Al Di Meola

Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola
	Al Di Meola at the Granada Theater, Dallas, Texas, December 6, 2006
Background information
Birth name	Albert Laurence Di Meola
Born	July 22, 1954 (age 69); Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Jazz; jazz fusion; world music; world fusion; Latin jazz;
Occupation(s)	Songwriter; composer; musician;
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Discography	Al Di Meola discography
Years active	1974 – present
Labels	Columbia; Telarc; Tomato; earMUSIC; Manhattan; Atlantic; Concord;
Formerly of	Return to Forever
Website	aldimeola.com

Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954)^[1] is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as guitarist with the group Return to Forever in 1974. From 1976 to 1978 he played with Stomu Yamashta in the supergroup Go on three records. The 1970s and 1980s saw albums such as Land of the Midnight Sun, Elegant Gypsy, Casino and Friday Night in San Francisco earn him both critical and commercial success.^[2]^[3]

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 697. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^ Prato, Greg. "Al Di Meola". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
^ Smith, Toby (November 6, 2009). "Al Di Meola, World Sinfonia Australian Tour – March 2010". Music Feeds. Retrieved September 10, 2017.