Eduardo Niebla
In a career spanning four decades, flamenco jazz guitar virtuoso and composer Eduardo Niebla has been acclaimed as one of the most potent forces in flamenco jazz fusion today. Following his flamenco gypsy jazz roots he bridges them with Indian, Arabic, classical and modern jazz roads to produce the most electrifying, brilliant and poignantly poetic guitar playing.
It's a journey which has led to many collaborations with artists across the globe including jazz saxophonist Lol Coxhill, Indian maestros Nishat & Wajahat Khan, Deepak Ram (bamboo flute), Kala Ramnath, Jyotsna Srikanth (Indian violin) & Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar), as well as flamenco bass pioneer Carles Benavent, his brother Salvador Niebla (drums), the spiritual gypsy singer and percussionist Paban Das Baul, Palestinian oud player Adel Salameh, electronic global phenomenon Juno Reactor and pop musicians George Michael and Craig David.
This journey continues today as Eduardo tours worldwide; he has appeared at the Jaipur Festival India, the Queen Elizabeth Hall London, the Tbilisi International Jazz Festival, the Olympic Games Greece, the San Isidro Fiesta Madrid, Glastonbury and the Brecon International Jazz Festivals, as well as extensive concert tours throughout Europe, the Baltic States, the Middle East and South Africa.
Since 1974 Eduardo has made 23 albums of his original compositions, recording for BASF, EMI Odeon, Venture Virgin, Jazz-Point, Riverboat Records, SOL Records and LMR Records. Latterly Eduardo has produced his albums at his own recording studios including his latest CD My Gypsy Waltz which he launched to acclaim at Celtic Connections Glasgow and the Queen Elizabeth Hall London: intricate, passionate flamenco fused with a myriad of Eastern colours and a Gypsy-jazz edge. Throughout the years Eduardo has written music for films, documentaries and plays, including for the BBC.
His latest album demonstrates his fluid, technically brilliant guitar work and the standout track is the 18 minute India, a series of meditations on poverty and resilience, in which lyrical, drifting guitar passages are matched against rousing interplay with Srikanth's violin.
Eduardo performing on BBC 2 The Culture Show
Eduardo Niebla
In a career spanning four decades, flamenco jazz guitar virtuoso and composer Eduardo Niebla has been acclaimed as one of the most potent forces in flamenco jazz fusion today.