Jason McGuire

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SOS Esteban Bello

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Released: Jan 1, 2008

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SOS Esteban Bello
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A mi Arturo
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Little Wing
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Lagrimas de Sal
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Bolero
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General Info

Genre: Acoustic / Flamenco / Latin
Location San Francisco, California, US
Profile Views: 85290
Last Login: 3/1/2010
Member Since 12/4/2005
Website www.Flamenco-Lessons.com
Record Label Bolero Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .... Flamenco guitarist Jason McGuire El Rubio began playing at the age of nine. He received formal training in Dallas, Texas from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. While in high school he was given the prestigious "DEE-BEE" award from Down Beat magazine in the category of "Instrumental Jazz Soloist" and later was one of four finalists in the 1988 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Classic Guitar Competition. He began performing as a flamenco guitarist in New York playing alongside the legendary Pedro Cortes Jr. In 1995 Jason recorded with famed Gypsy guitarist Carlos Heredia on his CD "Gypsy Flamenco," and released a recording of his own composition "Distancias" in 2005, which has received unanimous critical praise. He has accompanied and collaborated with many great artists, including Savion Glover, Yaelisa, Alejandro Granados, Antonio El Pipa, Enrique El Extremeno, Carmela Greco, Manuel and Antonio Malena, among others. Jason has been awarded a California Arts Council Music Fellowship and has been nominated twice for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award. Jason currently serves as music director for both Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos and The New World Flamenco Festival. He is also an accomplished recording engineer and producer. He shares producer/engineer credits with David Schiffman (Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash etc.) on the latest Powerslave Records CD release "What's In Your Mind" from the band Zeromind. .... Jason's CD "Distancias can be purchased at Barnes & Nobles and Tower Records stores and online at the following links:.... ..www.Bolero-Records.com.... ..www.Amazon.com...... The compilation "Caravan" which features Jason McGuire, Tomatito, Jesse Cook and others, can be purchased at Sharper Image store and online here:.... ..www.SharperImage.com...... The compilation "Blue Coast Collection-The E.S.E. Sessions", can be found online here:.... ..www.BlueCoastRecords.com...... .. ..
Members
Jason McGuire, Jose Manuel Blanco "El Grillo", Arnold Garza, Sudhi Rajagopal, Carmelo Torres, Yaelisa, Felix de Lola
Influences
Paco de Lucia, Tomatito, Vicente Amigo, Manolo Sanlucar, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Sabicas, Pepe Habichuela, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Eric Clapton, David Gilmore, Joe Pass, Chuck Pangburn, Enric Madriguera
Sounds Like
.. .. .. .. .. ...... ..Bulerias Falseta...... .. .. .. .. ...... ..Paisaje Jerezano(Bulerias)-Jason McGuire...... .. .. .. .. ...... Paisaje Jerezano (Bulerias).... ..Solea - Yaelisa...... .. .. .. .. ...... Solea with Yaelisa (Dancer).Antonio Malena, Manuel Malena, Jose Blanco, and Sudhi Rajagopal.... ..Rachel Camela (Alegrias)...... .. .. .. .. ...... Jason's Alegrias dedicated to his daughter, Rachel Camela.... live at The New World Flamenco Festival with guests , Jose Manuel Blanco, Yaelisa and Sudhi Rajagopal......Encrucijada (Fandangos)...... .. .. .. .. ...... Encrucijada (Fandangos).... Jason McGuire - Guitar.. Kai Eckhardt - Bass.. Jose Manuel Blanco - Palmas.. Yaelisa - Palmas.. Sudhi Rajagopal - Percussion.... ..A mi Arturo - Taranta...... .. .. .. .. ...... A mi Arturo (Taranta).... Jason McGuire - Guitar.... ..Contratiempo(Rondena)-Jason McGuire...... .. .. .. .. ...... Contratiempo...al luz de la luna (Rondeña).... ..Distancias (Tangos)...... .. .. .. .. ...... Distancias (Tangos).... ..Pavan (Bulerias)...... .. .. .. .. ...... Pavan (Bulerias).... ..Granaina with Antonio Malena...... .. .. .. .. ...... A Granaina with Antonio Malena.... .. width="425" height="350">.......... .. .. .. .. ......>.... Taranto performed and Choreographed by Yaelisa with music by Jason McGuire. Musicians include Jason McGuire (guitar), Pedro Cortes Jr. (guitar), Manuel Malena (cante) and Felix de Lola (cante), with paintings by Roberto Zamora. ....