NOMADIC FLAMENCO JAZZ
Award-winning flutist and bansuri player, Lara Wong and flamenco guitarist, Melón Jiménez, make flamenco their universal musical language to traverse musical territories. Their music ebbs and flows with elegance and emotive power, as they fuse the soul of flamenco with the inventive spirit of jazz and the rhythmic improvisations of Indian music.
Joining them is boundary-breaking cellist George Crotty, whose genre-bending voice was shaped in New York’s vibrant jazz and world music scenes. In a constant dialogue between cultures, these three extraordinary artists brings tradition and modernity together through dynamic compositions and vivid improvisation. Dazzling flamenco guitar passages, mystical bansuri melodies and exploratory cello improvisations, come together in this unforgettable performance.
Melón Jiménez, born into a Gitano flamenco (Spanish Roma) lineage and shaped by a cross-cultural musical upbringing, has redefined the flamenco guitar through collaborations with icons like Anoushka Shankar, Enrique Morente, and Jorge Pardo. Lara Wong, a Canadian flutist and bansuri player, originally from Vancouver, made history as the first woman and first foreigner to win the Filón Minero for Best Flamenco Instrumentalist at Spain’s Festival Cante de las Minas.
Since coming together in Madrid in 2021, Lara and Melón have performed over 100 concerts across four continents, captivating audiences across Europe, North America, Asia and, Africa. They have graced world-renowned stages including the National Arts Centre, Blue Note Shanghai, Suma Flamenca, Vancouver Folk Festival, and SunFest. In October 2024, they released their debut album, which received critical acclaim and was nominated for a JUNO Award for Instrumental Album of the Year—one of Canada’s highest music honors.
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