Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio at the Firehouse Center for the Arts

Dynamic musicians joined with powerful flamenco dance will leave audiences spellbound.
Featuring: Juanito Pascual (Flamenco Guitar), Brad Barrett (Acoustic Bass), Tupac Mantilla (Percussion), and Auxi Fernandez (Flamenco Dance)

Virtuoso flamenco guitarist/composer/improviser Juanito Pascual has been called "one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years" by National Public Radio, a major accolade which in this case is just the jumping off point for the Minneapolis native's musical style. His sound is a truly organic blend of a mastery of traditional and contemporary flamenco with influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead to Miles Davis and J.S. Bach.

His newest project, Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio features two highly versatile and dynamic musicians, Grammy-nominated percussionist Tupac Mantilla (Julian Lage Group, Bobby McFerrin, Bob Moses) and bassist Brad Barrett (Jason Moran, Ran Blake). By combining their distinct musical backgrounds with a powerful personal chemistry, the Trio has created a fresh and exhilarating sound giving performances that leave audiences literally spellbound.

In February 2014 the Trio released their debut CD in collaboration with multi-Grammy winning sound engineer Rob Griffin to critical acclaim.