Al Di Meola ~ Similar Artists

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John McLaughlin - 100% match to Al Di Meola

4 January 1942, Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Born into a musical family - his mother played violin - McLaughlin studied piano from the age of nine. He then took up the guitar because, like so many of his generation, he was inspired by the blues. By the time he... Read more

Return To Forever - 74% match to Al Di Meola

This jazz fusion group originally featured Chick Corea (Armando Anthony Corea, 12 June 1941, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA; keyboards), Joe Farrell (b. Joseph Carl Firrantello, 16 December 1937, Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA, d. 10 January 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA;... Read more

Mahavishnu Orchestra - 70% match to Al Di Meola

Led by guitarist John McLaughlin (4 January 1942, Yorkshire, England), between 1972 and 1976 the Mahavishnu Orchestra played a leading part in the creation of jazz rock fusion music. Mahavishnu was the name given to McLaughlin by his Hindu guru Snr i Chimnoy, and the unit's... Read more

Allan Holdsworth - 64% match to Al Di Meola

Frank Gambale - 60% match to Al Di Meola

Pat Metheny - 60% match to Al Di Meola

12 August 1954, Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA. Although classed as a jazz guitarist, Metheny has bridged the gap between jazz and rock music in the same way that Miles Davis did in the late 60s and early 70s. Additionally, he played a major part in the growth of jazz's popularity... Read more

Mike Stern - 56% match to Al Di Meola

10 January 1953, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. While always a rock-orientated electric guitarist, Stern's forays into contemporary jazz have never lacked edge or excitement. A student of Pat Metheny while at Berklee College Of Music, his first break came in 1976, when he joined... Read more

John Scofield - 54% match to Al Di Meola

26 December 1951, Dayton, Ohio, USA. From an early background of playing with local R&B groups in Connecticut where he was raised, guitarist Scofield attended the renowned Berklee College Of Music in Boston during the early 70s. He recorded with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker... Read more

Larry Coryell - 53% match to Al Di Meola

2 April 1943, Galveston, Texas, USA. Coryell grew up in the state of Washington. He first worked as a guitarist in 1958 when he formed a rock 'n' roll band with keyboard player Michael Mandel. In 1965 he relocated to New York and joined Chico Hamilton's band, overlapping with... Read more