About Sean Fenlon and this site

I guess that, for the most part, “About Us” is more accurately “About Me.” It’s just that, “About Me” just didn’t seem to be an appropriate label for a page on a Pat Metheny Website.

Sean Fenlon with Pat Metheny

In any case, my name is Sean Fenlon, and I am a huge admirer of Pat Metheny and his art. I was first introduced to the music of Pat Metheny (the 1984 release of First Circle) while I was studying composition with Hank Levy at Towson University from 1986-1990. I later attended The Peabody Institute of Music, where I completed my doctoral dissertation, The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis. While preparing for this dissertation, I had the opportunity to phone interview Pat Metheny about Don Ellis’s influence on Metheny and his own musical language. The interview lasted hours. I was blown away by the depth of his musical knowledge and the passion he brings to his art. Metheny remembered me years later when I introduced myself to him after one of his concerts at Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC.

Pat Metheny has had a remarkable influence on my own musical language. I have closely assimilated Metheny’s approach to rhythm in my own jazz-influenced compositions. I hope that the information contained within this site ultimately encourages even greater awareness of the life and art of Pat Metheny.

Please feel free to contact me directly to discuss Pat Metheny or the information contained on this website.

About this edition of the site

PatMethenyMusic.com began alongside The Way Up, was relaunched in 2014 around Kin (←→), and was rebuilt in 2026 as a faster archive, with no display ads, centered on Front Row, a timeline of the concerts Sean has attended.

Independent. This is a fan site. It is not affiliated with Pat Metheny, his management, his labels or his publishers. For official news and tour dates, go to patmetheny.com.
No display ads. Some book and album links go to Amazon. Videos and players come only from Pat Metheny’s official channels. Nothing loads from YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify or Apple until you press play.
Photos. Concert photos come from Sean’s own archive unless a Wikimedia Commons credit says otherwise (full credits). Any photo restored or upscaled with AI tools is labeled “AI-restored”. Restoration only, nothing added or invented.
Sources. Facts about releases and tours link to their source, usually Pat Metheny’s official site.

Questions, corrections or a rights concern? See the contact page.