Al Di Meola kicks off the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival on Wednesday 28 August,. Al Di Meola is a renowned America jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist, composer and producer. After a music career of over three decades, he is considered one of the most influential jazz guitarists to date.
With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date. This has earned him both artistic and commercial success[1] with a solid fan base throughout the world.
In 1971 Di Meola enrolled in Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1974 he joined Chick Corea‘s band, Return to Forever, and played with the band until a major lineup shift in 1976. That year also saw the release of the masterpiece album, Romantic Warrior with Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, and Lenny White.
Di Meola went on to explore a variety of styles, but is most noted for his Latin-influenced jazz fusion works. He is a four-time winner as Best Jazz Guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine‘s Reader Poll.
In addition to a prolific solo career, he has engaged in successful collaborations with bassist Stanley Clarke, keyboardist Jan Hammer, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, and guitarists John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía. He also guested on “Allergies” from Paul Simon‘s Hearts and Bones‘” album (1983).
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