Josete Ordoñez

Artfully, Josete Ordoñez embellishes his gentle songs with the virtuoso techniques of the Spanish guitar, his actual musical origin, without ever sounding as hard as a typical flamenco guitarist. He demonstrates a sense for fine, soft melodies and placating harmonies. Lounge grooves accompany his songs in such a laid-back way that Por El Mar sounds like it could have been poured out of a cocktail shaker from paradise. Josete Ordoñez studied the guitar (jazz and flamenco) under such diverse guitarists as Juan Maya Marote