Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls NY: Al Di Meola - The Electric Years

About this event

Al Di Meola, a bonafide living Guitar Legend inducted into the Gallery of Greats, brings his Electric Years show with a 4 piece backing band.  He is among the top guitarists of our time. His ongoing fascination with complex rhythmic syncopation combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony has been at the heart of his music throughout a celebrated career that has spanned four decades.

His career earned him critical accolades, four gold albums, two platinum albums, more than six million in record sales worldwide, and five German gold albums.

Various awards including an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Berklee College of Music, the Honorary Miles Davis Award presented by the Montreal Jazz Festival, a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Sir George Martin in 2008, Hungarian Foundation for Performing Arts Lyra Award, and numerous Grammy nominations and awards.

Al is the recipient of the most prestigious guitar awards ever given, a total of 12 awards from Guitar Player Magazine polls and as a result, was inducted into their Gallery of Greats.

Not only a guitar hero, but a prolific composer, he has amassed over 30 albums as a leader while collaborating on a dozen or so others with the likes of the fusion supergroup Return to Forever (with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White), the celebrated acoustic Guitar Trio featuring fellow virtuosos John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia, and the Rite of Strings trio with bassist Clarke and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.

And while his dazzling technique on both acoustic and electric guitars has afforded him regal status among the hordes of fretboard fanatics who regularly flock to his concerts, the depth of Di Meola's writing along with the soulfulness and the inherent lyricism of his guitarist expression have won him legions of fans worldwide beyond the guitar aficionado set.

$65 general admission; upper balcony seating only is available.  $150 VIP Meet & Greet tickets (does NOT include ticket to the show) are also available. Tickets are available at the Strand Box Office; cash or check only. For more information and the online ticketing links, please visit our website at mystrandtheatre.org. The Strand Theatre is located at 210 Main St, Hudson Falls, NY.

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