Flamenco Jazz

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Flamenco jazz took shape in Spain during the 1970s and 1980s as flamenco guitarists began integrating jazz harmony and improvisation into flamenco's traditional rhythms and forms, part of the broader nuevo flamenco movement. It is distinguished by flamenco's characteristic compas rhythmic cycles (such as buleria or rumba) and percussive guitar technique combined with jazz chord extensions and improvised solos. Guitarist Paco de Lucia, especially through his collaborations with John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola, is the genre's central pioneer, alongside later figures like pianist Chano Dominguez.