Al Di Meola & Matteo Mancuso - live @ Eddie Lang Jazz Festival 2022 - Monteroduni, ITALY 

Al Di Meola has always been one of my favorites players. I've just discovered Mancuso, and to see Al promote this enormously talented young man just warms my heart!

To have Al dimeola call you a good guitarist is pinnacle of guitar achievements.

It is so pleasing to know that the guitar future is in safe hands with Matteo

I've been listening to Al for about 40 years and I've never seen him react this way with another musician on stage. it reminds me of a proud father who is playing with his son and wants to share this young man's talent with the world. They both sounded great and during the performance I kept thinking of Paco. Its amazing how music can forever touch our souls.

Matteos playing is so damn clean it's insane..

Al Di meola plays like a volcano and Matteo Mancuso plays like a wind. together they are harmonious storm. Bravo.....

Matteo said once in an interview he had Al's poster in his room from early childhood. Imagine the sheer joy he would experience, performing beside and being so revered by his idol. Historic moment!

The passing of the torch. Timeless. A hero's journey.

I haven’t heard Mediterranean Sundance played like this since Paco de Lucia, John Mclaughljn and Al Dimeola blew my mind nearly 30 years ago. Beautiful

DiMeola's rhythm playing is as phenomenal as his solos.

So happy for Al to have someone in the Paco de Lucia realm to jam with I loved those 2 together. Mateo has so many things to offer guitar wise! Al you have been my hero and inspiration for 50 years now with Mateo the guitar world is definitely in good hands. Thanks for all the years of amazing playing!!❤

Simply amazing how a young kid such as Matteo is capable of standing on a stage with such a legend as Al Di Meola and being able to look at him in his eyes and not fear the comparison, always with his smile and humility which makes him even greater as a musician and as human being.......bravo Matteo!!!

When the legend helps another become a legend.

Matteo is brilliant. Very very brilliant. And he has years ahead of him. The guitar world should rejoice.

After your first song if Al gets up & bows to you you know you got something special . Respect !!!!

Kudos, Al Di Meola for giving Matteo this stage. I have been listenig to Meola for 30+ years now, and just recently encountered Matteo. Thanks for that!!!

man, matteo's playing is so clean... its ridiculous

The next generation of young lion plays with the old grand master, respect! Both are destined to be enshrined in the annals of music history. Kudos to Al for giving a platform to Mateo, who is one of the most gifted young players in these times.

That moment when Al Di says you're an amazing guitar player.

I'm Brazilian and wanna go to Italy just to see Matteo and other great italian musicians! You're insane!

Matteo is one of the best right hand fingerstyle players on the planet! Paco DeLucia would've loved this kid!! They both show us what is possible. I do most right hand techniques, but have always kept my fingerstyle. So glad I did! As I get older I seem to be favoring it more and more... in part due to this young virtuoso lol. There's just more you can do that way and it feels more organic. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir here! :)

Like a young Paco DeLucia up there. You can tell Al is in awe of the enormity of his talent and that is impressive in and of itself.

Al and John McLaughlin need to take Matteo on the road for a new version of the guitar trio.

Matteo : An absolute talent; his improvisational ability is light years ahead. It would take two or three lifetimes. It was like when Jaco (Pastorius) came on the scene... how did he get so good and so fast..? Al Di Meola

Long time ago Al praised Matteo and now at last they play together. Two guitar masters!

I sat in front of Al in complete amazement when he was 19 years old playing with RTF… and the happiness in his face when he watches Matteo play is so gratifying

Wow! That's some of the best back and forth I've ever heard. You can feel the mutual respect and admiration by two masters of their craft. That was a treat to watch!

Imagine the mental capacity to remember all of the notes in these pieces, never mind the phenomenal guitar playing.

You can see the admiration and respect for Matteo in Al's eyes, just fantastic .

Wonderful performance.... You have to give to Al, he's one of the best ever and he's taking his time to present and promote a young, relatively new Italian player coming along his lines and it's just really cool to see Al take the time to do this - not to mention, it's a smoking performance!!!

Al is obviously an awesome player and has been for forever now, but seeing Matteo playing just makes me wonder how much more awesome he will be in the future! Great to see that virtuosity is still appreciated amongst the current generation we live in where kpop, rap, and hip-hop get the spotlight.

two giants killing it on spanish flamenco....new and old generation virtuosity meet in their motherland..Italy

During an interview a few years ago, Al Di Merola said he was impressed by a young Italian guitarist Matteo Mancuso, who played beautifully with an unusual technique, in a "clean and fast way" with his right hand fingers so well, without a pick. In this beautiful performance, Al appears happy and enthusiastic, Matteo trained, concentrated and excited...great Artists.

MM tone is out of this world the no pick kills the pick !

I saw Al Di Meola in the 1970's in Portland OR with his band when he was touring with Weather Report, what a fantastic show! And now with my current favorite guitarist, the young Matteo Mancuso, musical genius!!!

Both speaking the same language in harmony. That was a treat!

I found Matteo’s tone sweeter. Al is a legend. Matteo is going places

the best al di meola duet I haven seen in years...!

I think Al has found his new Paco.. great ensemble playing...

Just discovered Matteo myself. Give him 20 yrs to season. He looked like he was going to poop out a couple of times. Al loved it.

Grandissimi musicisti, quando hanno omaggiato Paco De Lucia mi sono commossa. Matteo sei un grande, ogni tanto in Italia spunta un genio che ci fa essere fieri. Grazie.

The past and the future together on stage. Beautiful.

I´m lost for words. We have a star and an incoming star. Can´t ask for more.

Al has so much class, talent, and standup rightness. He's one of my heroes.

Two excellent musicians having a conversation. 😊🦅🎸

One of the es most amazing things about Matteo is that he can play many styles and genres of music with virtuoso skills. Incredible!!!

Al’s right hand comping is percussive, groovin’, and precise. Fantastic!

Two masterful maestro's conversing fluently! A generation (42yrs) apart in ages! The torch 🔥⚡️☄️♨️ is passed on 👏🙌👐🤝🤲💪✌️🤞👋

Vai Matteo ormai stai in orbita!Che soddisfazione vederti con il grande al di meola

It's my hope that when people come across this that they remember the world is worth saving. Beautiful playing guys!

Involuntary tears came to my eyes!!! we are in the presence of angelic excellence. Mere words fail me!! Highest praise indeed!!

Two things blew me away here: - The incredible musicianship (timing and execution!). I’ve followed Al since the early 70’s, seeing him many times with RTF. And, been an IG fan of Matteo for several years (incredible on electric with his groups/Italian compadres). - and, secondly… stunned by the number of people in an early audience cutaway, who were looking at their phones in their laps during an amazing rendition of Spain !! Beyond me - why were you even there people? Best to both of these amazing players👏😁

Al , the guitar legend, di Meola surely played these songs more than 5000 times...that showcases the big talent of Matteo Mancuso...

Ascolto Al Di Meola dagli anni '80. Sono cresciuto con lui e il suo inarrivabile talento me lo hanno sempre fatto preferire a qualsiasi altro musicista per la ricchezza del suo lirismo, per il suo senso del ritmo, e per il tocco inconfondibile. Era dai tempi del Trio che non lo vedevo così entusiasta nel dialogare con un altro chitarrista e il motivo è che Al ritrova in Matteo un talento altrettanto potente ma con personalità e carisma differente, come potevano appunto essere Paco e John. Una meravigliosa scoperta che spero possa donarci molte altre perle! Congratulazioni Matteo, sei nell'Olimpo della musica! Grazie! Il mondo ha bisogno di questa meraviglia! 🔝❤️

The fast stuff is always amazing but the slow solo's are just beyond crazy. Even though they improvise they still have to think where they wanna go and the selection of notes really bring a lot of flavour and colour to the music. Out of this world skills❤

Strepitoso, Matteo Mancuso regge il confronto con un genere non solo difficilissimo nell’esecuzione ma con in tocco che fa paura! Ti auguro tanto successo Matteo, se alla tua età hai già il benestare dei grandi vuol dire che sei veramente destinato a portare la chitarra a livelli altissimi.

Al Di Meola was once the young upstart... I wore out every recording listening to him wondering if anyone would be up to his standards... then I discovered Struns and Farah,.... awesome.... now Matteo.... the grace shown by Al is great to see.... recreating a moment he shared with Paco Delucia.... John Mclaughlin. Wonderful to see and hear such musicianship!

Amazing - one all fingers, the other alternate picking, and they work together so beautifully! I love this.

Great to see great players like Al showcase rising talent like Mateo. Wow!

The young man is real MONSTER. A GREAT Discovery Al ...and may I say Chick and Paco are smiling down😀

Again, the music will not die when we old people die! I'm so proud of our youth!

I love Maestro Di Meola's current place as elder statesman and ambassador of virtuosic guitar. He could not pick a better artist to highlight than Matteo Mancuso! I was looking at the mics and cables for both, and wondering if anyone else felt that Matteo's sound, as presented here, was more gentle, round and buttery than Al's. It is such a challenge to blend the signals of nylon string guitars on stage in this way. I love this performance!

Di Meola’s playing is tremendously accurate, precise, tasteful. But Mancuso’s is indeed on another planet, and maybe galaxy 😮 With all the possible respect for Al Di Meola, one of my favourite guitar players.

It's GREAT that Al with his generosity has given due credit and space to this WONDERFUL young master. Matteo...you are simply TOO GOOD FOR WORDS!!!😉😊

We are proud of Matteo. He deserves all this. He is one of the best musicians today out there.

With so many ‘torch burns’ happening by the machine it is great to witness this ‘torch passing’. It brings a smile to one’s heart. Many have no idea but I carried a cassette tape of Paco’s music with me on tour and played it when I was not on the bandstand through my Sony Walkman. Brings back such memories of his fire and precision. The idea of creativity and imagination being over may be true for those that buy into that nonsense. The flame continues to burn. 🎵🎶🔥

That is a great talented young man playing with Al Di Meola.

What a future this amazing young player has in front of him.. I learned of Matteo a year or so ago and became an instant fan.. a Thank you Al for exposing him a little more.. Truely ahead of his time..

Matteo so clean and amazing phrasing!...

The future of jazz guitar is in good hands.

Commovente. Matteo sempre più in alto e Al di Meola un gigante felice di poter suonare con un nuovo gigante

Thank you Al for giving this beautiful opportunity to get to know Matteo, your duo is a real pleasure to watch and Matteo is indeed simply amazing! Meanwhile I discovered his electric band and I’m a big fan already! Thank you both for this great musical moment!

Insane! Insanely, beautiful!! You could tell it was a challenge by Al and Matteo passed the test!

Al pissed me off when I was young and thought I was on top of my game. I stumbled on Matteo Mancuso 5 yrs ago and was absolutely thrilled. Couple of the greatest on the planet❤️❤️❤️

So effortlessly

this is gold! it's amazing times, where great players can appreciate and play with very young talents ... sometimes you see a child on youtube, playing like a genius. incredible

Vedere il grande Al Di Meola duettare con Matteo è davvero emozionante...un grande artista che vede o meglio ha saputo ascoltare e poi cogliere le potenzialità di un ragazzo, non ho mai visto nulla di simile in vita mia. Tutto questo fa molto onore ad Al Di Meola; il linguaggio universale della musica che si intreccia con l'arte, il talento, la semplicità, la genialità....

Great job, Al. Bringing these younger guys along.

sickkkk!!! I wanna see both of these talents jam on electric guitars (this is where Mancuso shines the brightest!

La tua umiltà Matteo davanti a un maestro....sei veramente un GRANDE che Dio ti benedica

Wow, so great that Matteo's actually performed with Al! I had seen the prior clip of Al having become aware of Matteo, so great that this came to pass.

Evey generation seems to produce that one kid that is just that bit special, and ive seen Matteo play all the styles with ease, very talented considering his age, hes got a very old head on him, im gonna say hes given the guitar a voice again who thought it could get better because i was sure it was dyiung out , so thanx matteo you have put a smile on alot of famous and not so famous faces, look forward to seeing your future endevours, be great to see you play with guthrie govan,...

I'd lost all hope that there would ever be a new guitarist that could touch me...take me away to another plane...like Al first did when I put the needle to the groove of Flight Over Rio in 1977 when I was a very young teenager. I'd stopped even listening to guitar music for the last decade or so - constantly disappointed with what I saw and heard. Then I saw Samba Party and Drop D on RU-vid and...well, I've come to believe there is hope that a guitar player can, again, make me feel like I'm soaring away on an aural journey - even if just for a few moments. My jaded old soul has been touched!

Respect to Matto's father,...nurturing such a wonderful young talent...Al... u still kick some royal arse brother.❤

Incredibile! Che bravura, che intesa fra questi due grandi musicisti, il grandissimo Di Meola e il giovane talentuosissimo Mancuso. Uno spettacolo! Grazie per questa meraviglia!!

BEAUTIFUL!

I haven't seen Al Di Meola play that hard in a very long time...he was getting after it with Matteo alongside! Well done to both!

Di Meola è impazzito per Mancuso dal primo momento che l'ha sentito. Non c'è molto altro da dire. Grandi musicisti.

This kid is a phenom. His playing style is probably closer to Paco, who was also a finger-picker, but it's so cool to see Al "passing the torch."

Unbelieveble

Wow. This young fell'r can really play! It's amazing to see this young the guitar Master with more than 50 years of professional playing.

Fantastic. I hope more established names showcase Matteo's guitar playing.

What is amazing is that Matteo uses that classical right hand technique on electric. The future of the guitar is in safe hands.

I feel so much of the pasion these guys have just watching it. I literally caught myself jumping up like Matteo does, this music touches the soul, my soul, and as long as I live I will cherish that. Thank you Al and Matteo!

What a treat...seeing players of this calibar playing together. Spotless, seamless...the twists and turns..

tenere botta con Al è davvero tantissima roba !!! Matteo è strepitoso ,adoro questo ragazzo.

Watching this I can feel the pain in AL missing his lifelong friend Paco and at the same time smile watching this young man humbly struggle to fill his shoes. Nothing but love for both of these guys keeping the stage on fire with these beautiful compositions! Thank you.

Musicians and Music Lovers Group Al is my Childhood idol. Listening to him back in the 70's! Now another Italian phenom comes along. Kid is awesome 🥰

...and I thought nothing could top watching Paco and Al. I'm so glad I was wrong. Whatta treat!!!

This kid uses his fingers to pick strings like Paco de Lucia! Truly talented young man!