Flamenco jazz

Movement · 1960s → · Spain · Hybrids and world

Born from the experiments of the 1960s and 1970s by flamenco musicians such as Paco de Lucía and Camarón de la Isla (the "nuevo flamenco"), flamenco jazz developed in the 1970s and 1980s: often instrumental tracks, virtuosity, flamenco rhythms and improvisation over jazz chord changes. Jorge Pardo and Chano Domínguez are Spanish figures of the style.

Where it comes from

• Modal
• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Artists

• Chano Domínguez (piano, composition)
• Jorge Pardo (1956, flute, saxophone)
• Paco de Lucía (1947–2014, flamenco guitar)
• Pedro Iturralde (1929–2020, saxophone, clarinet, flute)
• Diego Amador (1973, piano, guitar, vocals)
• Marco Mezquida (1987, piano, organ)

Tracks to start with

• Flamenco Sketches (Chano Domínguez) — Chano Domínguez (2012)
• Huellas — Jorge Pardo (2012)
• Mediterranean Sundance / Río Ancho — Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía (1981)
• Soleá del Churri — Diego Amador (2003)
• Táctil — Marco Mezquida (2026)

Sources

• EN : Flamenco jazz

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