Andrew Veivers

One of Australia’s finest Spanish Guitarists, Andrew Veivers draws on a wide range of musical influences to evoke the sensual and mesmerising sounds of the Spanish guitar in all of its guises.From the beginning, Andrew combined the traditional study of flamenco with the formal training of the classical guitar. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music in 1993 from the University of Queensland (St. Lucia) Andrew spent 3 years studying, teaching and performing in London, Madrid and Amsterdam. At venues ranging from Blenhiem Palace (UK) to The Dillington Classical Guitar Festival (UK) to chamber music series' in Amsterdam to concerts at many of Australia's leading festivals, Andrew has appeared as a soloist as well as with his various groups(Flamenco Fire, SARS, Jaleos Flamenco, Estilo Flmenco) to great critical acclaim.Andrew’s current ensembles include Australia's only national flamenco touring company - Flamenco Fire, flamenco-tango-jazz band – The Saruzu Quartet(formerly SARS), & Flamenco-Indo-Jazz (with Kacey Patrick (Stringmansassy), Dheeraj Shrestha (Dya Singh) & jazz pianist – Steve Newcombe. Andrew has also been a member of the Doch Gypsy Orchestra since 2002.Alongside his performance schedule Andrew has continued his dedication to the teaching of the Spanish Guitar. After being on the teaching staff for many years at the Classical Guitar School in Brisbane and The Spanish Guitar Centre in London, Andrew opened The Spanish Guitar Studio in Brisbane in 1997. Now in its tenth year of operation, The Spanish Guitar Studio has teaching studios in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.Andrew’s recording credits include: 2005 SARS - Segundo 2005 Flamenco Fire – Live at the Judy 2004 Doch Gypsy Orchestra – live at the Brisbane Powerhouse 2004 Flamenco-Indo-Jazz – live at the Judith Wright Centre 2003 Andrew Veivers (solo recording) – Jaleos - 2003 Jazz Queensland (compilation) – Merlo Coffee Classics 2002 SARS – Some Sort of Rhythm 1997 One Straw (world music ensemble) – Psuedognome