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Jorge Miguel is a Spanish Canadian Flamenco Guitarist and composer living in Toronto. Jorge’s family is from Cadiz, Andalucia the birthplace of Flamenco. Jorge has lived and studied in Andalucia, Spain, where much of his family still lives. Jorge's guitar teachers have included Carlos Del Rio in Madrid, Augustin "Bola" Carbonell in in Seville, Pepe Russo in Cadiz and Don Antonio Villar in El Puerto de Santa Maria. He has played for Flamenco Companies including Esmeralda Enrique, Carmen Romero, Eva Montoya and Carlos Del Rio and played for dancers including Soledad Barrio, Isabel Bayon and Manuel Reyes. Jorge is dedicated to the creation and presentation of contemporary Flamenco compositions based firmly in tradition. In November of 2004, Jorge released the CD “Jorge Miguel - Flamenco”, a recording of all original compositions that remains true to the rules and tradition of Flamenco while still having a unique and personal flavour. The Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensembles style of Flamenco is full contact, hard-core. This is the real thing. Alegrias, Bulerias, Tangos and Sevillanas, the traditional songs and dances passed down through the generations after hundreds of years of development and growth. The arpeggios, rasgueados and alzapua of the Flamenco guitar, the escobillas, zapateado and llamadas of the Flamenco dancers, the cante jondo and chico of the Flamenco song, and the palmas, castanets and percussion driving the complex compound rhythms. This is true Flamenco, proud, complex and ageless.
The Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble was formed in 2002 in Toronto, from some of the strongest musicians and dancers to be found in the world music scene with the goal of taking true Flamenco to audiences across Canada. The ensemble includes "el toque" (guitar), "el baile" (dance) and “el cante” (singing). These three elements are the heart and soul of Flamenco.
The Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble performances have included Toronto’s Harboufront Centre and CNE Bandshell for Masala! Mendhi! Masti!, The Taste of the Danforth, Celebrate Toronto, Markham Jazz Festival, Luminato, Sunfest in London, Bella Coola Discovery Coast Music Festival and Musicfest on Vancouver Island and theatre presentations including the Glenn Gould Studio, Orillia Opera House, John Elliot Theatre in Halton Hills, River Run Centre in Guelph, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Aeolian Hall in London, The Sanderson Centre in Brampton and Memorial Hall at Harrison Hot Springs Festival, and Wise Hall in Vancouver. “Authentic Flamenco turns the River Run upside down, his playing and improvising were nothing short of fantastic” “It’s Jorge Miguel’s nylon string guitar that steals the show” "Passion" is a word that applies to the latest work by Jorge Miguel, to the music and to his commitment to explore the roots of the tradition and to find within that depth the seeds of new possibilities for the ancient art of Flamenco. Passionate, aggressive and percussive music, dance and song will take you on a journey to the contemporary Flamenco scene in Spain. |
