Austin Classical Guitar: Juanito Pascual And Mark Cruz at Cactus Cafe & Bar

We’re thrilled for the return of creative flamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual to the Classical Cactus stage. With inventive original compositions and deeply soulful performance, this will be a perfect evening to sip, relax, and enjoy. Our show begins at 8PM with super-talented composer and guitarist Mark Cruz, Professor of Guitar at Texas State University.

Guitarist Juanito Pascual has logged countless miles in a career that has taken him from the streets of Madrid to the hallowed halls of the New England Conservatory and on to concert stages around the world. Numerous appearances in film, television, and radio have further widened his listening audience....

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We’re thrilled for the return of creative flamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual to the Classical Cactus stage. With inventive original compositions and deeply soulful performance, this will be a perfect evening to sip, relax, and enjoy. Our show begins at 8PM with super-talented composer and guitarist Mark Cruz, Professor of Guitar at Texas State University.

Guitarist Juanito Pascual has logged countless miles in a career that has taken him from the streets of Madrid to the hallowed halls of the New England Conservatory and on to concert stages around the world. Numerous appearances in film, television, and radio have further widened his listening audience.

Praised as a virtuoso guitarist and composer, the Minnesota native was called "one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years" by NPR and “a rising star of the Spanish guitar form” by The Boston Globe. As a youth he traveled to Spain to study with the flamenco masters he idolized. Today his music is an organic blend of traditional and contemporary flamenco with influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead to Miles Davis, and J.S. Bach. (Visit juanitopascual.com to hear his unique treatment of the Beatles’ tune “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”)

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