Al Di Meola

Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola at the Granada Theater, Dallas, Texas, December 6, 2006
Al Di Meola at the Granada Theater, Dallas, Texas, December 6, 2006
Background information
Birth nameAlbert Laurence Di Meola
Born (1954-07-22) July 22, 1954 (age 70)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
InstrumentGuitar
DiscographyAl Di Meola discography
Years active1974 – present
Labels
Formerly of
Websitealdimeola.com

Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, his breakthrough came through joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a successful and critically acclaimed solo career, noted for his technical mastery, complex compositions and explorations of Latin music. Some highlights of his work are Elegant Gypsy, his Friday Night in San Francisco collaboration and the World Sinfonia trilogy.[1][2]

An alumnus of Berklee College of Music and a Grammy Award winner, Di Meola's successful career includes high-profile collaborations such as Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Larry Coryell, Steve Winwood, Jaco Pastorius, Paco de Lucia, Bill Bruford, John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Jean-Luc Ponty, Steve Vai and others.

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Al Di Meola". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Smith, Toby (November 6, 2009). "Al Di Meola, World Sinfonia Australian Tour – March 2010". Music Feeds. Retrieved September 10, 2017.