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aarongreen -> RE: Juanito Pasqual (Jun. 1 2012 1:19:23)
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John is definitely the man. I have always considered him a great talent and great soul.
I met him years ago when we were both much younger and just setting out on our respective careers. This was getting close to 20 years ago and in those days Ramon de los Reyes and Omyra Amaya were very active in Boston, it was a real high point. I met him at a Jazz bar that had an upstairs function room that a dancer rented out every Sunday night for a juerga. It was a real great introduction to flamenco as both Ramon and Omyra would be there regularly as well as Fernando de Malaga, a great singer, Roberto Rios, a great traditional accompanist guitarist who would be my teacher and all the other aficionados that made up the Boston scene. I was underage and it seemed I was the only person who knew that or at least cared so it was a great treat to be able to hang out in a bar, learn about this amazing art and drink too. I miss those days.
A few months ago I got the pleasure of presenting Juanito in concert, pairing him with Gene Bertoncini, a legendary jazz guitarist and dear friend. That was one of the greatest guitar concert experiences I have ever had.
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