Eduardo Niebla

EDUARDO NIEBLA
In a career spanning four decades, guitar virtuoso and composer Eduardo Niebla has been acclaimed as one of the most potent forces in flamenco jazz fusion today. And his highly lyrical and poetic style, with explorations into Indian, Arabic and classical music, has resulted in the most electrifying, brilliant and “poignantly poetic” guitar playing on the world circuit.

His concert appearances include the Cairo Jazz Festival, the Jaipur Festival India, the Queen Elizabeth Hall London, the Tbilisi International Jazz Festival, the Odessa Jazz Carnival, the Olympic Games Greece, the San Isidro Fiesta Madrid, Glastonbury and the Brecon International Jazz Festivals, as well as extensive concert tours to Europe, the Baltic States, the Middle East and South Africa.

His musical journey 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 (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, the Dante String Quartet and pop musicians George Michael and Craig David.

Since 1974 Eduardo has made 23 albums of his original compositions, recording for BASF, EMI Odeon, Venture Virgin, Jazz-Point, Riverboat Records and his own SOL & LMR Records labels. Latterly Eduardo has produced his albums at his own recording studios in the UK 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.

“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… the exuberant title track…(and) the thoughtful and lyrical Rosie is another reminder of Niebla’s exquisite guitar work.” (THE GUARDIAN)

Eduardo is currently recording his new album, his 24th.

“A display of supernatural talent...and a spellbinding mixture of flamenco and modern jazz, bursting with obvious passion and verve”. (The Spectator)

“A formidable guitarist and a beautifully sequenced disc by a musically fluent master of today’s generation… hugely enjoyable, experimental… with many stunning moments. Unbelievably invigorating.” (Songlines)