Joe Satriani

Joe "Satch" Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York and brought up in Carle Place, New York, USA) is an instrumental rock guitarist and teacher, and a recognized virtuoso of the rock

Joe "Satch" Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York and brought up in Carle Place, New York, USA) is an instrumental rock guitarist and teacher, and a recognized virtuoso of the rock guitar.

Satriani was inspired to play guitar at age 14, after hearing Jimi Hendrix had died (Satriani reportedly heard the news during a football training session where he immediately confronted his coach and announced that he was quitting to become a guitarist). During the 1970s, Satriani moved to Berkeley, California to pursue a music career. When his friend and former student Steve Vai gained fame playing with David Lee Roth in 1986, Vai raved about Satriani in several interviews with guitar magazines. In 1986, Satriani's album Surfing With the Alien (and its title track) were radio hits, the first all-instrumental release to chart so highly in many years. Satriani also toured with Mick Jagger in support of the Rolling Stones singer's solo album.