Al Di Meola | Recorded live in Berlin

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Emmet Cohen trio (Philip Norris, Kyle Poole) feat Ekep Nkwelle;
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Joshua Redman feat Gabrielle Cavassa;
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Veronica Swift;
Al Di Meola;
Judith Hill;
Shai Maestro;
Jeremy Pelt;
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Charles Lloyd new quartet featuring Jason Moran, Eric Harland, Larry Grenadier;
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Peter Evans (Being and Becoming);
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet;
Vijay Iyer Trio;
Monty Alexander;
Peter Erskine quartet;
Christian Scott;
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Alex Sipyagin Quintet;
Jeremy Pelt;
Keyon Harrold;
George Cables.

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Al Di Meola's ongoing fascination with complex rhythmic syncopation combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony has been at the heart of his music throughout a celebrated career that has spanned four decades and earned him critical accolades, three gold albums and more than six million in record sales worldwide.

A bona fide guitar hero, perennial poll-winner, and prolific composer, he has amassed over 20 albums as a leader while collaborating on a dozen or so others with the likes of the fusion supergroup Return to Forever (with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White), the celebrated acoustic Guitar Trio featuring fellow virtuosos John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia, and the Rite of Strings trio with bassist Stanley Clarke and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. And while his dazzling technique on both acoustic and electric guitars has afforded him regal status among the hordes of fretboard fanatics who regularly flock to his concerts, the depth of Di Meola's writing along with the soulfulness and the inherent lyricism of his guitaristic expression have won him legions of fans worldwide beyond the guitar aficionado set.

In early 1996, Di Meola formed a new trio with the violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and RTF bandmate Stanley Clarke called The Rite of Strings. Their self-titled debut was released in 1995. Di Meola subsequently recorded with the likes of opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, pop stars Paul Simon, classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco, and Italian pop star Pino Daniele. Over the course of his career, he has also worked and recorded with Phil Collins, Carlos Santana, Steve Winwood, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Milton Naciemento, Egberto Gismonti, Stevie Wonder, Les Paul, Jimmy Page, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa and Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba.

Di Meola’s 2013 release All Your Life was an acoustic tour de force that had him revisiting the music of a seminal influence – The Beatles. “I really credit the Beatles for the reason why I play guitar”, he says. “That was a major catalyst for me to want to learn music, so their impact was pretty strong”. A virtual one-man show of virtuosity, it features the guitar great interpreting 14 familiar Beatles tunes in the stripped-down setting of strictly acoustic guitar.

A retrospective of Al Di Meola’s nearly 50 year acclaimed career is expressed through his latest Ear Music release of March 2020 “ACROSS THE UNIVERSE” with his virtuosic arrangements and creative interpretations of 14 Beatles songs with lightning speed electric guitar orchestrations balanced with lavish acoustic arrangements.

00:00 One Night Last June
08:00 Flight Over Rio
17:13 Ava's Dance In The Moonlight

Al Di Meola - guitar
Philippe Saisse - keyboards
Mike Pope - bass
Gumbi Ortiz - percussion
Luis Alicea – drums

Video – Frank Zerban
Audio – Philipp Bernhardt

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