Juan Martín (with the Donegal Chamber Orchestra)

Juan Martín (with the Donegal Chamber Orchestra)

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 8.00pm

Flamenco guitar virtuoso who performed with Rory Gallagher, Richard Thompson, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, joins the Donegal Chamber Orchestra for an evening of Spanish inspired music.

Martín started learning the guitar at the age of six. In his early twenties he moved to Madrid to study under Niño Ricardo and Paco de Lucía. He played in clubs in Málaga, Seville and Granada. He soon moved to London, where he has developed most of his career. One of his first recordings was Picasso Portraits (1981) based on the music he played at Picasso’s 90th birthday celebrations. Each section is a depiction of a painting by Pablo Picasso. Although it was not released until the 1990s, he recorded a track with Rory Gallagher in 1984 (on the album, Wheels Within Wheels). Also in 1984 his track “Love Theme from The Thorn Birds” reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. He recorded with Herbie Hancock in 1987 and has played on stage with Miles Davis.

Juan Martín is the author of two flamenco guitar methods, El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra, issued with cassette tapes and later with vinyl sound sheets, and ‘Solos Flamencos’ issued with CDs and DVDs. Both methods, printed in English and Spanish, are successful in the English-speaking world.

He now divides his time between London and Málaga.

Martín has been voted one of the top three guitarists in the world in the magazine, Guitar Player.

Thursday 30th May
8pm

Box Office: 074 20777 (An Grianan Theatre)
Admission €15 / €12

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Published by Journal of Music on 26 May 2019

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