JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ

José Luis Rodríguez is an award-winning flamenco guitarist, composer, and performer whose original compositions and performances blend traditional and experimental instrumentation delivered with an emotional brio that is without parallel. Rodriguez has recorded several classic and experimental albums, accompanied important figures in flamenco song and dance, and composed original scores for dance, film, and performative art installations.

Among his most notable works are compositions created for Ballet Cristina Hoyos (1994-2004), Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía (2004-05), Belen Maya (2004-08), Juan Carlos Lerida (2009-10), Ramon Oller (2003) and the 2015 collaboration with LA Philharmonic and Maestro Gustavo Dudamel in collaboration with Antonio Canales, Farruquito, Siudy Garrido Company and Argentina in Amor Brujo.

He is also the co-founder of Nu Flamenco Collaborative, Inc., an organization that aims to introduce US audiences to the cultural heritage of flamenco and its emerging artistic expressions.

Rodriguez is currently touring four distinct productions: Espacios Intimos, a flamenco guitar ensemble; Origin and Evolution, a solo performance; Resonancias, an original composition and performance featuring Gustavo Matamoros (electroacoustic live performance, Niurca Marquez (dance), Carla Forte, and Alexey Taran (visual projections); and Old Town by the Sea, a site-specific performative art installation lead by choreographer Niurca Marquez.

A new work titled Avalon (Suite for flamenco guitar & orchestra) has been premiere in fall of 2015. (Scores available on Piles Editorial)

OTHER COLLABORATIONS
A Contratiempo”, for Manolo Marín’s company (1991)
“Y después América”; “Horizontes”; “Nostalgia” y “Estuaria”, “Hacedora de Sueños”, “Callejuelas del Poniente” (Huelva, between 1992 and 1997) for various commissions.
Musical arrangements for guitar for “El Viaje Interminable” by composer Ana Fort (1991)
Creation of andalusian music group named Gavia, alongside director and composer Vicente Sanchis and based on the poems by Juan Ramón Jiménez in his book “Platero y Yo” (1996)
Participation in the show “Milenio”, at the Palau de la Música of Barcelona and Teatro Real in Madrid with Cristina Hoyos and Luis Llach
Adaptation of part of the comic opera “Carmen 2, le retour”, by Gérôme Savary (2001)
In 2006 Ramón Oller uses part of his work in some of his choreographies in the show “La Bendita”.
“Memoria Andalusí”, concert fusing Arabic music and flamenco with collaboration of Jamal Ouassine (violin) and Nour Eddine (voice)
“Espejos del Alma” and “Calle Flamenca”, collaboration with Miami-Dade Collage and Bailes Ferrer
“Dibujos” and “Souvenir” for Belen Maya
Composition of music and participation in “La voz y el grito”, with Constantinople, the Persian ensemble and Flamenco singer Rosario La Tremendita (2007).
 
AWARDS
Festival de Jerez (1985)
Premio Jóvenes Interpretes-Bienal de Sevilla (1984)
Premio Nacional-Hospitalet (1989)Medalla de la ciudad-Hospitalet (1990)
Finalista Giraldillo del Toque-Bienal de Sevilla (1990)
Premio Asociación de la Prensa-Huelva (1988)
Cuarto Cabales (2011)
 
DISCOGRAPHY
Andalusí (1987)
Compilation Select (2002)
Yerma (2003)
Memoria Andaluzi (2005)
10X1 (Grammy Adwards FInalist 2011)