Juan Francisco Ordóñez

Juan Francisco Ordóñez ( born October 4, 1961) is a guitarist from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is considered a reviver of the language of the bachata guitar, a blend of blues, rock and jazz with a special style.

Life

Ordonez made ​​his college degree at the Colegio Dominicano De La Salle and later his degree in economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. At the age of eleven, he got the first time guitar lessons with Prof. Blas Carrasco, later he taught himself more at. He also took lessons in composition with Sonia de Piña, on Dominican National Conservatory.

In the years 1976-1977 Ordóñez was part of the folk group " Convite ", which was a very important force in the rescue and restructuring of Dominican folklore in the 1970s.

In the early 1980s he founded together with Luis Días the rock group transports Urbano, whose lead guitarist he was almost 25 years. In 1985, Ordóñez traveled to Moscow in the old Soviet Union, where he had several concerts with Patricia Pereira and Luís Dias. During this time Ordóñez also started a few other projects, such as the influential guitar / bass / drums trio with drummer Guy OFS Frómeta and the former bassist of transport Urbano, Héctor Santana. With this lineup, they went to Peru in 1986 to coincide with the Dominican singer Sonia Silvestre at the " Festival de la Nueva Canción Latinoamericana " to play. In the nineties he founded the Caribbean Trio " Trilogia " back together with Héctor Santana and supplemented by the drummer Chichi Peralta. He is currently the musical director for the group " La Vellonera " that supports the Dominican singer and songwriter Víctor Víctor live.

Ordóñez also led a solo career, and worked there as an arranger and director of advertising jingles and film music, such as in Frente al Mar on a History of the Dominican writer Hilma Contreras or in León Ichasos Bitter Sugar.

Ordoñez has long been a sought after studio and live guitarist for artists and groups in the Dominican Republic, Latin America and Spain. He also participated in jam sessions with such renowned jazz musicians such as Paquito de Rivera, Don Cherry and Charlie Haden part. He was also a guitar teacher for several generations of Dominican guitarist.

Discography

• Trilogía Patín Bigote Music ( 2004)
• Cabaret Azul
• Radio Recuerdo (2001)

In 2005, Ordóñez Co - producer, arranger and guitarist on the album Bachata Entre Amigos Víctor Víctor, in which, among other things, the composer Joaquín Sabina, Joan Manuel Serrat, Pedro Guerra, Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanes, Fito Páez and Víctor Manuel participated.