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RE: Any fans of Nuevo Flamenco?
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Richard Jernigan
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RE: Any fans of Nuevo Flamenco? (in reply to BarkellWH)
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The last time I saw Sabicas was at a solo concert in San Antonio, Texas. I don't know how he got to San Antonio from his home base in New York City. A few years earlier I had traveled from San Antonio to Baltimore MD by railroad, so he might have come on the train. Before and after the concert Sabicas was accompanied by a manager, though I don't know whether he traveled with the artist or was a local representative of the concert agency. The concert was in the sold out 2000-seat auditorium of Thomas Jefferson High School. Sabicas played without amplification, on an Arcangel Fernandez guitar, according to the printed program. The auditorium, like the rest of the school is in a "Spanish" style. Sabicas buzzed a lot, the only time I had ever heard him do that. Sitting in the front row, you could hear the echo of the notes bouncing off the plastered back wall of the lively room. Thomas Jefferson HS by rnjernigan, on Flickr RNJ
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Date Jun. 10 2018 6:01:38
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BarkellWH
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RE: Any fans of Nuevo Flamenco? (in reply to pundi64)
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When I was in High School, at different times I was lucky enough to have heard Sabicas, Carlos Montoya and also for Classical guitar saw Segovia, this was at the old, (since torn down) Russ Auditorium in San Diego, CA. I feel very privileged to have heard all three of these artists live. You were privileged indeed. Aside from seeing Jose Greco's group on TV in the late '50s (a very young Paco de Lucia played with Greco's group) I first got into flamenco guitar in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 17 with vinyl albums by Carlos Montoya in 1960. That same year I was privileged to attend a solo guitar concert by Carlos in Phoenix. Subsequently over the years I attended two more concerts by Carlos. And in 1982 I attended a classical concert by Segovia at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. I regret that I never attended a live performance by Sabicas. Sabicas was, and is, my favorite flamenco guitarist, but he did not travel much (noted by my comment above that he apparently had a fear of flying), and he never performed at any place I happened to be at the time. I have vinyl albums and CDs by Sabicas, but I would have loved to see him perform live. As much as I enjoy cante accompanied by guitar, I still treasure those early performances back in the '60s to the early '80s featuring solo guitar. Bill
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