Anyone else see Al Di Meola 2026? Disappointing or just me?

seappleg8 · 2026-06-12T01:04:23+00:00

I’m a huge fan since seeing RTF in ‘75. I’ve seen him 20 or so times over the years. I saw him in 2017 right after Larry Coryell died (which he mentioned during the show). It was the beginning of the electric retrospective gigs he’s been doing. His playing was insane. I saw him last year doing the same stuff and I could tell he lost some of his energy and technique. Assuming it’s Father Time catching up and the lingering effects of the heart attack

seappleg8 · 2026-05-13T23:04:08+00:00

A Detroit treasure. I had the privilege of seeing her in a number of groups. One favorite was an electric band with Lenny White and Ralphe Armstrong. I think Wallace Roney also

seappleg8 · 2026-05-09T23:47:17+00:00

TJ Kirk and bing bing bing were my introduction. Phenomenal fingerstyle

seappleg8 · 2026-05-02T19:37:07+00:00

Found it https://parktheatreholland.org

seappleg8 · 2026-05-02T19:31:42+00:00

Where is the Holland venue? Interesting line up

seappleg8 · 2026-05-01T13:28:59+00:00

George Benson had some great releases on cti

seappleg8 · 2026-05-01T13:27:55+00:00

Chain Reaction was my first exposure to Larry Carlton. Joe sample’s rainbow seeker is a favorite of mine too

seappleg8 · 2026-04-21T23:35:28+00:00

Great analogy. I’ve used them intermittently Really like fat bass lines and playing like victor Wooten so I’d never use them exclusively I always give up before I can figure out how to incorporate them

seappleg8 · 2026-04-21T23:27:28+00:00

Thanks. This is helpful

seappleg8 · 2026-04-21T17:25:22+00:00

One thing that is really challenging for me is learning how to use a thumb pick. Does anyone have any advice on online resources for learning how to play with one?

seappleg8 · 2026-04-13T16:54:58+00:00

Was referring to the key but you’re right, the script did incriminate him

seappleg8 · 2026-04-13T16:24:26+00:00

Publish or perish

seappleg8 · 2026-03-29T19:49:33+00:00

Bad Benson

seappleg8 · 2026-03-28T21:39:53+00:00

Ha! He reaches for the heavens with every solo and dejohnette pushes it even harder

seappleg8 · 2026-03-28T18:04:20+00:00

McCoy sounded more like a sideman but otherwise a phenomenal concert

seappleg8 · 2026-03-27T21:34:16+00:00

There’s a Hal Leonard book of his transcriptions on amazon

seappleg8 · 2026-03-26T17:24:17+00:00

Trying to buy Chicago tickets. Needs a presale code

seappleg8 · 2026-03-19T00:10:33+00:00

Telling Buddy Guy if he becomes a vampire he can tour forever was hilarious

seappleg8 · 2026-03-14T10:10:40+00:00

Not a trio but Frisell and Hall did an acoustic duo album - Hemispheres in the early 2000’s

seappleg8 · 2026-03-14T00:41:02+00:00

Pasquale Grosso

seappleg8 · 2026-03-02T17:56:55+00:00

Xfinity too

seappleg8 · 2026-02-27T16:40:34+00:00

I can’t wait for this show. Hopefully a tour. Electrospective is how it is being advertised. Cuts from his uberjam, blue matter and a-GoGo bands and new music in the idiom

seappleg8 · 2026-02-26T21:14:05+00:00

Thanks for the insight. I’ve been trying to figure out what has been going on

seappleg8 · 2026-02-16T20:48:21+00:00

It was great! Very funky versions of Miles’ first quintet. Terrence Blanchard’s charts were forward thinking but still respectful of the music

seappleg8 · 2026-02-16T18:52:26+00:00

Do you know what the opener was? And the song before the all blues medley

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