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Steve Calafati

Steve Calafati grew up in New Jersey and has played the guitar for 35 years. He studied Classical, Jazz, theory, and counterpoint at Monmouth University and the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, as well as with numerous private instructors.

After college, his skills as a composer, engineer and producer rapidly developed as he worked on various rock and roll projects in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. After that, Steve performed for a few years as a Classical soloist and also with his own Jazz group.

Then, in 1997, Steve was drawn back to a past love - the music of Spain - Flamenco. He began his serious study of the centuries-old art form with master guitarist Enrique Vargas in New York and Madrid. All the while continuing to sharpen his composition skills, drawing from his now vast musical background. He has recently been developing a hybrid Jazz and Flamenco style of music, which is apparent on his current album, Mediterra.

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Steve Calafati: Mediterra

Read "Mediterra" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Steve Calafati's trail as a guitarist moved from classical music to jazz and on to rock. He released a rock album in the nineties, but when the Seattle rock scene put his music out of contention, Calafati began studying flamenco music, first in New York and then in Madrid. In 1999 he released his first flamenco album, Volume 1. The new Mediterra is the second, and if it proves anything, it is that Calafati was inspired when he decided to ...

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Mediterra

Self Produced
2005

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