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Album:  Living In A Daydream Artist:  Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion Label: Self-Released Website:  miguelespinozafusion.com Living in a Daydream is Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion’s third full length album, featuring original compositions by leader and guitarist Miguel Espinoza.  Along with Espinoza is cellist Dianne Betkowski and bassist Randy Hoepker at the group's core.  Also performing on the recording are guest musicians Howard Levy on harmonica and piano, Andy Skellenger on tabla, cajon, and vocals, Mario Moreno on congas, timbales and percussion, Linda Richardson on castanets, and Nabin Shrestha on tabla and vocals. The stimulating fusion of flamenco guitar with jazz improvisation, Latin dance grooves, and folkloric soul is an exciting blend that breeds merriment and liveliness through the swirling rustles of the strings from Espinoza's guitar, Betkowski's cello, and Hoepker's bass traversing across "Nagi Yaté."  Like celestial bodies sparkling in...

Album:  Veneta Artist:  Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion Label: Self-Released Website:  https://www.meflamencofusion.com Elements of flamenco dance, folkloric jazz, and chamber music come together in Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion's newly self-released Veneta .  From festive ambiences to contemplative moods and requiem-like hymms, the recording speaks to audiences on many levels.  Led by guitarist Miguel Espinoza, Veneta celebrates life and puts a positive slant on all of its experiences. The rippling beats of the percussion set the foundation for the title track as Espinoza's guitar strings nestle beside the soaring yowls of  Dianne Betkowski's cello and then circle around the undulating billows of Lynn Baker's saxophone.  The multiple tiers in the track is a sonic feast for the listener.  The melodic sensibilities of the quintet bathe the listener in soothing effects along the wavy riffs of "Cayendo," producing an arrangement rife with balmy ae...