Since his emergence in 1986 with a self-released, self-titled debut album, Satriani has become on of the most recognizable guitar voices of his time, earning his place alongside the great masters of rock guitar. As an instrumental artist in a pop-dominated field, Satriani's accomplishments are even more remarkable: He is perhaps the most successful rock instrumentalist in recent history, selling millions of records and consistently packing concert halls - yet always preserving a strong musical vision, as well as the respect of fellow musicians and forward-thinking music fans worldwide.

He has also had a 10-year guitar teaching career with students including Steve Vai, David Bryson (Counting Crows), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Larry LaLonde (Primus), and Charlie Hunter, among others

Satriani's gift is creating highly evolved instrumental music using the base structure of popular standard songs that allows listeners to latch onto harmonious melodies before being dazzled by his acclaimed musicianship. His hallmarks are a warm, bluesy tone and delicate phrasing, combined with the bursts of superhuman technical facility which upped the ante well beyond the standards set by generations of great rock musicians before him.

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1 Discography 2 Awards 3 External link

Discography

• 1986 - Not of This Earth
• 1987 - Surfing With the Alien
• 1988 - Dreaming #11
• 1989 - Flying in a Blue Dream
• 1992 - The Extremist
• 1993 - The Beautiful Guitar
• 1993 - Time Machine
• 1995 - Joe Satriani
• 1997 - G3 Live
• 1998 - Crystal Planet
• 2000 - Engines of Creation
• 2000 - Additional Creations (Bonus CD with limited "Engines of Creation")
• 2001 - Live in San Francisco (Previously recorded material)
• 2002 - Strange Beautiful Music