SFJAZZ celebrates the return of one of the nation's longest-running jazz festivals as the 40th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival kicks off Wednesday night. The eclectic, 12-day musical party hosts a wide variety of sounds during its opening week.
First coming to fame as a member of the fusion supergroup Return To Forever before moving on to an illustrious solo career, Di Meola became one of the most celebrated jazz guitarists of his generation whether playing blazing electric or dazzling with his acoustic chops. He recorded the landmark guitar trio albumfeaturing fellow maestros John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia at the Warfield in 1980, a live document that remains one of the most influential acoustic guitar albums ever made.
More recently, the guitarist put outThe SFJAZZ Festival continues with daily concerts through June 19th, including shows by such notable artists as young piano great and the masterful young vibraphonist and San Francisco gypsy-jazz heroes performing with percussion master and his power trio Emergency with powerhouse player, Living Colour guitar shredder and a secret surprise guest guitarist .
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