Joe Satriani and Steve Vai team up for Benefit show in Los Angeles

Tue, 03 May 2011

Earlier today Joe Satriani announced via his website and Facebook page that himself, Steve Vai and friends will play a benefit concert for Music Industry Veteran Cliff Cultreri.

In an official press release on his website it confirmed "Legendary guitarists JOE SATRIANI and STEVE VAI announce plans for a benefit concert supporting music industry veteran and friend, Cliff Cultreri. "A Benefit for Cliff II" will take place on Sunday, July 10th at the House of Blues, Hollywood, and will feature performances by both Satriani and Vai, as well as special guests, to be announced."

Cliff Cultreri was the A&R Exceutive who discovered both Joe Satriani and Steve Vai during his time working for Relativity Records and is suffering from Auto-Immune and Connective-Tissue disorders. The musicians will be playing the show in Los Angeles in July at the Hollywood House Of Blues to help Culteri and his family's financial needs. The previously raised money in 2006 at a previous benefit show for their friend.

"Cliff has been a musical force and guiding light in my career and my life for two decades. He introduced and championed my music to the recording business. He is a dear friend and musical ally and quite the guitar player himself," said Joe Satriani. "Steve and I wanted to help Cliff and the idea of a show in LA with other members of the guitar community seemed to be the obvious way to celebrate and help him."