Artist description Learn to play Nouveau Flamenco Guitar is a free audio course here on mp3.com for all guitarist who wish to learn to play Nouveau Flamenco Guitar.Disc. 1 is the first of a series of lessons to be created as time permits. Disc. 1 teaches the guitarist to play Rumba rhythms and other Flamenco guitar techniques.

Music Style Rumba, Flamenco, World beat

Musical Influences Ottmar Liebert, Paco DeLucia, Vicente Amigo

Similar Artists Ottmar Liebert, Jesse Cook, Gipsy Kings

Artist History John's story began in Canada were he was born and began playing guitar at age 9. Upon graduation from High School he began touring across Canada and the United States with various pop groups playing venues such as Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and the MGM in Las Vegas. After several years touring North America John took time out and became immersed in studying his art form. He began private study with various teachers and later studied jazz at Capilano College, where he received a scholarship and graduated with top honors. At age 26 he began to study Flamenco guitar completely inspired by the teaching methods of Juan Martin and listening to the incredible sounds from Paco de Lucia, Paco Pena, Sabicas and many others. John spent the next 6 years studying Flamenco, practicing 8 to 10 hours a day and in 1995 won "Best Acoustic Guitar Performance" in the Music West Star Frets Competition, won Vancouver's Unplugged Competition in 1996 and in 1997 won as a finalist in Vancouver's Global StarQuest. During this time John was performing as a freelance guitarist for the Vancouver Playhouse, Michael Barabas, Radio Europe, Alyssa Nielsen, Mae Moore, etc... and began opening for pop artists like Sofie B Hawkins and world beat artists Strunz and Farah.In May of 1999 John released his own independent instrumental cd titled "Freedom". Freedom was created to showcase his incredible guitar talents embracing the world beat musical elements of flamenco, pop, latin and jazz. Above all Freedom was recorded with the hope to share the peace, joy and excitement John feels when performing for audiences around the globe.CBC Radio Canada is now playing Freedom nation wide along with various other world music/newage stations across the country. Mp3.com has included the song "Nachos" on this year's 2000 compilation cd and due to the music's increasing popularity John has currently been entertaining offers to perform around the world.John Gilliat now tours performing the music from the cd Freedom as well as music for his upcoming cd to be release sometime this year. He currently tours with flamenco guitarist Peter Groenhof, drummer/percussionist Ron Stelting and bass guitarist Brent Gubbels. John also performs with Vancouver's very exciting hot club gypsy jazz quartet "Gypsalero".

Group Members John Gilliat

Instruments flamenco guitar

Albums Freedom, Learn to play Nouveau Flamenco Guitar - Disc. 1

Location Langley, British Columbia - Canada

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