Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani with special guest Mountain featuring Leslie West & Corky Laing. Joe Satriani is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. Often considered by many as one of the greatest guitar player of all time he gave guitar teaching lessons to such future rock notables as Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Larry Lalonde of Primus, David Bryson of Counting Crows and, most specially, Steve Vai. His self-released debut album, Not of This Earth in 1986, opened the way to a world of instrumental rock music in what was then a pop- dominated world. He is heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.