Trio Andaluz: Flamenco Music & Dance
Blooming Grove UCC, 8 Old Dominion Road , Blooming Grove, NY 10914
TRIO ANDALUZ – FLAMENCO is comprised of the 3 accomplished artists presented today, all trained in the rigorous study and practice of Flamenco Music and Dance. These dynamic musicians and dancer have a rich history of working together in different ensembles and dance companies, celebrating the ancient art forms of the Iberian Peninsula. There will be a Q & A after the show.
Daniel Pimentel began playing guitar at the age of 12 and later took lessons in Mexico and in Spain with prominent teachers such as Manolo Sanlúcar, José Antonio Rodríguez, Gerardo Núñez and Antonio Rey among others. Throughout his career he has trained in musical styles such as jazz, classical and Mexican music as well as the classic Flamenco style.
His work includes a Tribute to Federico García Lorca, El Cristo Andaluz, Bodas de Sangre and Gypsies in pursuit. Daniel has collaborated with Flamenco artists such as Lucero Hernández, Natalia Loza, Fernando Martínez, Las Cabales de Guadalajara, Leo and Juan Treviño, Erika Suarez as well as the Flamenco Companies of María Elena Anaya, El Club España, Marién Luévano, Natalia Loza and Caña y Candela among others. He also worked with artists in other musical genres such as Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, Juan Gabriel, María José and Paco de María.
He has performed all over Mexico, Madrid and Toledo, Spain, Quito, Ecuador as well as New York and Chicago. Daniel has recorded and released 7 albums of music, including “A mi Aire” (2010) and “Sentimiento Flamenco” (2017).
Natalia Loza dancer, born in Mexico City, graduated from the National Dance School, completing her training with masters such as María Elena Anaya, Gabriel Blanco, Silvia Martín, Paloma Macías, Olinka Trueba, among others. She was invited to be part of the teaching staff, teaching Stylized Dance and Stage Practices to the students of the Spanish Dance Degree.
During her training she studied Spanish dance and Flamenco with teachers including Guadalupe Gómez (first dancer at the Madrid Conservatory), Manuel Reyes, Mariano Bernal, Ángeles Gabaldón, Daniel Doña and Ana Lopéz, among others. In 2012 she took bata de cola and shawl classes with teacher Milagros Menjibar at the famed Cristina Heeren Foundation in Seville, Spain.
Natalia is one of the most outstanding dancers with mastery of the castanet in both Mexico and the American continent and she has performed in the major theaters in Mexico such as Bellas Artes, Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Cancun, Queretaro, Puebla and Los Cabos.
Alfonso Cid, Flamenco singer and flute player. His mother and grandfather were his earliest influences. He attended classes at the prestigious Torres-Macarena Flamenco social club in Seville starting in 1987.
Alfonso also studied solfege singing and flute at the Seville Music Conservatory and was awarded two scholarships to study at the Cristina Heeren Foundation for Flamenco Art in Seville, Spain.
He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Town Hall, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Sala Covarrubias in Mexico City. He has produced albums with “Gazpacho Andalú”, Latin Rock band “Dientes de Caramelo” and the Jazz/Flamenco band “New Bojaira”.
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