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Al Di Meola will tour Australia in March 2010, direct from the U.S.A. he will travel to Perth, Sydney, Byron Bay, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, Parramatta and even Bellingen and Kuranda.
Presented by Belle Promotions, Al Di Meola will play in royal theatres, civic centres, recital halls, outdoor festivals and a high school hall. Australian tour dates below…
© Photo by Francesco Cabras (official Al Di Meola photographer)
To guitar enthusiasts Al Di Meola will need no introduction with most Australian flamenco guitarists listing him as an influence. Di Meola crosses over many styles and was a pioneer in bridging the gap between jazz and rock.
Al Di Meola (Al Laurence Dimeola) is an Italian American from New Jersey, he reached an initial level of fame as a high velocity trail-blazing jazz fusion guitarist in 1974 and went solo with a massive album ‘Land of the Midnight Sun‘ in 1976. His 1981 live album with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía, ‘Friday Night in San Francisco‘ sold six million copies and is hailed as one of the most influential albums of all time. Today his music is a blend of sounds from Spain, Argentina, Israel and the Mediterranean.
Al Di Meola is bringing his six-piece Latin jazz fusion band ‘World Sinfonia‘ to Australian, the line-up includes Al Di Meola on guitar, Gumbi Ortiz on cajon and percussion, Fausto Beccalossi on accordion, Kevin Seddiki on guitar, Victor Miranda on double bass and Peter Kaszas on drums. The result is a complex fusion of flamenco, tango, middle eastern, South American, African music and from Di Meola’s own lips “The best group of musicians so far in my career.”
Tickets are around the $100 to $120 mark.
Tickets from Oztix – 1300 762 545
Tickets from Moshtix – 1300 438 849
Al Di Meola and Gumbi Ortiz live in Clinic
Tickets from Bass – 131 246
April 2010Three dates in Sydney, Northern Territory misses out. The Al Di Meola tour continues his worldwide, leaving Australia and heading to Europe for dates in Italy, Turkey, Israel, Germany and Romania.
To prepare yourself, check out Al Di Meola Tour De Force Live and many other bestselling albums.
Facebook comments:
Thanks for putting together this great list.
The key feature that makes Al Di Meola exquisite in all his guitar playing is his brilliant connection with the rhythm.
Tapping his foot in tune with the rhythm no matter what he plays on the guitar is one of the most impressive qualities, aside from his speed and inspiration.