A Tribute to Lyle Mays 1953-2020

[@jeffwheaton1733]

Lyle Mays was simply a musical genius whose creativity spanned decades. He was a pillar of the PMG, and hopefully over the years, more will appreciate his enormous contributions to the musical world. RIP Lyle.....

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Of course we all love Pat but Lyle's contribution to the PMG sound became very evident when he wasn't there.

[@KenSerpico5450]

I recently lost my beloved dad and sister to cancer. I miss them and cry for them every day. I find solace in Pat and Lyle's music.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

It touches the heart in a way that words cannot.

[@lovebaja]

The only music I'll term "life-changing" for me is Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny. None other. RIP Lyle. I'm shedding a tear for your end.

[@fer66]

Life changing indeed

[@oschuttp]

Too many are at the same condition arround the word... fly hi Lyle god bless you

[@oschuttp]

Im really sad.... sorry

[@Jimcountermusicdotcom]

right there with you on that, brother

[@tirecarcare]

End No..........it's his new BEGINNING!

[@phillywop1]

The finest american instrumental writing duo of all time R.I.P Lyle

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

No debate here.Thanks for the comment.

[@kenluxman]

Lyle Mays sei un grande Artista....ascolto la tua musica e provo sempre le stesse emozioni...la classe, lo stile, l'armonia, le sonorità inedite, gli accordi, la genilità, il talento, la magia...etc...etc...ti contraddistinguono e ti rendono eterno nel mondo della vera MUSICA...R.I.P.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Very well said, thanks for sharing.

[@buickmonte]

Hey Lyle i hope you can hear all of us down here on earth playing your music!!!! I am sure i can speak for all of your fans and say thank you for what you have given us !!!

[@charleskent8090]

You have indeed spoken well!!

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

I second what Charles said!

[@宮田則枝]

I love his piano. He was a wonderful genius.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Yes and thank you for the comment.

[@giacominotonon6111]

R.I.P. BIG MAN ! AND BIG BIG ARTIST ! WE WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER❤

[@andygerman285]

After hearing this for the first time Lyle and Pat determined how I would listen to music for the next 40 years.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Felt the same. Much of my life has included a PMG track with Lyle.

[@loriolson8969]

My heart sank when I heard the news today. Thank you, Lyle for all your transcending performances with Pat, compositions, and musical memories. Thankfully, your music will be with us forever.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Thanks for commenting.

[@TRCALB]

Lyle was one of truly great unsung heroes of jazz piano. He did not get as much recognition as some of the other great jazz pianists that were solo artists or band leaders, like Keith Jarrett or Chick Corea. He was a great composer, along with Pat Metheny, and a phenomenal performer. I was fortunate to see him in concert with the PMG 5 or 6 times over past 41 years. He is missed, and his contribution to music is eternal! 👏🏻😊

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Every concert is an opportunity of a lifetime. Great that you got to see him 5 or 6 times!

[@TRCALB]

@@MichaelLewisMusic Yes! I have been blessed! Last month, I got to Pat Metheny for the 10th time. I would love to see him 10 more times! 🙏🏻

[@armandotorres4039]

Lyle fué un Tecladista/Pianista de muy alto nivel, fino, talentoso y único, entre otros atributos! Es una pena que personas tan talentosas se nos adelanten... En paz descanse Lyle.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

For sure! Wonderful comment! Totally agree, thanks for visiting.

[@juwanhodge3571]

He was a phenomenal keyboard player he lived his life through his keyboards there will never be another like Lyle RIP Brother you are now with the Angels up above!

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Well said, thank you.

[@rebeccastone3301]

I met Lyle with the PMG in 1976-1977. Mike Metheny was my arranging professor at the Berklee College of Music. He recommended I go see his brother’s quartet. It was a small intimate club and we got there so early we helped them bring their instruments and equipment into the club. They pulled up in a van with NO roadies. They were amazing .. Lyle was a beautiful nerdy genius with an AMAZING GIFT. I will MISS HIM ..

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Great story and very cool that you got to see and even them in the very beginning! I first saw the PMG in '82 and felt fortunate that I was able to experience their music when I did. So often we have these precious lifetime moments that give us memories that last a lifetime and at the time we don't even realize what's happening.

[@JBMelmuse]

I saw them at the El Mocambo club in Toronto in '78 and I was blown away. I'd always hoped to hire Lyle for a session of my own music, but that was a dream that wasn't meant to be!

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

@@JBMelmuse Sorry to hear that. Lyle was most certainly a one of a kind.

[@snowfiresunwind]

Lyle was a unique musician and will be sadly missed by many.

[@charlesswain7708]

Lyle Mays was a musical genius! A legend gone too soon.

[@bobbywyllie9486]

The music of Lyle, Pat and PMG is a gift to the human race that I hope will be appreciated for all time. Words cannot describe it. One must feel it.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

It is an indescribable experience.

[@peterlachina6185]

His light continues to shine bright. Brilliant!

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Gone but never forgotten.

[@thomasmaynard8181]

Dear Michael and fellow fans of Lyle and Pat : I happened to be looking at Google this morning on my phone , and saw the news of Lyles passing . As many of you , I was shocked and deeply saddened by the news . I immediately called the Journalist who published the Article and expressed what Lyle and the Pat Matheny group meat to me . As I talked , the tears welled up and started running down my face ... Want to know how far reaching of an impact Lyle and Pat has ? I am a African American musician from the ' not so nice part of town ' here in New York . I was only in my early twenties. and beginning to become seriously involved with music . In 78 ' the Pat Matheny group came out with their self titled album . While sitting in my living room listening to WRVR the citys Jazz station of the time - they played "Jaco " ( who I would have the opportunity to meet and talk to years later ) . No one had heard anything like that man : The chords and pharsing of Pat's dreamy guitar work , against the lush backdrop of Lyles incredible playing . No one up to that point had used piano , synthesizers , and other keyboards with such a sonic palette like that ; absolutely beautiful . The entire album was the bomb , and would set the bar high for other jazz / fusion groups to measure up to. . Lyle and Pat would continue to set the standard for beautiful complex music that not only touched the head - but the heart . Picture young black musicians in the "hood " grooving and listening to the Pat Matheny group alongside Parliament/Funkadelic : Places like Baltimore Maryland - which would give us other to be great musicians like Dennis Chambers , Gary Grainger and others . Pat and Lyle were the first people to integrate world music into the Jazz idiom . Just listen to " It's for you " and other great music that they wrote . Many don't know that Pat played gigs with people like Chris ' Daddy ' Dave from Mint Condition / Robert Glasper , and Meshell endeochello , the neo soul / jazz movement that has become so popular today . Lyle and Pat heard us man .... Supported us . Took musicians from around the world with them ; showed the beauty of togetherness 👫👬👭👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👧👨‍👦👨‍👦‍👦👨‍👧 I mourn this great loss with each of you . 😪 Tom Maynard , Brooklyn East New York

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Tom, thanks for sharing your wonderful story. I (along with so many others) felt the same way as you about that amazing, fresh, new sound that they produced right from the beginning. Music truly brings us together. Be blessed brother. ML

[@camillecruxinger9368]

Thank you Tom for your story and the incredibly heartfelt tribute to Lyle.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Thank you Tom for your beautiful witnessing.....this beautiful gift named Lyle Mays....

[@brucegelman5582]

From a fellow East New Yorker.Vermont street Pennsylvania Avenue, etc. I feel you from one O.G. to another.RIP Lyle we love you.

[@ruebenaguilera771]

Thank you for your true and kind words.

[@michaelhanrahan5349]

Not only was he a creative genius, he was technically proficient, he was up there with the likes of Monk, Peterson, Corea, Hancock, to name just a few. He may have drifted underneath some people's radar, but for those of us who were familiar with his work, we know he will always be lauded. I think I'll chill out to 'Street Dreams' now.

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

Pat and Lyle together belong on the Mount Rushmore of composers in any and every style. There will never be another Lyle Mays.

[@ariesarethebest271]

Well said.

[@PeterBrown-mz4nv]

@@ariesarethebest271 Thank You!

[@michaelfuller8372]

Just a perfect selection. For those of us Pat Metheny & Pat Metheny Group worshippers, there will never, ever be another musician or group who touch our very soul. Grew up on the Beatles, Zeppelin, Stones, the list goes on. No one is Pat Metheny and his collaboration w/Lyle is beyond words and description. My mother, wife and daughter have all seen this group w/me, amazing. Generational. I'm so sad, life is just so quick....RIP Lyle, thank God I have your music to get me through.

[@HectorRivera-gx7sb]

A true genius among the stars..R.I.P

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Absolutely. Thanks for commenting.

[@albertsolbed]

One of my musical references for more than 30 years. Long fingers, endless piano phrases ... Thanks for all the great music! Bye Lyle.

[@MADDMAX01]

For all the years of joy you have brought me. For your sheer genius as a musician and composer. Your brilliance behind the keyboards I will continue to cherish. For the role you played in the Pat Metheny Group, the one more album with Pat that did materialize and now never will. I salute you Lyle Mays, go in peace and continue to create your inspirational music among the angels. Your music will live in my soul forever.

[@s.eidsmo3240]

I had no one to share this sad news with today, and that made it even more depressing. David Bowie, Prince, George Michael etc. are all household names and their passing touched many peoples’ hearts. But Lyle Mays was for me. And a few others - and thank you for being here today! Lyle will always stand up there - as one of the greatest . Thank you so much for having enriched my life, I shall return to your music again and again - “close to home/Mars” is a life necessity - nothing less.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

We're all sharing this loss together. Thanks for commenting.

[@dtalesofficial6122]

There is so few information about this brilliant man, whom I consider my best friend, though I never met him in person.Thank you, kind sir for your work. Lyle Mays been out there for me, I dreamt to meet him one day and thank him for all the joy and love and passion for making music that he brought me. Unfortunately, I'm russian and I never got an opportunity to tell him... My very soul is crying for you, I love you so much, rest in peace my dear friend.

[@DrIIGerMusic]

So sweet .thank you for saying this

[@oschuttp]

Too many people arround the word is thinking about he passed away.... Fly very Hi Lyle and God bless you...thanks for your effort and pasion ..thanks thanks and thanks :(

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Many of us share your sentiment, I'm sorry you were not able to meet him. While I saw the PMG live, I also never met Lyle in person. Thanks for commenting. Best wishes.

[@Jimcountermusicdotcom]

I grew up 35 miles north of Lyle's hometown, Wausukee, WI, and the million and one times I'd passed through there, I always hoped I'd see him walking down the street, so I could stop and say hello, and thank him for his beautiful, life-changing music, but I never got the chance. We was a legend to me in every sense of the word, and I'll miss him greatly. Putting on any one of his songs makes me feel like he's sitting right next to me...R.I.P. dear Lyle

[@dtalesofficial6122]

@@Jimcountermusicdotcom I live in Russia, so I was seriously considering to visit USA this summer just to shake his hand. Life is cruel.

[@charlesdickey1002]

Thanks for creating a thoughtful tribute for Lyle Mays. I feel so fortunate to have lived in the same timeframe as Mays. Metheney and Mays' music has brought me such peace, joy and inspiration I shudder to think of not having their music in my life. My hope is that a musician with the requisite talent and appreciation will compose a September 15th for Mays. He deserves his own song. We've lost a remarkable human being, but Damn! WE were fortunate we had him.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

So true, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@RobinCapper]

I want to drive across the US to a Pat and Lyle soundtrack one day.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

As one as has toured much of the country with their music running through the sound system, I can highly recommend it!

[@monalisaperez4731]

Lyle's music could touch places in my heart I didn't know was there. His music made me think deeply and feel deeply the things that words are unable to describe. There was a quality of wistfulness, achingly beautiful and sublime gorgeousness of ways his music touched so many. I grew up in the 70's listening to every album and saving up to buy each one that came out with Lyle and Pat Metheny and later on Lyle's solo albums. His music is the kind that I wish I could have composed because it is that awe inspiring.

[@sciberjedi]

Indeed! So well put! My heart aches now that there's no longer any hope for a Pat & Lyle reunion : (

[@cookiedoll9666]

Totally agree. I've followed Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny since 1975. Huge part of my life. And I did get to meet them both, backstage in Houston, 1982. Pat was playing the piano, and Lyle was just sitting there listening. I was so starstruck, I couldn't speak, (and I've met many other more famous people that did not impress me as much) The music he and Pat played together will always be with me, in my soul. RIP Lyle Mays, a true musical genius. Deeply saddened

[@julioortuzarmunoz13]

This song is a Masterpiece.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Totally!

[@cnksgs4]

Rest in Peace Lyle, you are awesome... I don't want to say "You Were" because people like you always lives, by what they accomplished in this life. So long.!

[@chrislobo6354]

The day my dad suffered his fatal heart attack was sad for me but I was too young to properly process it. There's so much more I could say. I miss him. The day my mother passed away was sad, but I knew her life on earth was coming to an end. There's so much more I could say. I miss her. The day my eldest brother lost his battle with cancer was a sad time. There's so much more I could say. I miss him. The day I heard Lyle passed away was a sad day for me. No other person who's not related to me or not been a friend, has touched me in such a deep way. I can't understand how someone who has given us so much beautiful music could now have left this earth. I miss him. No, I'm not looking for sympathy. I'm just so happy there are so many others who appreciate him as I do. It means a lot. Thank you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Our lives have all been changed and powerfully affected by Pat and Lyle's music. It's been our soundtrack, our comfort, our reflection and sometimes our hope. Hopefully we'll be together in eternity someday but for now we will always have the music that he left behind.

[@christofluederitz3635]

A great musican and composer

[@vcp93]

I remember the horrible year of 2016 when we lost so many great artists. First Neil, now Lyle. I hope this isn't the beginning of another year like that one. RIP Lyle and thank you for the decades of moving and inspiring music.

[@fer66]

Frank Black Neil and now Lyle...too much for me.

[@stellarch4986]

Just learned that Lyle Mays had passed away two days ago. Another one of the modern jazz giants is gone, Rest in Peace Mr Mays. I will miss you deeply.

[@carygson]

Can’t believe we won’t ever hear your genius again. RIP

[@thelantern9075]

Thanks for the music Lyle, you’ll never be forgotten. Smooth travels.

[@agtbruinsman7190]

Sadly another great musican has passed on. Gone but never forgotten. Dear Pat so sorry for your loss.

[@markgentry2768]

Thank You, Creator, for giving us mortals the musical gift of Lyle Mays on keyboards. His compositions and playing style have been and will always be masterpieces for all to admire and never forget. #RestInSplendor

[@issiedone]

The unforgettable and remarkable Lyle Mays. Never met him, but man how his music touched me. Together with Pat, simply the greatest! Never forgotten

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Absolutely. Thanks for the comment.

[@clairedelune2011]

RIP LYLE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR MUSIC. FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

[@jorgeluisbarreirolima5170]

Tuve la hermosa fortuna y deleite de verte y escucharte en vivo Lyle, Dios te bendiga arriba❤

[@litopatino]

Descansa en paz Lyle Mays ...

[@fer66]

Lyle I will forever miss you, thank you so much.

[@leanidis300]

Man, I've loved the playing of Lyle from the beginning of the Pat Matheny Group. RIP Lyle

[@SRV2013]

I saw Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays at the University of Arkansas in 1985. A great show. Lyle Mays - I'll miss him. A great artist.

[@albertosj64]

Lyle Mays fue una gran compañía e inspiración no sólo para todos los músicos que tocaron con él, también lo fue para quienes sencillamente lo escuchamos durante años. Nunca lo olvidaremos, siempre habrá un tiempo para seguir escuchando su infinito talento. RIP Lyle. Desde Argentina.

[@landoflittlerain]

Thank you Lyle.

[@valterone]

Ho avuto la fortuna e l'onore di ascoltare il tuo talento dal vivo. Grazie, grazie per questi anni (troppo pochi) passati a deliziare gli animi e i cuori altrui. La tua musica ci accompagnerà per tanto, tanto tempo ancora. Buon viaggio Lyle, la terra ti sia lieve.

[@andreapasserini8912]

the greatness of Lyle Mays and his gigantic musical legacy that leaves us in this world will surely be like an endless river. the greatness of his piano technique (and also keyboards), his style in my way of seeing unique in class, sensitivity and positivity in his choices of notes and chords, his musical taste more generally and last but not least, indeed perhaps first, his "sound", the unmistakable the lyle mays sound for me, the only brand of his playing, make him a musical giant that has indelibly marked a lot of excellent quality music from the 70s to today. if Pat has lost a friend and brother, the world has lost a gigantic artist of the keyboard, sound and musical atmospheres that bring joy to the soul. thanks for everything Lyle.

[@artglick3245]

Never have a felt a greater sense of loss from the passing of someone I never knew personally. It is rivaled only by Jerry's passing in '95. Look up synergy in the dictionary and one of the definitions has to be "the result of a Mays-Metheny collaboration". The day I heard the news I had to scratch the number one item off my bucket list. We will never again hear them perform live and will have to be satisfied with the incredible body of work that's been left behind.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

So true.

[@ipbrann2891]

Jamais assez d’hommages pour ce pianiste et personne exceptionnel.. grand merci à lui

[@hansolo3087]

One more Keeper of the Flame passed. Very sad. Thank you for the light!

[@Ceijonius]

His collaboration with Pat Metheny on First Circle was the 1st time I had heard of them both and their music back in '87. I still listen to that song, and others they composed to this day! RIP Mr. Mays; your music will ALWAYS be with me! Thank You. 👍🏾

[@marianoivars4420]

Los mejores 20 años de Pat, fue junto a este increible pianista!!! nada será igual Rip Lyle

[@naturesound2963]

... whenever I was sad, I not only listened to his often slightly moody, deep, .. but also in a way quite heavenly songs (especially on "Solo").. and they helped me to come over of what-ever and opened the endless sky of dreams and whishes to me, that .. in a way.. anything can come true and be done, .. but we just still have to long for, to yearn for it.. The heavenly spirit of the music of Lyle Mays always was a place, I joined with him .. and never ever can forget him. He also was the great master, who showed me the way, how music can be felt and played at the same time .. improvised and free - perfect, but heavenly as well as earthy grounded. ... R.I.P. Lyle Mays, my greatest idol of any kind of keys .. for all the time..

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Wow! Amazing portrait of Lyle's life and music, so beautifully iterated with great heart and emotion. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us all and know that, in some way, everyone here will be able to resonate with everything you said.

[@louiegarcia7527]

TRUE MEANING OF A MUSICAL GENIUS! GOD BLESS.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Amen!

[@richardwatte1755]

I am deeply in mourning as well. His style and gifted skill is transcendent. The first Pat Metheny Group album when it was released changed my life. I had the privilege of meeting him on two occasions, after the As Falls Wichita Falls concert in Portland along with an interview with Pat and then after the Imaginary Day concert in Eugene. He was most kind and gracious to a fellow piano player. We have his music and his inspiration forever. My heart goes out to all who were touched by him and his family who misses him the most. Rich Watte

[@PeteN_2]

Lyle Mays unique blend of sound , so different from those around him , took you on a musical journey like no other and will live on forever in my musical travels of originality , his electronic key board inventive musical explorations were beautiful and always especially haunting which set him so far apart ....... he lived every note ......a true musical genius . R.I.P Lyle Mays

[@chrisd6736]

Lyle made piano playing look so damn easy. Amazing musician. Saw him play live many times. He will be sorely missed.

[@felipeoyanguren1986]

Lyle Mays, you are the soundtrack of the world soul

[@marcelobuscagliateologiafi7462]

Gracias maestro por habernos enseñado a vivir y a descubrir que en nuestra alma existían rincones que solo podían ser alcanzados con tu música. Gracias por mostrar que la belleza duele hasta llagar los corazones de una vez y para siempre. Gracias por tanta luz en solo 88 teclas y tu diáfana poesía sin pronunciar palabra. Dios encuentre en tu alma tanto amor como belleza supiste darnos con tus manos

[@Dutchman536]

Sad very sad, magic solo cd's , man from the feelings .............. !

[@jamesnash7262]

...Lyle Mays was such a perfect keyboard player for Metheny...very sad to hear he's moving on...

[@glennjones2343]

Another real musician has departed from this existing world, Peace to him as he plays in that celestial group!

[@pwcinla]

11.5K views in one day! Lyle's talent and music certainly touched a lot of people. RIP.

[@kenestra123]

RIP Lyle Mays, Your Genius is needed somewhere else now! Journey Well!

[@marcovanlith5379]

Such a great musician........ glad i could see him several times playing live. 😢 ....... R.I.P. 😇

[@rdgerdes]

Nice tribute. I feel the same about Lyle and the music he and Pat created that you mentioned. I don't believe anyone will equal that, and I don't believe Pat could have done that himself. In a recent interview he did, he hardly even mentioned Lyle. On many songs I cringe when I know Pat's synthesizer guitar is going to start blaring and wreck an otherwise incredible and beautifully crafted tune. I first saw PMG on the Offramp tour. I vividly remember when they started "Are you Going With Me" that there was no one playing the foundation part of the song...and it hit me that it was digitally recorded. Lyle was not only an extraordinary musician and performer, but he used technology to enhance his music in a way few others have.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I agree. I first saw the PMG on the same tour, 1982. I was already a die hard fan at that point. But the emotion that Lyle brought to music seems almost unparalleled. It was very special to say the least.

[@halodust1304]

Such depth of inspiration rarely heard but that will stay with you forever. Like Bach, Beethoven and Mozart this music will resonate down the ages because it speaks directly to the soul and somehow captures an essence of what it is to be human.

[@prowlermadmax2]

The first song I heard from the Pat Metheny Group in 1979 when i was 14 yrs old was "The Search". They showed us a 16mm film in our science class called "The Search For Solutions" Pat Metheny did the film score taken from the American Garage Album in 79. I loved the song but had no idea who played it. 5yrs ago I decided to look for it on the internet. I only new the name of the Film and that it was produced by Phillip petroleum. Using those key words and spending an hour going thru several websites, i finally found a small clip of the film that had the song. I used Shazam to tell me the name of the song and the Artist. To my surprises I had heard of Pat Metheny Group. They did the film score for "The Falcon and The Snow man" which i had the CD. RIP Lyle Mays

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Very cool, thanks Abel.

[@mauroavanzini1167]

Vuoto,secondo me,INCOLMABILE.😊

[@erhaveas]

RIP Lyle Mays. Thank you for your music.

[@bobfitzpatrick8952]

So sad to hear that he passed. I really didn't know him, but I was very familiar with this song. And 1979 was such a big year for me...I honestly got choked up as I heard this again.

[@raffaelecorongiu6882]

R.i.p. Big Lyle

[@stephenwhite46]

Shocked and saddened... thank you for the beautiful tribute! Lyle and Pat... what can I say? You will be missed!

[@antoniofongaro6833]

Thanks for everything Lyle..... You will be missed by everyone who knew you and your music. Rest in peace

[@davepmolloy]

Beautiful , RIP Lyle

[@andresa1963]

What an extraordinary musician and human being..... I had the honored and pleasure to meet him once at the Miami Knight Center in 86 when he was touring with the PMG. I had to tell him what i meant to me his first solo album. Thank you for posting this.

[@charlesdickey1002]

There are a few people I find so compelling that I would love an hour to just sit and talk with them. To feel their energy, passion and drive. Lyle Mays was one of my hopefuls. Cst La Vie. As long as there is electricity he will be nearby.

[@alessandroserio7276]

RIP MASTER!

[@giuseppeforesta5215]

Suono inconfondibile.Grazie Lyle.

[@rdwise4513]

Damnit. RIP Lyles.

[@adgo22]

What we are all on..The Search..life and it's journey..don't know if I'd be the man I am today if not for Pat, Lyle and their music..It took my by the hand as a young person and was with me through Junior and High school, 1st romance, leaving home, becoming independent, inspiration to explore feelings and interests, high and lows, love and heart breaks, finding true love and the birth of my own children..I listen to this and like a flash, it all comes rushing back into my conscience..now, it's "Goin' Ahead" with all the memories of my past and the new one's being created..🙏

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your story!

[@bobbywyllie9486]

Wow, this perfectly describes how seemlessly emotionally-charged music, such as the works of Lyle and Pat, is woven into the very fabric of our lives.

[@arcgouvea5208]

Hã 25 anos atrás , conheci as músicas desse gênio, juntamente com um dos maiores musicista da atualidade , o qual da o nome a banda, PAT methyne Group. Genialidade. Essência , sabedoria. Grande artista. Muito obrigado lyle Mays por contribuir com nossas emoções.

[@perryhailey6715]

Wonderful musician and so very sad

[@davemackenzie8343]

Lyle, we miss your musical genius. RIP

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Agreed.

[@fletcherward]

I still feel so deeply sad, but grateful.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Amen.

[@jorxmaysful]

Thanks for all the great music, Lyle

[@MuzoSTEIN]

Mournful day - Metheny proclaims Mays to be amongst the greatest musicians he's known. IMO, not the peers of the the most formidable jazz pianists of the modern post-bop era; but undoubtedly the instantly recognisable Metheny Group aesthetically sound is perhaps the greatest fusion sound alternative to the conventional one: Lyle May's 'Americana' visionary is instrumental to this identity that transformed the improvisatory setting from an often relatively claustrophobic studio soundscape to that of rolling fields and landscapes. RIP: Lyle Mays

[@luiginatomasi558]

I think he was a great artist...his music and his talent are so 'unique'...every musical note introduce to the soul and the spirit of eternity!

[@benvenutocellini6763]

Que tristeza! Se fue un grandioso musico !!!! Vuela alto como tu musica!!!

[@andresa1963]

An incredible musician, I had the pleasure to meet him once at the Miami Night Center back in 86 during a tour with the Pat Metheny Group. I congratulated him on his first solo album which it meant so much to me. At the time, I was having a hard time trying to find my way, but there was this special music and especially this song "Close To Home," although it didn't have words, it still had some melancholic melody that was so beautiful... and it did opened up my mind where I was able to go deep within myself and allowed me to mediate. At the end of the concert all of them came out and before going to Pat, I went straight to Lyle since I wanted to tell him what his album meant to me. He was pleased to find that there actually were people who really paid attention to his composing. One of the most precious things about Lyle was his incredible crystal sense of melody..... trait impossible to replicate which is why is so special. R.I.P Lyle, I will always remember you and your music.....really changed the way I listen to music.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Great story, thanks for sharing. I loved his solo projects as well.

[@fatboyruss6297]

Goodbye friend! .... Have a nice life!

[@LaSharown]

Another Brilliant Genius Musician Has Left us. May He Rest In Peace

[@LaSharown]

Hi Michael Thanks This is So Sad

[@informationstationjw]

Wow is all I can say. Smh... First Kobe now Lyle. Pat Metheny last train home was golden.

[@1984-j9h]

Thank you Lyle ❤️

[@thedrumdon2485]

seeing Lyle perform over the years was truly a bonus to being a PMG fan and no other modern composer was more dedicated to his art and passion. Will always cherish "The Way Up' live and how much that concert will always mean to me!

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Glad you got to see it. Cherished moment for sure.

[@rl2905]

I played a gig with his niece Aubrey at WMU way back in the day. Lyle has been and still is my favorite pianist ever....he and Metheny were a perfect match.

[@MichaelLewisMusic]

Yes they were. Never to be duplicated.

[@janmatuszynski6671]

Soul in his fingers... last circle,

[@stevebradley704]

Very sad but we still have his uplifting and joyful tunes.