Guitar Techniques

AL DI MEOLA

Born in New Jersey in 1954, Al Di Meola is a bona fide guitar legend. At the age of just 19 he was chosen by the great Chick Corea to fill the guitar chair in Return To Forever, with whom he recorded three albums. Alongside this, Al was producing his own albums, which combined jazz, latin and rock into brilliant compositions showcasing his fiery, articulate and

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