genre mark ledford
Mark Ledford ( born 1960 -- November 1 , 2004 ) was an American trumpet player , vocalist and guitarist . Ledford was most famous for his multi - instrumentalism , and from his membership in the Pat Metheny Group . ___MASK1___ is a music genre that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s ___MASK1___ age , ___MASK1___ has become recognized as a major form of musical expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles , all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation . ___MASK1___ is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . ___MASK1___ has roots in West African cultural and musical expression , and in African - American music traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European military band music . Although the foundation of ___MASK1___ is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed ___MASK1___ as " one of America ' s original art forms ". A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments . Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists . Since the mid - 1960s , a plethora of new ___MASK10___ instruments with keyboards have come into common usage , requiring a more general term for a person who plays them . These keyboards include : A drummer is a musician who plays drums , which includes a drum kit (" drum set " or " trap set ", including cymbals ) and accessory - based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms , marching ___MASK16___ or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a wide assortment of musical genres . The term percussionist applies to a musician who performs struck musical instruments of numerous diverse shapes , sizes and applications . Most contemporary western ensembles bands for rock , pop , ___MASK1___ , R & B etc . include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre . Most drummers of this particular designation work within the context of a larger contingent ( a . k . a . rhythm section ) that may also include , keyboard ( a ___MASK16___ instrument ) or guitar , auxiliary ___MASK16___ ( often of non western origin ) and bass ( bass viol or electric ). Said ensembles may also include melodic based mallet ___MASK16___ including : vibraphone , marimba or xylophone . The rhythm section , being the core metronomic foundation with which other melodic instruments , including voices , may present the harmonic / melodic portion of the material . Patrick Bruce " Pat " Metheny (; born August 12 , 1954 ) is an American ___MASK1___ guitarist and composer . Pat Metheny Group is a ___MASK1___ fusion group founded in 1977 . The core members of the group are guitarist , composer and bandleader Pat Metheny ; and keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays , who was part of the group ' s inception in 1977 . Other long - standing members include bassist and producer Steve Rodby , who joined in 1981 , and Paul Wertico , who was the group ' s drummer for 18 years from 1983 to 2001 . A bandleader is the leader of a ___MASK3___ group such as a ___MASK27___ or pop group or ___MASK1___ quartet . The term is most commonly , though not exclusively , used with a group that plays popular ___MASK3___ as a small combo or a big band , such as one which plays ___MASK1___ , blues , rhythm and blues or ___MASK27___ and roll ___MASK3___ . Most bandleaders are also performers with their own band , either as singers or as instrumentalists , playing an instrument such as electric guitar , piano , or other instruments . A bassist , or bass player , is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass , bass guitar , keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone . Different ___MASK10___ genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments . Since the 1960s , the electric bass has been the standard bass instrument for funk , R & B , soul music , rock and roll , reggae , ___MASK1___ fusion , heavy metal , country and pop music . The double bass is the standard bass instrument for classical music , bluegrass , rockabilly , and most genres of ___MASK1___ . Low brass instruments such as the tuba or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in Dixieland and New Orleans - style ___MASK1___ bands . A guitarist ( or a guitar player ) is a person who plays the guitar . Guitarists may ___MASK2___ a ___MASK100___ of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars , acoustic guitars , electric guitars , and bass guitars . Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar by singing or playing the harmonica . Lyle Mays ( born November 27 , 1953 ) is an American ___MASK1___ pianist and composer from Wausaukee , Wisconsin . He is best known as a member of the Pat Metheny Group . Metheny and Mays composed and arranged almost all of the group ' s music , and with the group Mays has won eleven Grammy Awards . Steve Rodby ( born December 9 , 1954 in Joliet , Illinois ) is an American ___MASK1___ bassist and producer known for his time with the Pat Metheny Group . ___MASK1___ fusion ( also known as ___MASK1___ - rock ) is a musical genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined aspects of ___MASK1___ harmony and improvisation with styles such as funk , rock , rhythm and blues , and Latin ___MASK1___ . During this time many ___MASK1___ musicians began experimenting with electric instruments and amplified sound for the first time , as well as electronic effects and synthesizers . Many of the developments during the late 1960s and early 1970s have since become established elements of ___MASK1___ fusion musical practice . Paul Wertico ( born January 5 , 1953 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American drummer . He gained recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 until 2001 , leaving the group to spend more time with his ___MASK83___ and to pursue other ___MASK10___ interests .