Mike Metheny

Mike Metheny (born August 28, 1949 in Lee's Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz musician and music journalist.He is the brother of the jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. Mike Metheny studied music education at the University of Missouri School of Music and Northeast Missouri State University, then played trumpet in the U.S. Army Field Band, Washington D.C. (1971–74).Following his time in the Army, he became an adjunct lecturer and assistant to the head of the trumpet department at the Berklee College of Music (1976–83).