The Fire and Soul of Pure Flamenco: JUAN MARTIN | Direct from Spain

A celebrated master of the fl amenco guitar Juan has twice been voted into the ‘top three guitarists in the world’ by US magazine Guitar Player.

“A composer to be ranked with Túrina and Tarrega” ANGLO-SPANISH REVIEW.

He performs with a highly distinctive compositional style which was formed from his early years in Málaga and further developed through wide experience in Madrid, including contact with Paco de Lucía and with his idol Niño Ricardo.

Juan has recorded with the Royal Philharmonic and performed live with artists of the calibre of Miles Davis. The Spanish paper El Mundo said he has “a terrifyingly good technique and an absolute dominance of the guitar, fi lling the concert hall with crystalline clarity”.

He has performed at major International Arts Festivals, played in leading halls and appeared on numerous TV broadcasts worldwide. His solo performance of a rumba La Fería brought the Royal Albert Hall to its feet during BBC TV’s Joy to the World. He was asked to perform at Picasso’s 90th birthday celebrations from which came the album Picasso Portraits.

On his previous visit to Australia in 2002, Juan played to full houses at his two Melbourne concerts.



”When Martin plays a Soléa por Buleria, it breathes with the fierce energy of pure flamenco”. Jessica Nicholas THE AGE.