How does flamenco enrich the music of someone educated in classical music?
For example, I’m now preparing my first solo album and I’m thinking a lot… Let’s say I’ve directed myself towards flamenco through jazz, by playing the contrabass in jam sessions, but I’ve studied classical music and I absolutely worship and admire Bach, Strauss, Maler and Renaissance music. I have influences from everywhere and because of that I’m thinking about whether to do something which is jazz or classical… The thing is that when you’re going to do something or you have to defend it you have to shape it and that’s something that doesn’t quite sink it with me. You have to be a such-and-such quartet or play flamenco or jazz or such. Me, I simply do what comes to me; but yes, highly influenced rhythmically by flamenco. In fact, Cepillo does nearly all the album’s percussion structures, but different jazz drummers play such as McGuill, musician friends like Antonio Serrano and other people. I’m lucky to have Enric Palomar, who’s a monster, to do the arrangements, and so it’s als
