In My Mind’s Zen Garden

I am proud to present to you the new CD release by Flamenco Nova… Rumba in Blue.

Buy Our CD: Flamenco Nova: Rumba in Blue

Flamenco Nova blends the sounds of Latin, Jazz, Rock and Blues (and other musical styles) within the context of the traditional Flamenco Guitar. The result is a fusion of classical Flamenco with a modern groove, amidst a cascade of improvised solos.

Infusing Traditional Flamenco With Everything Else

Matter of fact, early Flamenco Music was improvisational and loosely informal. Long sessions of Flamenco song and dance, in which the performers come and go, is typical of this cultural tradition. Its origins going back to Andalusia in Spain and of Gypsy culture.

Flamenco Nova attempts to mix the improvisational aspects of Jazz and Flamenco into a more modernized wall of sound, updating yet keeping the roots of Flamenco firmly ebedded with the music. Acoustic and electronic sounds are intertwined to further solidfy this intent to juxtapose the traditional with the modern.

[Left-to-Right] - Nathan Mills, Jeff Olsen, Carlos Rull and Jordano Stoyanoff

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Meet The Musicians of Flamenco Nova

• Jordano Stoyanoff - Flamenco and Digital Guitars

  Born somewhere in middle of Eastern Europe, Jordano is of Bulgarian extraction, and learned early on as a child to play Flamenco Guitar around the campfires of his Gypsy homelands. Moving to New York City and then to San Diego, Jordano studied with the legendary Classical and Flamenco guitarist, Celedonio Romero, of the famed Romero Family.

  As the leader of the group, he incites havoc with traditional acoustic Flamenco guitar, coupled with digital effects and guitar synthesizers, ranging from the sweet sounds of Andalusia to hard driving Metal-tinged forays.




• Nathan Mills - Trumpet and Flugelhorn

  Nathan comes from a Jazz, Big Band and Funk/R&B background, whose influences range from Arturo Sandoval to The Brecker Brothers. As a matter of fact, Nathan is a friend of Arturo Sandoval and introduced Arturo to the “Wild Thing”, a custom trumpet created by Jazz Trumpeter Flip Oakes.

  Nathan brings Bebop textures as well as Spanish-style trumpet playing into the mix… think, Mariachi meets Miles meets Maynard, and you’ve got a great fusion of improvisational dexterity, fueled by grace of technique and style.




• Jeff Olsen - Electric Bass Guitar

  Jeff is a bassist who originally hails from the windy city of Chicago. He comes from a background of performing in Latin-Rock and Blues bands. And though he maybe the quiet, reserved member of the group, he lays down a solid bass line that is the foundation of everything else.

  Incidentally, Jeff is the Postmaster for La Jolla, and a father of two teenagers. So, Jeff is a busy man.




• Carlos Rull - Drums and Percussion

  Well, as the time keeper of the group, I have thoroughly enjoyed the freedom of improvisation and expression with Flamenco Nova. And being able to mix musical genres and styles within a Flamenco context.

  Approaching the Flamenco style with a loose, Jazzy improvisational feel, is a challenge as well as a joy… and it’s all about creating music within the moment.

  There is a certain Zen quality that I like about it, which makes this project my most enjoyable yet challenging musical experience so far.

Our New CD Is Now Available Through CD Baby

Having said all this… I encourage you to check out our album at CD Baby, and listen to the samples, which you can either download to your iTunes player, or listen directly from the CD Baby site.

If you really like the music, please consider buying the CD. If anything, please buy the CD anyway and help support this special musical project. I will be most grateful. And it’ll make us feel better about continuing to play the music…

Flamenco Nova: Rumba in Blue