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Steve Vai

Since 1960

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Mon Oct 19 Milwaukee, United States · Riverside Theater Tickets
Wed Oct 21 Chicago, United States · Copernicus Center Tickets
Thu Oct 22 Madison, United States · Orpheum Theaterwith Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Tickets
Fri Oct 23 Saint Charles, United States · The Family Arenawith Adrian Belew Tickets
Sat Oct 24 Prior Lake, United States · Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Tickets
Mon Oct 26 Cincinnati, United States · Taft Theatrewith Adrian Belew Tickets
Wed Oct 28 Columbus, United States · Palace Theatrewith Adrian Belew, Like Son Tickets
Thu Oct 29 Detroit, United States · Masonic Temple Theatre Tickets
Fri Oct 30 Cleveland, United States · Agora Theater & Ballroom Tickets
Sun Nov 1 Toronto, Canada · The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto Tickets
Mon Nov 2 Montréal, Canada · Espace St-DenisBEAT – Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin et Terry Bozzio interprètent la musique de King Crimson · with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Terry Bozzio Tickets
Wed Nov 4 Huntington, United States · The Paramount Tickets
Thu Nov 5 Uncasville, United States · Mohegan Sun Tickets
Fri Nov 6 Boston, United States · Boch Center - Wang Theatre Tickets
Sat Nov 7 Hampton Beach, United States · Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Tickets
Mon Nov 9 Newark, United States · New Jersey Performing Arts Centerwith Adrian Belew Tickets
Tue Nov 10 Washington City, United States · MGM National Harbor Tickets
Tue Nov 10 Oxon Hill, United States · The Theater at MGM National Harbor Tickets
Wed Nov 11 Rochester, United States · Kodak Centerwith Adrian Belew Tickets
Fri Nov 13 Virginia Beach, United States · Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Tickets
Sat Nov 14 Reading, United States · Santander Performing Arts Center Tickets
Tue Nov 17 Durham, United States · DPAC Tickets
Wed Nov 18 Nashville, United States · Grand Ole Opry House Tickets
Thu Nov 19 Atlanta, United States · Cobb Energy Center Parking Deck Tickets
Sat Nov 21 Charlotte, United States · Ovens Auditorium Tickets
Sun Nov 22 Daytona Beach, United States · Peabody Auditorium Tickets
Tue Nov 24 Saint Petersburg, United States · Mahaffey Theater Tickets
Sat Nov 28 Houston, United States · 713 Music Hall Tickets
Sun Nov 29 Austin, United States · 3TEN Austin City Limits Live Tickets
Mon Nov 30 Dallas, United States · Music Hall at Fair Parkwith Adrian Belew Tickets
Wed Dec 2 Los Angeles, United States · YouTube Theater Tickets
Fri Jun 11 Utrecht, Netherlands · TivoliVredenburg Tickets
Sat Jun 12 Utrecht, Netherlands · TivoliVredenburg Tickets

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Steven Siro Vai ( VYE; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released 11 solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Polyphia. Additionally, Vai has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, Beat (playing 1980s era King Crimson) and the Experience Hendrix Tour, as well as headlining international tours.

Vai has been described as a "highly individualistic player" and part of a generation of "heavy rock and metal virtuosi who came to the fore in the 1980s". He released his first solo album Flex-Able in 1984, while his most successful release, Passion and Warfare (1990), was described as "the richest and best hard rock guitar-virtuoso album of the '80s". He was voted the "10th Greatest Guitarist" by Guitar World magazine's readers, and has sold over 15 million records.

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Steve Vai est un guitariste et chanteur de rock américain né le 6 juin 1960 à New York, considéré comme un guitar hero.

Steve Vai commence sa carrière à 19 ans en tant que guitariste dans le groupe de Frank Zappa qui le surnomme son « little italian virtuoso ». En 1984, il enregistre son premier album solo (Flex-Able). Il rejoint ensuite le groupe Alcatrazz où il remplace le guitariste Yngwie Malmsteen le temps d'un album et d'une tournée. De 1985 à 1989, il joue aux côtés de David Lee Roth, l'ex-chanteur de Van Halen, avec lequel il enregistre deux albums, Eat 'Em and Smile (1986) et Skyscraper (1988). Il quitte David Lee Roth pour enregistrer son second album solo Passion and Warfare, qui remporte un grand succès et lance sa carrière solo. Il poursuit avec la publication de Sex & Religion en 1993, Alien Love Secrets en 1995, Fire Garden en 1996 et The Ultra Zone en 1999.

Avec Joe Satriani, qui fut son professeur de guitare, il entame à partir de 1996 une série de tournées mondiales dans lesquelles ils jouent aux côtés d'autres grands guitaristes comme Eric Johnson, John Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth, Brian May, Michel Cusson, Robert Fripp, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Andy Timmons, Steve Morse.

Parmi de nombreuses récompenses, le Berklee College of Music lui a décerné en 2000 le titre de docteur honoris causa en musique.

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