Chano Domínguez
Chano Dominguez is a highly unique artist that over a recording career of 18 albums as a leader has established himself as one of the very few artists who can play jazz totally authentically, and who can also play Spain’s native music artform of Flamenco totally authentically. And who successfully fuses the two. As a matter of fact the flamenco guitar was Chano’s first instrument (he picked it up eight years old) prior to him switching to piano at age twelve.
Aside from Flamenco music, progressive rock bands such as Yes and King Crimson were an early inspiration to Chano. And already in his early teens Chano co-founded a very popular (in Spain) group called CAI – a group performing a style known as “Andalusian Rock” – that recorded 3 albums for CBS. The band disbanded in 1981 and Chano’s musical styles started gravitating stronger and stronger toward the sound of jazz.
Subsequently Chano was a finalist and/or winner of multiple Spanish and international awards, such as the Martial Solal International Piano Competition in France, and in 1992 Chano formed his trio and released his first solo album entitled “Chano” on Nuba Records.
In 2001 Chano was invited by Wynton Marsalis to perform his original music at Jazz At Lincoln Center with the Lincoln Center Orchestra, and Wynton Marsalis has subsequently collaborated with Chano on numerous occasions. His 2003 album “Con Alma” features bass-great George Mraz and drummer Jeff, and on his 2009 album entitled “Quartier Latin” Chano teams up with legendary Paquito D’Rivera. Presently Chano is touring a project of his entitled “Piano Iberico” that was released by EMI Spain in 2010, and which features music by classic Spanish composers such as Albeniz, Granados, Falla and Mompou.
Discography:
- Chano, 1992.
- Hecho a mano (with Tomatito), 1995.
- BSO Siempre hay un camino a la derecha, 1997.
- Imán (with Enrique Morente), 1999.
- Sí, 2001.
- Mira como viene, 2003.
- Oye como viene, 2003.
- 1993-2003, 2004.
- Con alma (with George Mraz and Jeff Ballard), 2005.
- Flamenco Jazz, 2005.
- Acoplados (with Martirio), 2006.
- New Flamenco Sound, 2006.
- Acércate más, 2006
- Quartier Latin (with Paquito D’Rivera), 2009.
- Piano Ibérico, 2010.
