MUSIC NEWS- Al Di Meola and the international acoustic sextet World Sinfonia have drawn rave reviews on their current world tour (full itinerary below) and stop by NYC for some special shows at the Highline Ballroom on Friday, June 25th. The sets on this tour highlight songs from Di Meola's well-known repertoire alongside select electric performances that will showcase never-before-performed songs from the forthcoming studio album.

Di Meola, who was voted Best Jazz Guitarist by Guitar Player readers an amazing 11 times; more often than any other guitarist, will once again show off his "impressive stylistic range" (NY Times), delivering, as the Hartford Courant said of a show earlier this year, "impassioned, intricate tunes that wedded jazz, rock and folk traditions."

Watch a live performance of "Gumbiero" by Al Di Meola and World Sinfonia below:

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Al Di Meola and the  World Sinfonia 2010 World Tour-

June

14/2010 - ELMAU, GERMANY - SCHLOSS ELMAU

15/2010 - ELMAU, GERMANY - SCHLOSS ELMAU

17/2010 - EISENSTADT, AUSTRIA- SCHLOSS ESTERHAZY

18/2010 - ALMERIA, SPAIN - AUDITORIO MAESTRO PADILLA

19/2010 - TORRELAVEGA, SPAIN - TEATRO MUNICIPA CONCHA ESPINA DE TORRELAVEGA

24/2010 - FAIRFIELD, CT - STAGE ONE -

25/2010 - NEW YORK, NY - THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM -

26/2010 - SARATOGA, NY - SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER -

27/2010 - NATICK, MA - THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN NATICK -

July

01/2010 - DACHAU, GERMANY - RATHAUSPLATZ DACHAU -

02/2010 - GREIFSWALD, GERMANY - KLOSTERRUINE ELDENA

03/2010 - VELDEN, AUSTRIA - SCHLOSS VELDEN

04/2010 - PARIS, FRANCE - ENGHIEN JAZZ FESTIVAL

06/2010 - ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - MIKHAILOVSKY CASTLE

09/2010 - FUNCHAL MADEIRA, PORTUGAL - FUNCHAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

21/2010 - JUNAS, FRANCE - CARRIERES DE JUNAS

23/2010 - GMUNDEN, AUSTRIA - SALZKAMMERGUT FESTWOCHEN GMUNDEN

24/2010 - TALAVERA DE LA REINA, SPAIN - PLAZA DEL PAN

August

01/2010 - SAINT-JULIEN en GENEVOIS - GUITARE EN SCENE

05/2010 - PALMI, ITALY - GUITARE EN SCENE FESTIVAL

06/2010 - CALW, GERMANY - KLOSTER HIRSAU

07/2010 - KASSEL, GERMANY - KULTURZELT KASSEL

09/2010 - CARPINO, ITALY - CARPINO FOLK FESTIVAL

October

10/09/2010 - EHINGEN, GERMANY - LINDENHALLE EHINGEN

10/10/2010 - SOPOT, POLAND - PFK CONCERT HALL

10/13/2010 - TYCHY, POLAND - TEATR MALY

10/16/2010 - VILA REAL, PORTUGAL - TEATRO MUNICIPAL DE VILA REAL

November

11/06/2010 - LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - LEVERKUSENER JAZZTAGE

11/07/2010 - BAD AIBLING, GERMANY - KURHAUS BAD AIBLING

11/08/2010 - DRESDEN, GERMANY - SCHAUSPIELHAUS

11/26/2010 - PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - RIVIERA MAYA JAZZ FESTIVAL

December

12/17/2010 - MOSCOW, RUSSIA - THE MOSCOW HOUSE OF MUSIC

12/18/2010 - MOSCOW, RUSSIA - THE MOSCOW HOUSE OF MUSIC