Akiko Yano
He is also a fan of several pop music artists, especially singer/songwriters including James Taylor (after whom he named the song "James" on "Offramp"); Bruce Hornsby, Cheap Trick, and Joni Mitchell, with whom he performed on her "Shadows and Light" (Asylum/Elektra, 1980) live tour. Metheny is also fond of Buckethead's music. He also worked with, sponsored or helped to make recordings of singer/songwriters from all over the world, such as Pedro Aznar (Argentina), Akiko Yano (Japan), David Bowie (UK), Silje Nergaard (Norway), Noa (Israel), and Anna Maria Jopek (Poland).