Member Since: 02/04/2006
Band Website: www.juancarlosquintero.com
Band Members: featured players on stage and on recordings include:
aaron serfaty/drums,
otmaro ruiz/piano,
joe rotondi/piano,
walter rodriguez/percussion,
michito sanchez/percussion,
ron powell/percussion,
tiki pasillas/percussion,
eliseo borrero/bass,
eddie resto/bass,
guillermo guzman/bass,
ramon banda/percussion,
cassio duarte/percussion,
lucho campillo/accordian,
ray yslas/percussion,
jimmy mahlis/guitar
Influences: everyone...everything...anything..mozart, beethoven, miles davis, tito puente, eddie palmieri,
pat metheny, earl klugh, paco delucia, cachao, grover washington, justo almario, santana, jobim...the bible...my parents, my sisters, friends, tios, students, & primos.
Sounds Like: used to sound like...pat metheny, lee ritenour, eddie palmieri,
george benson, santana...and now..._________________________________________________
"One of the most successful Hispanic cross over artists in the U.S."-HISPANIC MAGAZINE"Quintero never forgets the power of the simple beauty of his acoustic guitar..."-HISPANIC MAGAZINE"JCQ's brand of world beat, Latin flavored pop/jazz provides a highly
rhythmic, passionate guitar voice that captures the energy and excitement
of his live performances"-LATIN STYLE MAGAZINE"Few Latino musicians so effectively bridge the gap between their ethnic roots,
inspiration and easy going pop flavors..."-JAZZIZ MAGAZINE"By tracing his heritage back to Colombia, Quintero has forged ahead with
personality and style."-JAZZIZ MAGAZINE"Quintero's acoustic and classical guitars sparkle..."-JAZZ TIMES"By virtue of imagination as well as style, Quintero clearly out classes many
of his modern Latin guitar-strumming contemporaries"-JAZZ TIMES"Quintero's talent in crafting smooth, yet rhythmic Latin jazz makes him
stand out even further..."-LATIN JAZZ SCENE"...Masterful playing, lots of energy and above average material is what
makes Quintero tick..."-MUSIC CONNECTION"A comfortable middle ground between authentic Latin roots, and contemporary,
polished tones"-JAZZ TIMES"Quintero sets high standards with cross cultural sound...One of the best..."-LOS ANGELES TIMES"... inspirado e impresionante-un musico establecido de primer orden,
que has sabido mezclar sus raices Latinos con inspiracion y sabor popular"-LA OPINION"Through his guitar playing, JCQ shares his visions with the listener as well
as entertaining the soul with soothing musical passages and rhythms
inteneded to bring joy to all"-LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE
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Record Label: Moondo Records/Tenure Records, Ryko Distribution
Type of Label: Indie