Guitarist Joe Satriani sells out Center Stage

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Guitarist Joe Satriani sells out Center Stage

Guitarist Joe Satriani sells out Center Stage

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs "Hordes Of Locusts" at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs "Flying In A Blue Dream" at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night. His band consists of drummer Jeff Campitelli, Allen Whitman on bass, Mike Keneally on keyboards, and Galen Henson on guitar.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs "Crushing Day" at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs "Hordes Of Locusts" at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

The audience enjoys guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani at the sold-out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

Bassist Allen Whitman performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night. Joe is a founder of the touring trio, G3, and is currently the lead guitarist for the supergroup Chickenfoot.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night. Satriani has the second most Grammy Award nominations of any artist (15) without winning.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night. Inspired to play guitar at age fourteen soon after learning of the death of Jimi Hendrix, Satriani was recruited by Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for Jagger's first solo tour in 1988.

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, and some of his former students have achieved fame with their guitar skills. These include Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde (Primus), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind), Alex Skolnick (Testament), and David Bryson of Counting Crows.

Ned Evett & Triple Double opened the show. Evett hails from Boise, Idaho, and is internationally known for his expertise on his custom fretless guitars. He is the winner of the 2003 North American Rock Guitar Competition, and was featured in the nationally aired PBS documentary "Driven To Play."

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night. --- Joseph "Joe" Satriani, born on July 15, 1956 in Westbury, N.Y., is an Italian-American multi-instrumentalist, known for his work as an instrumental rock guitarist.

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Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani performs "Hordes Of Locusts" at sold out Center Stage Theatre Wednesday night.

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