Grammy-winning guitarist Al Di Meola has incorporated elements of flamenco, tango, and Middle Eastern music into his jazz fusion albums. Courtesy photo One of the greatest guitarists of our time, Al ...
Guitarist Al Di Meola has announced his plan to resume touring in 2024 after suffering a heart attack during a performance in Romania on Wednesday. The musician posted a statement on Thursday ...
Blue Note Hawai‘i will host an international guitar legend when Al Di Meola takes the stage with his Electric Band on September 4th and 5th. Known worldwide for his masterful playing, Al’s fascination ...
Guitar great Al Di Meola led his globally oriented band World Sinfonia into The Egg in Albany on Friday, as part of the Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody tour showcasing selections from his brand new album ...
Born in New Jersey in 1954, Al Di Meola is a bona fide guitar legend. At the age of just 19, he was chosen by the great Chick Corea to fill the guitar chair in Return To Forever, with whom he recorded ...
In the 1970s, Paco de Lucía revolutionized the art of flamenco. Along with his virtuosic guitar playing, de Lucía incorporated the Afro-Peruvian sounds of the cajón, and collaborated with musicians as ...
It’s strange to think a rock band like the Kinks were the genesis of one of the most influential jazz fusion songs ever written. But Al Di Meola has confessed to being inspired by the Brit’s 1964 hit ...
Somewhere from deep inside the recesses of Siberia, guitarist Al Di Meola transmits a cyber communiqué. “I’ve been on an extensive Russian tour!” he types, exclamation points firing on all cylinders. ...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has been afforded the rare chance to play Al Di Meola’s legendary Black Beauty Gibson Les Paul – after he let the jazz icon get hands-on with his Greeny electric guitar. The ...