The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
New Haven welcomes guitarist Steve Vai in 2022
Guitarist Steve Vai is scheduled to perform March 1, 2022 at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven. A virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery, Steve has awed fans of all genres with his exceptional guitar skills and musicianship for decades. At age 12, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. At 18, he began his professional music career transcribing for, and then playing with, the legendary Frank Zappa. More than three decades, over 15 million in album sales, and three GRAMMY Awards later, Vai has proven himself, in his own right, to be one of music’s true originals.
Vai’s work has been recognized with a long list of awards and honors, including more than 15 from Guitar Player magazine, and his accomplishments have earned him honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and Musicians Institute. A 2016 Long Island Music Hall of Fame inductee, he was voted the 10th “Greatest Guitarist” by Guitar World magazine and consistently lands among the best in various lists of the top guitar-ists of all time.
In 2012, the TEC Foundation honored him with the Les Paul Award, created in 1991 to salute those who have set the highest standard of excellence in the creative application of technology. Past winners of the Les Paul Award include Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, and Bob Clearmountain.
Vai has toured the world as a solo artist, as a member of G3, Generation-Axe, and with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, Alcatrazz, and Whitesnake — at the peak of their popularity. Vai’s full discography encompasses more than 60 albums, including many with Zappa, others from stints with Roth and Whitesnake, as well as live releases, collaborations, compilations, and orchestral works. For tickets, call 203-867-2000 or visit www.collegestreetmusichall.com Upcoming concerts
Suzanne Vega - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Oct. 21
Robyn Hitchcock - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass.Oct.
21
Harry Styles - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Oct. 21 & 23
Little River Band - Foxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketOct. 22
Robert Randolph & the Family Band - The Warehouse, FairfieldOct. 22
Blake Shelton - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Oct. 22
Mavis Staples - Wall Street Theater, Norwalk- Oct. 22
Nas - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Oct. 23
Josh Turner - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Oct. 23
Randy Rainbow - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Oct. 27-28
Doobie Brothers - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Oct. 28
Gilbert Gottfried - Wall Street Theater, Norwalk- Oct. 28
America - Palace Theater, WaterburyOct. 29
Dierks Bentley - Foxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketOct. 29
The Monkees - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Oct. 29
Scott Brown & the Diplomats Wall Street Theater, NorwalkOct. 29
Rick Wakeman of Yes - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Oct. 30
Eilen Jewel - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass.- Oct. 30
Judas Priest - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Oct. 30
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band- The Kate, Old SaybrookOct. 30
Old Dominion - Mohegan Sun
Arena, Uncasville- Oct. 30
Ryan Montbleau - The Warehouse, Fairfield- Oct. 30
Machine Gun Kelly - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Oct. 31
Melissa Etheridge - Warner Theatre, Torrington- Nov. 2
Brad Paisley - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Nov. 4
Buck Cherry and Hinder - Wall Street Theater, Norwalk, Nov. 4
Jonathan Edwards - Stage One, Fairfield, Nov. 4
Yonder Mountain String Band The Warehouse, Fairfield- Nov. 4
Brett Eldridge - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Nov. 4
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Ridgefield Playhouse, RidgefieldNov. 5
Tracy Morgan - Foxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketNov. 5
Rosanne Cash - Garde Arts Center, New London- Nov. 5
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams - Stage One, Fairfield- Nov. 5
Pat Metheny - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Nov. 6
Collective Soul and Better Than Ezra - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Nov. 6
Paul Anka - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Nov. 7
The Fixx and The English Beat - The Warehouse, Fairfield- Nov. 7
Dave Matthews Band - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Nov. 8-9
Black Label Society - Webster Theater, Hartford, Connecticut Nov. 9
Midge Ure of Ultravox - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass.- Nov. 9
Pat Metheny - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Nov. 9
Samantha Fish - The Warehouse, Fairfield- Nov. 10
Paul Anka Sing Sinatra- Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Nov. 10
The Outlaws - The Warehouse, Fairfield- Nov. 11
Blue Oyster Cult - Palace Theater, Waterbury- Nov. 12
Adam Ezra Group - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass.Nov. 12
John Fogerty - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Nov. 13
Dashboard Confessional - Mohegan Sun Arena, UncasvilleNov. 13
The Wallflowers - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Nov. 13
Steely Dan - Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford- Nov. 13
Daughtry - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Nov. 14
Jason Bonham's Led ZeppelinRidgefield Playhouse, RidgefieldNov. 15
Robbie Krieger and Vanilla Fudge - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Nov. 17
Little Feat - Calvin Theater, Northampton, Mass.- Nov. 17
Glen Phillips and Chris Barron - The Kate, Old Saybrook- Nov. 18
Sinbad - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Nov. 19
Linda Eder - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Nov. 19
Jim Messina - The Warehouse, Fairfield- Nov. 19
Chelsea Handler - Foxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketNov. 20
Melissa Ferrick & Carrie Ferguson - Calvin Theater, Northampton, Mass.- Nov. 20
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Ridgefield Playhouse, RidgefieldNov. 21
Deep Banana Blackout - The Warehouse, Fairfield- Nov. 24
Dream Theater - Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford- Nov. 28
Jose Feliciano - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Nov. 30
Jay Leno - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Dec. 2
Hall & Oates - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Dec. 3
Marshall Tucker Band - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Dec. 3
Chris Young - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Dec. 5
The Weeknd - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Dec. 6
KT Tunstall - Iron Horse Music
Hall, Northampton, Mass.- Dec. 6
Howie Mandel - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Dec. 8
Earth, Wind & Fire - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Dec. 10
Jerry Seinfeld - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Dec. 11
Gordon Lightfoot - Garde Arts Center, New London- Dec. 16
Kenny G - Palace Theater, WaterburyDec. 16
Leo Kottke + Mike Gordon Wall Street Theater, NorwalkDec. 16
The Mavericks - Garde Arts Center, New London- Dec. 17
REO Speedwagon - Foxwoods Resort Casino, MashantucketDec. 17
Kung Fu - Toad's Place, New Haven- Dec. 17
Rosanne Cash - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Dec. 17
Shaun Cassidy - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Dec. 18
Big Al Anderson - Stage One, Fairfield- Dec. 18
Iliza - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Dec. 18
Enter The Haggis - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass. Dec. 30-31
Danny Klein Celebrating The J. Geils Band - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass.- Jan. 7, 2022
Eddie Griffin - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Jan. 8, 2022
Brian Regan - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Jan. 13, 14 & 15, 2022
Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass.- Jan. 14 & 15
Colin Quinn - Wall Street Theater, Norwalk- Jan. 15
Dave Atell - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket- Jan. 15, 2022
Felix Cavaliere's Rascals Ridgefield Playhouse, RidgefieldJan. 20, 2022
Keb Mo - The Warehouse, FairfieldFeb. 2, 2022
Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler and Cliff Eberhardt, Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield- Feb. 4, 2022
The Neilds - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Mass.- Feb. 5, 2022
The Weeknd - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville- Feb. 6, 2022
Martin Barre of Jethro Tull Ridgefield Playhouse, RidgefieldFeb. 6, 2022