Juan Gómez "Chicuelo"
| Juan Gómez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Juan Ignacio Gómez Gorjón |
| Also known as | Chicuelo |
| Born | 1968 (age 48–49) Barcelona, Spain |
| Genres | Catalan flamenco |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, composer, director |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Website | www |
Juan Ignacio Gómez Gorjón, better known as Juan Gómez "Chicuelo", (born 1968) is a Catalan flamenco guitarist, composer and director. Although he worked with a wide range of artists, Chicuelo is usually accompanied by the singer Miguel Poveda and singer Duquende, with whom he has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and the US and made many recordings with. He has also been musical director of Compagnie de Danse Japonaise Shohi Kojima ("Japanese Dance Company Shohi Kojima") since 1992, and musical director of the Somorrostro Dansa Flamenca with choreographer Javier Latorre since 2003.
Chicuelo was born in Barcelona, Spain. He grew up in a home with brothers who sang and played guitar; his brother Manel (Manuel Gómez), is a percussionist. Chicuelo was a student of Manolo Sanlúcar, and his brother, Isidro.
In his early career, he worked at the Tablao de Carmen with Mario Escudero, Angelita Vargas, Miguel de la Tolea, Eva Yerbabuena, Sara Baras, Adrián Galia, Belén Maya, Antonio ‘El Pipa’ and Joaquín Grilo. He has accompanied singers such as Enrique Morente, Rancapino, Chano Lobato, José Mercé, Duquende, Mayte Martín, Diego El Cigala, Carmen Linares and Potito; has shared the stage with musicians such as Chano Domínguez, Carles Benavent, Jorge Pardo, and Jordi Bonell; and has collaborated with the pianist Maria João Pires. Chicuelo participated in recordings with Tomatito, Mayte Martín, Ginesa Ortega, Joan Manuel Serrat, La Vargas Blues Band, Antonio Carmona, and Jordi Tonel; and often accompanies Poveda, with whom he has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and the US. In 1996, Chicuelo recorded Cambalache with Guitarras Mestizas with whom he recorded two albums. In the same year, he was one of several artists who participated in the Encuentro Productions' release of method books and DVDs which defined the individual artist's approach to composition. He also added guitar pieces to the unfinished film of Orson Welles, Don Quixote.
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