Conwy’s brand new music festival has arrived!
Winter Sounds will be filling venues across the county, shining a light on musical talent from Wales and beyond.
The events will be free and reduced cost with the chance to donate / pay as you feel.
Juan Martín learned his art in the land of its origin, Andalucia in southern Spain where he spent his early formative years and where he still retains a home. As a teenager he played in local fiestas, weddings and baptisms, developing his knowledge and skills in the disciplines of the purest traditions of flamenco. At the age of 17, already playing professionally. At the age of 18 he went to Madrid where he gained wide experience with many leading players, dancers and singers.
These early years provided the basis for his career as a solo performer and leader of his own dance companies, a challenging vocation which has bought him International acclaim as an innovative concert performer, broadcaster and recording artist.
He was invited to perform at Picasso’s 90th birthday celebrations which later led him to record his ground breaking album Picasso Portraits. He has performed at major festivals worldwide including Montreux Jazz twice, once with Miles Davis, the First World Guitar Congress in the USA, The Adelaide Guitar Festival, Celtic Connections, Ludwigsberg , Atlantic Jazz in Canada and the Hong Kong Festival amongst others. He was also featured in the flamenco festivals in Cádiz province as well as the prestigious Ojen Festival in Málaga.
Juan Martín has a passion for communicating the mysteries of his art to a wider audience so in 1978 he published his first method book “El Arte Flamenco de la Guitarra” which has become a best seller, has never been out of print and has been described as having an authority comprable to Fernando Sor’s studies for the classical guitar.
His commitment to his art has taken him to at least 40 countries around the world for concerts and he now holds a annual guitar course in Ronda, Andalucia as well as a variety of master classes initiating others into the historic traditions and exciting developments in the art today.
