Album Notes

In his first album, Juan performs a selection of his own compositions as well as interpretations of well known modern composers like Vicente Amigo and a mix of traditional sung forms or cantes.
He plays a wide range of flamenco styles such as, Buleria, Rondeña, Tientos, Granainas, Minera, Solea por buleria, Rumba, Fandango grande and Soleares.

Juan was born in Barcelona, Spain and started his musical studies as a classical guitarist and a few years later began the study of flamenco guitar with Niño de las Cuevas, Antonio Francisco and Luis Verdu in Barcelona, Andres Batista in Madrid and later on with Emilio Maya and Miguel Angel Cortes in Granada.

In August of 2002 he was awarded a Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to study in Spain with Manuel Lozano “El Carbonero” in Jerez and Escuela 7 Hermanos in Barcelona.

Juan has worked as both soloist and accompanist for numerous singers and dancers such as Ana Montes, Oscar Nieto, Jose Lara, Paco de Leon and Antonio Amaya among others.

Musical director, founding member and principal guitarist of the flamenco troupe Flamenko’s, arranged the production ‘Gypsy Soul’, which has been presented for two years in many Canadian cities of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Juan has performed in Spain, England, Chile and Canada. He is a regular performer at the flamenco circles in Vancouver, British Columbia.