Legendary American guitarist
Al Di Meola will perform on the festival grounds for the first time, after dazzling the audience in Brakke Put Mei Mei during one of the pre concerts in 2013. Right from his first notes with Chick Corea’s supergroup Return to Forever in the early 1970s, he established a reputation as one of the world’s finest guitarists due to his unmatched, lightning-fast playing and keen ear for a catchy melody. Though mostly known for his jazz fusion, on the dozens of albums he has released Di Meola has played many styles; from jazz, rock, fusion and Latin to Beatles covers and traditional South American music. He booked his greatest success when he swapped electric guitar for acoustic, forming a super trio with John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia. That virtuoso collaboration resulted in
Friday Night In San Francisco (1981), some say the most influential acoustic guitar record ever.
