Tomas Jimenez (FlamencoGuitarist)
User since:
Tuesday 19 Feb 2008
Tomas's site:
www.flamencotomas.co.uk
A family inheritance:
The love for flamenco has been passed down Tomás?s family throughout the generations.
Tomás had no formal conservatoire tuition as this is not available in Spain for flamenco.
Instead Tomás learned to play flamenco guitar from his father whose teaching instilled in Tomás a respect for flamenco together with the understanding that his playing should communicate the true meaning of each piece without using superfluous effects.
Tomás Jiménez plays the finest concert virtuoso works by the established flamenco maestros such as Paco Peña, Ramón Montoya, Niño Ricardo or Sabicas in addition to his own arrangements of traditional flamenco forms.
In his masterful and varied recital, the acclaimed yet modest Spanish flamenco guitarist Tomás Jiménez introduced the backgrounds and styles of various forms and origins of flamenco, from traditional Spanish styles, to his personal improvised pieces.
Both entertaining and enlightening, the true beauty of this event was the pure unadulterated escapism it provided.
Seven Days (official Brighton and Edinburgh Festivals on line and glossy print magazine).
The love for flamenco has been passed down Tomás?s family throughout the generations.
Tomás had no formal conservatoire tuition as this is not available in Spain for flamenco.
Instead Tomás learned to play flamenco guitar from his father whose teaching instilled in Tomás a respect for flamenco together with the understanding that his playing should communicate the true meaning of each piece without using superfluous effects.
Tomás Jiménez plays the finest concert virtuoso works by the established flamenco maestros such as Paco Peña, Ramón Montoya, Niño Ricardo or Sabicas in addition to his own arrangements of traditional flamenco forms.
In his masterful and varied recital, the acclaimed yet modest Spanish flamenco guitarist Tomás Jiménez introduced the backgrounds and styles of various forms and origins of flamenco, from traditional Spanish styles, to his personal improvised pieces.
Both entertaining and enlightening, the true beauty of this event was the pure unadulterated escapism it provided.
Seven Days (official Brighton and Edinburgh Festivals on line and glossy print magazine).
