Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is a Berklee-educated, Grammy Award winning Italian American guitarist known for his work in jazz fusion and world music. His breakthrough came through joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a successful and critically acclaimed solo career, noted for his technical mastery, complex compositions and explorations of latin music. Some highlights of his work are Elegant Gypsy, his Friday Night in San Francisco collaboration and... more