Pompei, Italy
July 7 at the – Arena del Porto Turstico in Giulianova, Italy
July 9 at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milano, Italy
July 18 & 19 at Barbican in London, UK
July 25 at Kursaal in Donostia, Spain