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 ...

Alongside returning to early material, Di Meola says he has also returned to his early guitar, pulling out the 1971 Gibson Les Paul Custom that featured on many of those songs. “It’s a guitar that I ...

Psychologically speaking, having a split personality is usually a bad thing. Musically, it can be a delight. Guitarist Al Di Meola has had a musical split personality—one is acoustic, the other ...

THE GREAT ELECTRIC JAZZ MEETS ANDREA PARODI’S VOICE AL DI MEOLA, one of the most virtuous jazz guitarists in the world – one of the main rock-jazz musicians of 70s and 80s, right-hand musician of ...