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Artist
Joaquin Liévano
10+ albums
new age
about
The talents of Grammy nominated guitar virtuoso Joaquin Lievano have garnered enthusiastic responses from both Jazz and Rock fans throughout the Americas, Europe and Japan. In addition, the modern rhythms and burning fretwork of this master's music have won him the accolades of critics world-wide. Here is what critics say about this extraordinary composer and performer: Billboard Magazine - "Nothing prepares you for the gorgeous melodies.... (Joaquin's) meticulous arrangements and broad tonal palette let you sink deeply into this music". Guitar Player Magazine - " ...Joaquin deftly... keeps a crowd on the edge of their seats." Jazziz - "A veritable E-ticket adventure... some of the best ever heard." Performing on seven major tours throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and South America, he is best known for his exceptionally fine caliber of stage performances. A sought after virtuoso, his guitar work is at once refined, energizing and inspired. Born in Bogota, Colombia, his family moved to New York when he was one year old. He grew up listening to a mixture of Latin and Rock music and began to play the guitar at age eleven. Throughout his adolescence, he played with various Pop and Rock bands while honing his skills as an instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. Joaquin first gained international recognition as the guitarist that fueled some of the biggest selling Jazz-Fusion chart topping singles with the great violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. With such favorites as "
