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

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  • Eddie Lang JF - XXXI
    Castello Pignatelli, Monteroduni (IS)
    31 July 2022
    _________
    www.eddielang.it/
    For the first time, the young Italian talent Matteo Mancuso shares the stage with the living legend Al Di Meola.
    Songs:
    1. Spain ( Light as a Feather, 1971 ) - Chick Corea
    2. Mediterranean Sundance ( Elegant Gypsy, 1977 ) - Al Di Meola
    Special thanks to:
    Robert Harder: FOH engineer
    Alessandro Vespone: cameraman

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  • @TraderK1836
    @TraderK1836 5 місяців тому +281

    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.

    • @craiglizt8074
      @craiglizt8074 5 місяців тому +8

      Yes, I keep thinking of Paco throughout this performance. I wish we could have seen him and Matteo together. Matteo is definitely holding the torch for the newest generation of players. He's unbelievably great..and so young too. I love that he's playing all these older tunes and making his own path elsewhere.

    • @angelovenuto3049
      @angelovenuto3049 5 місяців тому +1

      Al is simply a great human being. Don to earth. 👍🏻

    • @enricotoso
      @enricotoso 4 місяці тому +5

      Con tutta l'ammirazione per Matteo Mancuso,io credo che Al di Meola in questo genere sia insuperabile, non è solo questione di velocità, c'è anche il suono è il gusto musicale, in questo Al è un genio.

    • @tassitelevision
      @tassitelevision 4 місяці тому +5

      The student has surpassed the teacher.

    • @bricecaille
      @bricecaille 4 місяці тому

      @@tassitelevision On sent que Al vieillit, sa virtuosité devient un peu poussive, alors qu'en 1980, à 26 ans, il volait littéralement sur le manche ! Le jeune Matteo est impressionnant, il fait tomber toutes les frontières possibles sur l'instrument, un seul guitariste m'avait fait cet effet il y a presque 30 ans désormais, Sylvain Luc ! Le langage harmonique dépasse l'entendement, comme ici sur Nardis de Miles Davis, impro: ua-cam.com/video/e5bz8qhh0qU/v-deo.html

  • @KevinKoontz
    @KevinKoontz 3 місяці тому +47

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

  • @michaelmckenna9022
    @michaelmckenna9022 9 місяців тому +28

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

  • @iamkimes
    @iamkimes Рік тому +571

    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!

    • @davide684
      @davide684 Рік тому +3

      ♾️🔆👍

    • @mikeadams2351
      @mikeadams2351 Рік тому +7

      the great Steve Vai turned me onto Matteo recently. big Al fan since his Elegant Gypsy days. truly amazing interplay between two great musicians.

    • @Gregorypeckory
      @Gregorypeckory 11 місяців тому +11

      I agree; it's heart warming to see Al really show his natural enthusiasm for such a great young guitar talent; sometimes older artists are too intimidated to do that, but Al isn't too worried; his legacy is already awesome! Al is absolutely right; the kid is maybe a once in a century talent; great at everything Gypsy Jazz to Dream Theater to Holdsworth to Guthrie; insanely skilled at a wide variety of genres!

    • @grantkoeller8911
      @grantkoeller8911 11 місяців тому +5

      Al uses a pick and is much louder

    • @Gregorypeckory
      @Gregorypeckory 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@grantkoeller8911 The mix You're hearing has nothing to do with technique; we aren't hearing an accurate representation of what we'd hear from the guitars unamplified live.
      Also Matteo has plenty of volume, but it's true that Al seems to hit the strings harder the faster he goes, sometimes too hard, killing the notes by slapping the strings against the fretboard.

  • @glennmartin4232
    @glennmartin4232 3 місяці тому +169

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

    • @nowhereman1371
      @nowhereman1371 3 місяці тому +4

      So beautifully said. Wish I'd thought of it!

    • @cinders302
      @cinders302 Місяць тому +1

      Both use their right hands in unique playing styles. Al uses his wrist and his elbow stays quiet , whereas Matteo is all about using his fingers and no pick.
      They're both talking to each other through their playing 😊

    • @PhilosophyofGuitar
      @PhilosophyofGuitar 6 днів тому

      @@cinders302 I agree they're both fabulous players but none of what you mention is novel. Picking from the wrist is simply the RIGHT way to pick, especially at really high speeds. You can't sustain that speed for long if picking from the elbow. Matteo's finger style is standard Classical guitar form.

    • @PhilosophyofGuitar
      @PhilosophyofGuitar 2 дні тому

      @@jeromejamies3641 Really? Is that so? What authority makes one style of music DEFINITELY better than another? And how do you measure "soul" objectively?
      Technically, doesn't "soul" have the most "soul?" Lol

    • @PhilosophyofGuitar
      @PhilosophyofGuitar 2 дні тому

      @@jeromejamies3641 LOL this is so innane... You think that even someone like Taylor Swift doesn't pour all the love, dedication and passion she can muster in her music?? That doesn't mean her music is a standard... So explain because it seems you're arbitrarily making up ideas.

  • @vardieyal
    @vardieyal 3 місяці тому +38

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

  • @superdupertroy
    @superdupertroy Рік тому +300

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

    • @vampyros1
      @vampyros1 8 місяців тому +5

      And smooth…

    • @meandmy5003
      @meandmy5003 6 місяців тому

      💯

    • @craigellsworth3952
      @craigellsworth3952 6 місяців тому +3

      The kid is better on the Friday Night tune. More precise. Is probably due to his right hand picking technique.

    • @edwnorris
      @edwnorris 6 місяців тому

      @@craigellsworth3952 Link?

    • @craigellsworth3952
      @craigellsworth3952 6 місяців тому +4

      @edwnorris The song I mentioned is one of the ones they played. Half way through. Al did well, but isn't anywhere near as perfect as the kid. Al was fast, bug not precise. The kid is.

  • @MarquisdeSade13
    @MarquisdeSade13 6 місяців тому +92

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

    • @vintagealchemist4328
      @vintagealchemist4328 5 місяців тому +7

      Yes, In terms of phrasing and solos, they were almost on par. But in rhythm playing, Al's was much more tasteful and complimentary to the melody.

    • @franckw6275
      @franckw6275 3 місяці тому +2

      Il paraît que al di meola est aussi un très bon batteur ce qui lui donne un sens du rythme très aigu .

    • @magicruss1
      @magicruss1 3 місяці тому +2

      Think Al is the greatest rhythm guitarist ever,it`s always overlooked because of the phenomenal lead playing,same with Van Halen

    • @2204JCM
      @2204JCM 26 днів тому

      @@magicruss1 %100
      Al and Ed were friends and both were fans of each other.

  • @XSFlanger
    @XSFlanger Місяць тому +11

    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!

    • @blueavadis22
      @blueavadis22 29 днів тому +1

      It’s good when the student surpasses his teacher, or idols. That’s the way supposed to be I guess.

  • @Noname-xi7xi
    @Noname-xi7xi Рік тому +108

    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!!!

    • @MorbusWhipple
      @MorbusWhipple 3 місяці тому +4

      actually it is DiMeola to fear the comparison.

    • @humanimal5527
      @humanimal5527 3 місяці тому +4

      @@MorbusWhipple Honestly I agree. DiMeola is a phenom, but Mancuso has such a unique playing style I think he steals the show!

    • @sylviedhancarville4486
      @sylviedhancarville4486 3 місяці тому +2

      Not a young kid! Now 27...

  • @danijelmilosavljevic9735
    @danijelmilosavljevic9735 4 години тому

    They both play fenomenal lead..but Al's rhythm is unmatched. Best part of his music. RHYTHM

  • @johnleonard3806
    @johnleonard3806 3 місяці тому +2

    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.

  • @COTG666
    @COTG666 Рік тому +26

    When the legend helps another become a legend.

  • @levous2
    @levous2 3 місяці тому +48

    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

  • @Prestostark
    @Prestostark 3 місяці тому +4

    One of the greatest flat pickers of all times meets the newest finger picking genius of all times...

  • @budsurtees4224
    @budsurtees4224 3 місяці тому +19

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

  • @Yash42189
    @Yash42189 Рік тому +87

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

    • @Yash42189
      @Yash42189 Рік тому +1

      @@robertmichael1797 why? he is pretty fucking good on classical too

    • @amziadi
      @amziadi Рік тому +7

      You hear every note even at 1000 bpm, it’s insane.

  • @ObiWahn
    @ObiWahn 9 місяців тому +78

    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!!!

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 4 місяці тому

      I keep mixing up Matteo with Mattel. You know, the toy manufacturing company?

    • @rmcaudio7041
      @rmcaudio7041 Місяць тому

      Bravo Matteo! Great to see a young and talented guitarplayer taking over the torch from the great ones before him, with his own style and unique talent.

  • @paulmarques885
    @paulmarques885 2 дні тому +1

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

  • @paullevine1813
    @paullevine1813 11 місяців тому +13

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

  • @Dovith
    @Dovith Рік тому +139

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

    • @TraderKing83
      @TraderKing83 Рік тому +11

      nah. That was something special. John Al and Paco were all in their prime. Matteo can form his own super trio with other current phenoms

    • @Dovith
      @Dovith Рік тому +3

      @@TraderKing83 Yes I agree, he can, and I think he should. But it would be nice seeing him playing with Al, and John, because honestly, there are many guitar players that can sit and "fill" Paco's place; but personally I think that currently he is the only guitar player that can even surpass it.

    • @TraderKing83
      @TraderKing83 Рік тому +10

      @@Dovith Mate, Dimeola is so far past his prime its painful to listen to. John Hates Al D and always has. Paco was a god among men, and on the nylon none of them did or will ever come close. Paco, rest his soul was one in a billion and even though I think Mancuso is talented, they are like comparing apples to oranges. Matteo is good on the acoustic but he excels on electric and is more akin to guthrie or holdsworth. Paco at his peak was UNREAL.

    • @Dovith
      @Dovith Рік тому +1

      @@TraderKing83 Agree, but my point is that for me it would nice to see the three of them playing together. I also think that Al has not come out with anything interesting for a long long long time. I find his solo álbums extremely boring except one or two.

    • @kennybeckett
      @kennybeckett 8 місяців тому +2

      Great idea. but John is 81 years old now and Al is 10 year younger,and poor paco has passed,maybe it’s time too pass the baton over to this guy he’s superb!!

  • @bombalocaum4801
    @bombalocaum4801 10 місяців тому +22

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

    • @jj9749
      @jj9749 3 місяці тому +3

      The Brazilian guy Matteus is great too

  • @patrickalbrecht2941
    @patrickalbrecht2941 День тому +1

    Magnifique, je n'ai pas d'autre mots ............

  • @alkaliforever9051
    @alkaliforever9051 21 день тому +1

    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!

  • @kazkylheku1221
    @kazkylheku1221 Рік тому +16

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

  • @rickmushinski8675
    @rickmushinski8675 Рік тому +28

    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.

    • @robertcoxon9295
      @robertcoxon9295 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes I see Paco about him,great talent.

  • @mantorandlannett...ourmusi604
    @mantorandlannett...ourmusi604 Місяць тому +1

    AL is so awesome for having Matteo 🙏

  • @stringfeever
    @stringfeever 5 місяців тому +17

    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! :)

  • @lauraesposito8497
    @lauraesposito8497 Рік тому +163

    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.

  • @chrissommers805
    @chrissommers805 Рік тому +152

    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.

    • @sajocl2k
      @sajocl2k Рік тому +7

      Paco de Lucia is sorely missed.... But his legacy lives on in this young Lion ..

    • @lucianorosarelli-xr5lr
      @lucianorosarelli-xr5lr 11 місяців тому +2

      wrong he is the first of a new generation a giant step for all guitar player

    • @RD-jr8nv
      @RD-jr8nv 5 місяців тому +2

      You said annals

    • @suzanneemerson2625
      @suzanneemerson2625 2 місяці тому

      @@RD-jr8nv Yes. Annals means historical records.

  • @tribilinRivera
    @tribilinRivera 4 місяці тому +4

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

  • @harrieindewarrie2448
    @harrieindewarrie2448 Рік тому +169

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

    • @johndumoulin5808
      @johndumoulin5808 5 місяців тому +1

      I call it fear

    • @a.s.2426
      @a.s.2426 4 місяці тому +8

      This isn’t a boxing match.

    • @cinders302
      @cinders302 Місяць тому

      They both were beaming at the end. God, for Matteo to realize his dream of playing with his guitar hero. That must have been just fascinating for him... AND for Al as well. The son that Al never had 😊❤

  • @darrellstyner0001
    @darrellstyner0001 3 місяці тому +24

    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!

  • @rjh9220
    @rjh9220 4 місяці тому +3

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

  • @davidkiefer9875
    @davidkiefer9875 Рік тому +38

    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!!!

  • @kipponi
    @kipponi Рік тому +29

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

  • @GuitaristGuyJames
    @GuitaristGuyJames Рік тому +38

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

    • @gormarx
      @gormarx Рік тому +4

      Oh, no doubt. Matteo is the entirely new, next evolutionary step, just like Tosin Abasi or those guys from Polyphia are in rock, but it's beautiful to see all that mutual respect and appreciation.

    • @skineyemin4276
      @skineyemin4276 Рік тому +9

      Well, Matteo's playing with his fingers. Just that alone changes the character of his delivery and tone. if you use a pick, here's always going to be some string noise. Also, the sound of Al's guitar seems to have a little too much high end off the board; maybe it's preamp on the acoustic along with those mics surrounding him.

    • @morbidmanmusic
      @morbidmanmusic Рік тому +3

      It's hard to ever expect much from a nylon string true a pa with a crappy pickup system.. never sounds good. Plastic on plastic.

    • @paoli91
      @paoli91 Рік тому +3

      that has much to do with how the guitar is amplified

    • @skineyemin4276
      @skineyemin4276 Рік тому +1

      @@paoli91 Well, then..., that's even worse, because.., now watching the video again, I realize that the other guitar has a cable going somewhere into the board or an amp..., so..., you actually made my point stronger. Both played great, Al's guitar was was not very good.

  • @callagent007
    @callagent007 Рік тому +26

    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! 🔝❤️

  • @jpetes9046
    @jpetes9046 11 місяців тому +9

    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

  • @jayblumetti9590
    @jayblumetti9590 Рік тому +15

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

  • @salvatorepileggi8880
    @salvatorepileggi8880 Рік тому +15

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

  • @roydio
    @roydio Рік тому +4

    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!!!

  • @johnlux6905
    @johnlux6905 7 місяців тому +9

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

  • @tfjzz
    @tfjzz Рік тому +8

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

  • @victormendez8811
    @victormendez8811 9 місяців тому +5

    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

  • @linotom1887
    @linotom1887 Рік тому +9

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

  • @modelcitizen1977
    @modelcitizen1977 7 місяців тому +4

    The past and the future together on stage. Beautiful.

  • @Geotubest
    @Geotubest Рік тому +8

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

  • @pacohack85
    @pacohack85 21 день тому +2

    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!!❤

  • @diegoeco_music8814
    @diegoeco_music8814 16 годин тому

    Matteo Mancuso lesson. What a player!

  • @heavenlyguitar5913
    @heavenlyguitar5913 Рік тому +14

    Two excellent musicians having a conversation. 😊🦅🎸

  • @evangoodrow
    @evangoodrow 3 місяці тому +7

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

    • @cinders302
      @cinders302 Місяць тому

      I'd like to add that so is music worth saving. The contemporary generation is missing out live music or even knowing of bands and their music/songs

  • @BluW13
    @BluW13 7 місяців тому +2

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

  • @malectric
    @malectric 3 місяці тому +7

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

  • @vincenzoamatruda6080
    @vincenzoamatruda6080 Рік тому +18

    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.

  • @user-ob3gi5do1i
    @user-ob3gi5do1i 11 місяців тому +5

    The future of jazz guitar is in good hands.

  • @MSb-zk2mo
    @MSb-zk2mo 7 місяців тому +2

    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 UA-cam 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!

  • @adriankovacs4133
    @adriankovacs4133 2 місяці тому +4

    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.

    • @rainscratch
      @rainscratch 27 днів тому +1

      Real talent can never die. Can only keep getting better. For those that can hear it are gifted too. Those who can't were not meant to.

  • @MPguitars
    @MPguitars Рік тому +185

    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.

    • @vegmetal4249
      @vegmetal4249 Рік тому +7

      E Matteo suona con le dita. Che radiosa carriera davanti a sé

    • @francodeiacobis4591
      @francodeiacobis4591 Рік тому +4

      Viene da una formazione classica: uno dei pochissimi ad usare le mani o il plettro, da grande maestro, indifferentemente

    • @Lele-vg4dr
      @Lele-vg4dr Рік тому +3

      @@vegmetal4249 Mancuso sei un grande in tutti gli stili, un genio.
      Come questo ragazzo ne nascono
      Pochi nell'arco di un centennio.
      Un confronto con Di menola....
      Lasciò ogni interpretazione del caso o vari casi che incontrerete
      Andando a vedere tutto quello che suona e come lo suona.
      Grandissimo Matteo a 19 anni.

    • @oscardesignstudios
      @oscardesignstudios 5 місяців тому

      ​@@vegmetal4249Jeff Beck sotto steroidi

    • @bludrugo29
      @bludrugo29 2 місяці тому

      ​@@francodeiacobis4591non usa affatto il plettro

  • @senseiken
    @senseiken 5 місяців тому +15

    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.

    • @senseiken
      @senseiken 3 місяці тому

      @@rgtacousticguitar-re3sh I think it’s quite obvious that Mancuso is a guitarist. Apart for that, I’m not agree with you.

    • @senseiken
      @senseiken 3 місяці тому

      @@rgtacousticguitar-re3shMy musical experience covers 30+ years in videogame music composition from Commodore 64 to modern cinematic scores. And yours…?

    • @senseiken
      @senseiken 3 місяці тому

      @@rgtacousticguitar-re3shNope. I don’t need to reveal my real identity.

    • @senseiken
      @senseiken 3 місяці тому

      @@rgtacousticguitar-re3shAbsolutely don’t care at all.

    • @danieledraganti
      @danieledraganti 3 місяці тому

      @@rgtacousticguitar-re3shmetalheads? He doesn’t even play metal. The closest he plays to that is a heavier fusion jazz.

  • @markpeavy4005
    @markpeavy4005 9 місяців тому +2

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

  • @johnbristow4981
    @johnbristow4981 6 місяців тому +13

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

  • @user-qp4ic2rh5k
    @user-qp4ic2rh5k 4 дні тому

    Плакал...сам играю...старый уже...пако вспомнили...парень просто поражает ...

  • @billwatson8616
    @billwatson8616 11 місяців тому +26

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

    • @bumpyroad3251
      @bumpyroad3251 10 місяців тому +4

      He plays with fingers on electric guitar also which is phenomenal and quite unique. I sincerely think Mateo Mancuso is the best young guitar player in the world today.

    • @urabadperson
      @urabadperson 10 місяців тому +3

      "Like" is the key word. Definitely not "as" Paco. Paco was fierce and vibrant and FLAWLESS. It is an incredible honor to be asked to sit in his chair and he humbly accepted. And I love this performance!

    • @silversurfer647
      @silversurfer647 8 місяців тому +3

      Yeah. Steve Oliver does the same thing... amazing !!!

  • @Theolonius-ov1ij
    @Theolonius-ov1ij Рік тому +17

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

  • @suzanneemerson2625
    @suzanneemerson2625 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @ph6376
    @ph6376 4 місяці тому +4

    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."

  • @mauriziofenderico8348
    @mauriziofenderico8348 Рік тому +23

    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!!!😉😊

  • @rufuscrowder1309
    @rufuscrowder1309 Рік тому +58

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

    • @johndumoulin5808
      @johndumoulin5808 5 місяців тому +3

      because he has no style of his own

    • @oscardesignstudios
      @oscardesignstudios 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@@johndumoulin5808and Is this bad? For once I don't think so, Mancuso Is a machine, he Is becoming the standard or perfection.

    • @milosteof
      @milosteof 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@@oscardesignstudiosexactly that is a problem. Being a machine ss you described....to technical...

    • @metramaks
      @metramaks 3 місяці тому

      ​@@milosteof I think it'll come with experience. Like Paul Gilbert changed his style. His early shred work with Racer X is impressive, but I'll choose his later stuff without a second thought.

    • @Olixo134
      @Olixo134 3 місяці тому +7

      Matteo no style???!!..wish i had as little so!😂

  • @JamesHurt369
    @JamesHurt369 Рік тому +6

    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. 🎵🎶🔥

  • @paolociccardi2811
    @paolociccardi2811 Рік тому +3

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

  • @marswabisabi8918
    @marswabisabi8918 Рік тому +8

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

  • @markpeavy4005
    @markpeavy4005 9 місяців тому +3

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

  • @bodenfunktion
    @bodenfunktion Рік тому +4

    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!!

  • @tauronval1404
    @tauronval1404 Рік тому +12

    Matteo so clean and amazing phrasing!...

  • @davidsparks6146
    @davidsparks6146 Рік тому +6

    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!

  • @liviomiraglia602
    @liviomiraglia602 6 місяців тому

    Zappa..Pass..Di Meola...Matteo...Italians baby!! ITALIANS🤌

  • @GianLucaZanardi
    @GianLucaZanardi 2 місяці тому

    Grandissimo Matteo... astro nascente del panorama Jazz-Rock internazionale... Spain

  • @matteomagazzino1576
    @matteomagazzino1576 Рік тому +12

    È nata una nuova leggenda della chitarra 🎸 Made in Italy

  • @selwynkatz519
    @selwynkatz519 Рік тому +9

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

  • @OutwardDivergence
    @OutwardDivergence 16 годин тому

    FUCKING WOW!!!
    ❤️❤️❤️🙏👍
    This is going to make me cry. Just beautiful.

  • @giovannisunzeri2888
    @giovannisunzeri2888 4 місяці тому +1

    Matteo è uno che non ha alcun problema a sfidare Al di Meola sul suo terreno. Un fuoriclasse assoluto.

  • @mcartia99
    @mcartia99 Рік тому +9

    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....

  • @barrysebastian9584
    @barrysebastian9584 Рік тому +131

    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👏😁

    • @TheDarkmore
      @TheDarkmore Рік тому +11

      Maybe they were googlin Matteo immediately :-)

    • @andreashofmeyr9583
      @andreashofmeyr9583 Рік тому +15

      Yeah, I also found the audience utterly dull.

    • @jayem1826
      @jayem1826 Рік тому +2

      We would be hootin' and hollering..I too have seen Al in Buffalo, Tokyo and Mt.Fuji. Been following him since Ricky and Danny turned me on to The Jester in '75

    • @universalman5861
      @universalman5861 Рік тому +1

      I have been an Al di meola and Strunz and Farah fan for over 20 years. As brilliant and virtuosic as their music is, it is very unbalanced and chaotic at times. To someone who is new to their music this can seem like unrelenting runs especially with no singing or percusive accompaniment.

    • @andreiotraskin475
      @andreiotraskin475 Рік тому +5

      May be people don't care about guitar speed showcase. Perhaps music is too boring for some. Just playing scales over chord changes... who knows...

  • @angelolaurino4639
    @angelolaurino4639 3 місяці тому +1

    Cosi giovane , un virtuoso non ci sono parole,mi sembra di sentire suonare due italo-americani ,VIGNOLA di origini del nord italia , RANIOLO di origine Siciliana.

  • @williamrasoanaivo5381
    @williamrasoanaivo5381 3 місяці тому +1

    So effortlessly

  • @lorenzobertone7753
    @lorenzobertone7753 Рік тому +3

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

  • @dancetothefuture-partyband1189
    @dancetothefuture-partyband1189 Рік тому +10

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

  • @paulaoki5474
    @paulaoki5474 2 місяці тому +1

    BEAUTIFUL!

  • @osovagabundo1
    @osovagabundo1 7 місяців тому +2

    Theres gotta be a Al, Matteo, and John McLaughlin weekend soon! Maybe revist a Night in San Francisco 😮❤

  • @fenderosa
    @fenderosa Рік тому +88

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

    • @svenjansen2134
      @svenjansen2134 9 місяців тому +2

      He keeps losing his pick.

    • @Jeff_____
      @Jeff_____ 7 місяців тому

      @@svenjansen2134 you're kidding right? :-)

    • @sommelierramon
      @sommelierramon 5 місяців тому

      Does he know ?
      @@Jeff_____

  • @bebezoso3050
    @bebezoso3050 Рік тому +22

    Che soddisfazione vedere Matteo Mancuso suonare alla pari con una leggenda come Di Meola.
    Poi è stato gentile, non ha esagerato come avrebbe potuto fare, il rispetto per Di Meola lo ha educatamente frenato.
    Grazie Matteo, sei senz'altro il numero uno, non solo d'Italia.

    • @lottox8807
      @lottox8807 Рік тому +5

      Con tutta la stima che ho di Matteo Mancuso,bravissimo ragazzo e notevolissimo chitarrista ma adesso non esageriamo....semmai Al di Meola non ha voluto strafare!!!

    • @bebezoso3050
      @bebezoso3050 Рік тому +7

      @@lottox8807 ora come ora è più in forma Matteo Mancuso di Al di Meola che ha quasi settant'anni, è fisiologico, l'età conta eccome, è chiaro che i due si sono rispettati in un clima di amicizia ma se avessero potuto strafare in questo momento dietro a Mancuso non riesce a starci nessuno.
      Opinione personale ovviamente.

    • @andreaverzicco1458
      @andreaverzicco1458 Рік тому +3

      Credo lo dia al
      Mondo il
      Numero 1

    • @Windof
      @Windof Рік тому +7

      Stai parlando da tifoso, probabilmente non conosci bene questa musica. Qui Matteo non è stato all'altezza, non ha trovato fraseggi giusti e Di Meola si è trattenuto anche perché non c'era adeguata coordinazione tra loro. Ovviamente il talento non si discute ma probabilmente non era a suo agio e non ha preparato i brani con sufficiente anticipo, anche perché non era una passeggiata suonarli.

    • @emanuelepaolinelli6566
      @emanuelepaolinelli6566 Рік тому +2

      @@lottox8807 la musica non è una gara a chi ce l'ha più lungo... 😉

  • @rogermcstain3280
    @rogermcstain3280 9 місяців тому

    Matteo mostruoso!!!! E sembra nulla vicino ad al di meola... Grandissimi

  • @Tonjo.86
    @Tonjo.86 Рік тому

    Orgoglio italiano, Matteo è il chitarrista più giovane, più forte al mondo... Al di Meola credo approvi

  • @cironapoli7556
    @cironapoli7556 Рік тому +8

    Un sogno vedere il nostro grande Matteo nel posto che merita vicino ai grandi della chitarra!!!

    • @michelesciandra98
      @michelesciandra98 Рік тому +1

      we Ciro! pur tu si vist stu video? io manco lo sapevo che ci sarebbero stati questi 2 fenomeni? hahahahah

    • @pasqualenapoli90
      @pasqualenapoli90 Рік тому

      La buona musica merita sempre, guagliù.

  • @donaldbergmann5405
    @donaldbergmann5405 Рік тому +11

    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..

  • @jeffmaguire8466
    @jeffmaguire8466 3 місяці тому

    Look at Al smiling, Al never smiles.

  • @tomandaj1
    @tomandaj1 5 місяців тому +2

    The kid is a great original player

  • @Joesfosterdogs
    @Joesfosterdogs Рік тому +3

    Al has aged very well...i had his records in the 70's...where will Matteo be at age 60? THAT is the insanity of Matteo...Matteo is in Al's musical world here and effortlessly fits the style...now, Matteo can shred metal, country, pop...he is like 10 guitarists in one...playing different genres/styles well takes a lot of time and effort to absorb...this guy is early 20's? his mind is brilliant...

  • @segproductions6094
    @segproductions6094 3 місяці тому +3

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