Juampy
Juarez is one of the most versatile players of Argentina , he can play jazz, rock,
fusion or heavy metal with equal facility.He tooks lessons with great Pat
Martino, Jack Wilkins, Gene Bertoncini, Jonathan Kreisberg, Barry Harris, Sid
Jacobs, Paul Meyers, Bruce Arnold, and
his main mentor , Pino Marrone.
He has
played in different countries like Argentina, USA, Brasil and Thailand with the likes of John
Stowell, Jack Wilkins, Gene Bertoncini, Peter Mazza, Tony De Caprio, Russ
Spiegel, Pino Marrone, bassist Steve La
Spina, Sid Jacobs, Sheryl Bailey, Jim Silverstein, Rick
Stone, Jim Hershman, ex- former Pat Metheny group singer and composer Pedro
Aznar, Paul Meyers, trombonist Jim
Masters, among many Argentina top stars.
Juampy has
been teaching for the past 23 years, privately and at different universities
from Bangkok to Buenos Aires.
He is a
clinician too, and writes lessons for music’s magazines.
He has
written three books called “Contrapuntal Improvisation”, “Guitar Explorations”,
and “New concepts and ideas for the
modern musician”due out soon.In these books, Juampy shows his investigations,
new devices and own variations on Jimmy Wyble’s techniques and dodecafonic stuff, Fibonacci’s series and
beyond.His main musical project is Powerjazz trio; the group has 2 recorded
cd’s(one with John Stowell like a guest)and one dvd.Juampy also has a
guitar-piano duo playing original 12
tone and atonal music with one cd in the
streets.
Juampy
Juarez is endorser of Di Marzio pickups,
Radial pedals, Hamer Guitars, German Aprile Guitarras Artesanales, Clayton
Picks and Argon gigbags.
About
Juampy :
“He has a really original
approach-very contrapuntal” Ben Monder
“Bravo juampy! You
have such a great feel and your ideas are fresh and in the perfect slot.
You move on,
too !” Gene Bertoncini
“You're playing really great. Nice tone
and phrasing”. Jack Wilkins
“A lovely playing and some incredible chops”Jim
Silverstein
“He is a very fine guitarrist”Bruce Arnold
“You have a lyrical approach to the
guitar, I like your creative use of space”John Stowell
“I like the tunes, you have nice
intros and good phrasing”Jonatahn Kreisberg
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