Carlos Alberto Calabrese

Carlos Alberto Calabrese, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, was born in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires, Argentina and began playing the guitar at 11 years of age. Although he has spent most of his life in the United States, Carlos has never forgotten his musical roots. Throughout the years he has played almost every style of music before settling on his true love, the Spanish guitar. Carlos has performed extensively throughout the country, displaying a strong Latin influence reminiscent of his Argentine heritage. His unique blend of Flamenco, Jazz and Brazilian sound has entertained thousands of people at concerts, private events, restaurants, coffee houses, and on local and national radio and television. Carlos’s musical influences include Jose Feliciano, Ottmar Liebert, and the Gipsy Kings. Carlos has won the hearts of many fans with his romantic, Latin inspired ballads. While in Argentina, Carlos became interested in Argentine folk guitar, a style closely related to traditional flamenco and one at which his great-uncles were very skilled. Carlos’s uncles lived on a working ranch open to the public, and wore traditional \"gaucho\" attire when performing their music for patrons. Carlos was intrigued and inspired by the art of strumming the guitar solely with the use of fingers, on a nylon string guitar. Watching a television performance by Jose Feliciano drove him to study and perfect the art before finally introducing it to the public. \"One never completely masters this music\" says Carlos, always striving to learn.