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Joined: Feb. 9 2007
From: Paris, France
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to Guest)
Another useless thread indeed Why should there be a 'best'... there are quite a few really interesting musicians with amazing technique and great aire in the States... and in Canada too of course!
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Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to Guest)
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Jason is a great player but as I understand it...he has studied under Ricardo....So that should tell you who's Kung Fu is more powerful
Ah, no. I just met Jason in September. He hired me based on word of mouth and youtube video's I guess. Perhaps you are confused because Jason DID study under Pedro Cortes a long time ago. Even still, both Pedro and Chusco would agree with me that Jason is on a whole different level. I have not yet met another american like him.
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to Guest)
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.Have you ever been to Spain????
Hey Rumbaking, I've been to Spain a couple of times. It was only for a vacation though. I was in Madrid and Andalucia. I bought a guitar in Granada. The Luthier is Antonio Morales. Maybe someone on the foro knows of him? I'm not sure if he is still around. It was a nice blanca with pegheads. I wish I still was playing it but I had to sell it unfortunately.
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to avimuno)
Back on topic.
I dont know so many American guitarists. I think a lot are very good, Jason is great. But I´m more Jondo. So my vote goes to Ricardo. He sounds like he´s from here. It just sounds right.
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
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Antonio Morales on Cuesta Gomerez... The famous guitar builder who never made one guitar in his life
That's him Anders. Wow, really? Who makes those guitars then? Too bad I didn't know about you when I went to Spain. I will pay you a visit for sure next time I go.
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to avimuno)
They are all great players and they all have different aire. I know David and Jason pretty well and they are both treasures, they play at opposite ends of the spectrum too. Each has his special aire. Both of them a very flamenco characters too.
I would say that nobody is the best, they are all different. But having said that.....I would also sat that David and Jason are two of the most unusual and natural musicians I've ever met in any musical genre. If Jason is like John Coltrane or Wayne Shorter, then David is like Bill Evans. They are in that category of good.
But I think everyone mentioned has contributed something great and I'm glad flamenco has come to the State in such great players.
Jason and David also make good tortilla, but if I told you which is better it would start a blood feud.
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Joined: May 26 2010
From: Sarpsborg,Norway
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to estebanana)
I think it is sort of tough to say who is best or whatever when there are these great players but they are very very different..
Ive not heard so many American players though, but I do know about Ricardo and Jason.
And comparing them is so very hard.. I like what Anders said about Ricardo and I agree, And on the other hand is Jason who has made something very different.
I think it is so hard to say anyone is better because they sound and play like they want to sound like, they want to create different things....
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to avimuno)
We shouldn't be deciding between Ricardo and Jason, we should be thankful that we have BOTH of them! And there are other wonderful guitarists out there too... The more the merrier!
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to avimuno)
Let us not compare lentils to tortilla, let us listen to them.
Jason loves to tell the story about how he tried to take a lesson with Chusco when he was younger. Chusco was busy making lentils and showed Jason how to make lentils and Chusco said this is how you play the guitar.
They all make lentils or tortilla with their own flavor. I would like to have all the flamenco guitarists mentioned together making gazpacho, lentils and tortillas. There is also Keni Parker, he makes pretty good potaje por buleria.
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to avimuno)
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They all make lentils or tortilla with their own flavor. I would like to have all the flamenco guitarists mentioned together making gazpacho, lentils and tortillas. There is also Keni Parker, he makes pretty good potaje por buleria.
RE: Best American Flamenco guitarist? (in reply to avimuno)
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There is also Keni Parker, he makes pretty good potaje por buleria.
the other day I was sitting in a cafe here near my school with some friends and I wanted to order pollo de jerez for segunda. per accident I said, buleria de jerez. than the waiter started to make a little dance por buleria
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