Album Notes

Jon took up the guitar in his early teens and has been a keen player for twenty five years. Just a few years after taking up the instrument he was giving solo performances in public and since then he has played a variety of music, both solo and in bands, to audiences across the UK.

After many years of playing rock and pop, Jon began studying the classical guitar. Always drawn to the Spanish repertoire, Jon soon discovered a passion for flamenco and began accompanying flamenco dance classes, eventually giving performances with professional dancer Mercedes Romero as part of the ensemble Flamenco Vivo.

Now with a repertoire that covers Classical, South American and Flamenco music, Jon is a true devotee of the Spanish guitar in all its incarnations. Yet despite drawing on a wide range of influences, Jon still manages to come up with a trademark sound of his own and he is now one of the most sought after guitarists for weddings, corporate events and other functions in the South West of England.

As well as playing solo, Jon can be seen performing with Mark Barnwell as part of Flamenco/Latin guitar duo Esperanto.

Jon also writes his own music, drawing on traditional Latin American and Flamenco melodies for inspiration. His eagerly awaited debut CD ‘Hacienda’ features the sweet sound of Spanish guitars in harmony accompanied by latin percussion in a memorable album.

Somewhere between the Gipsy Kings and Ennio Morricone, Hacienda is an evocative Spanish guitar CD guaranteed to have you tapping your feet or reaching for a glass of Sangria.