Juancho Herrera at Regattabar

Hailing from Colombia and Venezuela, guitarist/vocalist Juancho Herrera is one of the most interesting performers of today’s New York Latin American music scene. With a very impressive career of more than 20 years as a frontman and sideman, in the studio and on the road, Juancho, a Berklee College graduate, has had the opportunity to perform at some of the most important venues in 34 countries, such as The Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), Shibuya Koukaido (Tokyo), Centro Cultural La Estancia (Caracas), Carnegie Hall (New York), Teatro Municipal (Santiago de Chile), among others. He has been an essential part of groups lead by some of today's top artists in jazz and world music, such as, Claudia Acuña, Lila Downs, Sofia Rei, Marta Gomez, Idan Raichel, Aquiles Báez, Zemog el Gallo Bueno, and many others....

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Hailing from Colombia and Venezuela, guitarist/vocalist Juancho Herrera is one of the most interesting performers of today’s New York Latin American music scene. With a very impressive career of more than 20 years as a frontman and sideman, in the studio and on the road, Juancho, a Berklee College graduate, has had the opportunity to perform at some of the most important venues in 34 countries, such as The Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), Shibuya Koukaido (Tokyo), Centro Cultural La Estancia (Caracas), Carnegie Hall (New York), Teatro Municipal (Santiago de Chile), among others. He has been an essential part of groups lead by some of today's top artists in jazz and world music, such as, Claudia Acuña, Lila Downs, Sofia Rei, Marta Gomez, Idan Raichel, Aquiles Báez, Zemog el Gallo Bueno, and many others.

As a bandleader, Juancho Herrera has performed in Venezuela, Colombia, Hungary and the U.S. bringing to audiences a catalogue of original songs. Combining the knowledge of traditions from various countries from Latin America and the U.S. with modern funk, blues and jazz influences, Juancho arrives to a very energetic and unique blend of true World Music.

Using modern instrumentation such as electric bass and guitars in combination with traditional instruments such as Peruvian cajon and Venezuelan cuatro, the project achieves a vibrant dialog between tradition and forward motion.

The key to Juancho’s music is the well crafted superimposition of layers of musical ideas that grow into the listener long after various listening sessions, always keeping the concept of “song” as a central core.
The lyrics convey a strong sense of life as a consecutive collection of moments, deep in emotions, sarcasm and satire, socially aware and autobiographic

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