Lyle Mays Death
Lyle passed away on February 10, 2020 at the age of 66 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Lyle's cause of death was recurring illness.
When did Lyle Mays die?
February 10, 2020How did Lyle Mays die? What was the cause of death?
Recurring illnessHow old was Lyle Mays when died?
66Where did Lyle Mays die? What was the location of death?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Lyle Mays Birthday and Date of Death
Lyle Mays was born on November 27, 1953 and died on February 10, 2020. Lyle was 66 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 27, 1953
Date of Death: February 10, 2020
Age at Death: 66
Lyle Mays - Biography
Lyle Mays is a musician,composer who was born on November 27, 1953. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awards.
The Bill Evans' album At the Montreux Jazz Festival and Miles Davis' album Filles de Kilimanjaro (both recorded in 1968) were important influences on his formation as a jazz musician. He graduated from the University of North Texas after attending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He composed and arranged for the One O'Clock Lab Band and was the composer and arranger of the Grammy-nominated album Lab 75.
After leaving North Texas, Mays toured with Woody Herman's group for approximately eight months. In 1975, he met Pat Metheny with whom he later founded the Pat Metheny Group. Mays won eleven Grammy Awards with the Pat Metheny Group and was nominated for four others for his own work.
In the Pat Metheny Group, Mays provided arrangements, orchestration, and the harmonic and metric backbone of the group's musical signature. He occasionally performed on electric guitar as well. He played trumpet on the songs "Forward March" and "Yolanda You Learn" from the album First Circle (1984) and during the tour for that album.
