Alfonso Cid

Dance: Melinda HedgecorthGuitar: Jed MileySong: Alfonso Cid To guarantee a good seat, please make your dinner reservation by emailing reservations@theroyalroomseattle.comAdvance tickets can only be purchased online. We do not sell advance tickets at the venue.Alfonso Cid, flamenco singer and flute player, was born in Sevilla, Spain. His mother, an amateur singer, and his grandfather were his earliest influences. He also attended the activities of the Peña Flamenca Torres-Macarena. He attended classes at the Cristina Heeren Foundation for Flamenco on July 2007 and 2008. Alfonso recorded on the hit song “Mi Santa” by Romeo Santos and the great guitarist Tomatito. Alfonso has toured the USA, Latin-America, Israel and Europe. He just toured Spain, France and Italy with the jazz/flamenco band New Bojaira, which has just released an album titled “Zorongo Blu”. He released “Flamenco de vuelta e ida” with the band “Gazpacho Andalú” and an album and three singles with his rock band “Dientes de Caramelo.www.alfonsocid.comwww.newbojaira.comJed Miley is a guitarist, composer, and producer based in Seattle, WA. Jed began studying Flamenco guitar at age 16 with local maestro Marcos Carmona, and later played for la Pena Flamenca de Seattle under the artistic direction of Rubina Carmona.Jed moved to New York in 2003 to pursue greater opportunities in music. In New York, Jed performed at prestigious venues such as Symphony Space and Lincoln Center. In 2012, Jed moved back to Seattle where he continues to perform with a number of local artists.Melinda Hedgecorth has been living the last 14 years in one of the capitol cities of flamenco dance: Sevilla, Spain. Surrounded by artists and experts, she has studied, performed and taught flamenco, gaining experience onstage with local musicians in performances at flamenco clubs such as Peña Flamenca Pies de Plomo or cultural centers such as the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. She has been especially influenced by studies with flamenco prodigies of our day such as Israel Galván, Mercedes Ruíz, Belén Maya, Isabel Bayón and La Moneta among many others.