Al Di Meola coming to The Newton Theatre June 18th, 2015
A native of New Jersey who still resides in the Garden State, Di Meola grew up in Bergenfield with the music of Elvis Presley, The Ventures and The Beatles. He naturally gravitated to guitar as a youngster and by his early teens was already an accomplished player. In 1971, he enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and by the second semester there began playing in a fusion quartet. A gig tape of that band was passed on to Chick Corea by a friend of Al's and in the early part of 1974 the 19-year-old guitarist was tapped to join the fusion superband, Return to Forever.
A bona fide guitar hero, perennial poll-winner and virtuoso of the highest order, Al Di Meola has also been recognized over the past 30 years as a prolific composer and respected artist with more than 20 recordings as a leader.
Jazz Festivals 2015
> May 15, 22, 23, 29, 2015 SteelStacks RiverJazz Festival (Bethlehem, PA)
> May 22-23, 2015 Plymouth Rock Assurance Jazz Fest (Plymouth, MA)
> May 22-24, 2015 Alexandria Bay Ragtime/Jasstime Spring Festival (Alexandria Bay, NY)
> May 29-31, 2015 Exit 0 Jazz Festival (Cape May, NJ)
> June 5-14 Discover Jazz Festival Discover Jazz Festival (Burlington, VT)
> July 18 Summer Fusion Fest (Kenilworth, NJ)
Jessi Teich Hits #1 in Philly
Just a quick note to let you know that 10-time international songwriting award-winner JESSI TEICH (pronounced TEACH) hit a major milestone this week in her hometown of Philadelphia when “Sunday Morning,” from the New Jersey native’s stylish new Paris-recorded album, TWISTED SOUL (Madame Freak), landed at No. 1 this week (April 20) on tastemaker jazz station WRTI-FM’s (90.1) listener-voted “Jazz Hot 11 Countdown.”
“I’m really glad that someone’s doing something that’s real jazz, that’s fresh and new,” says WRTI program director Maureen Malloy. “It’s things like these that are going to get young people interested in the jazz genre.”
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