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Juan Dhas: Catharsis

by Ian Patterson
January 25, 2019

Guitarist Juan Dhas' debut recording, Embracing Clarity (Self Produced, 2014), was released just before he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music. Returning to Bogotá in 2016, the then twenty- two-year-old immersed himself in the Colombian jazz scene. Just the following year, he obtained the post of Coordinator of the Guitar Department at EMMAT, ...

Catharsis

By Juan Dhas

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Reverie; Deeper Spirit; Alma; Showers over a Silent Lake; If Only I Could; Story of Night; Conscience; Beacons; Sleep.

Juan Dhas: Catharsis

by Mike Jurkovic
November 29, 2018

Acutely adept at both the simmer and boil of his mercurial compositions and a fluid improviser, guitarist/composer Juan Dhas, a Summa Cum Laude graduate from the Berklee College of Music at the age of twenty, proves himself a maturing, expansive and ever thoughtful player on Catharsis. As first heard on Embracing Clarity, his self ...

Deeper Spirit

August 19, 2018

Album: Catharsis
By Juan Dhas
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Duration: 06:45

Juan Dhas

Born: May 4, 1994

uan Dhas is constantly seeking to push his limits and abilities as a guitarist, a composer, and an improviser. Born in Dubai, UAE, to a Colombian mother and Indian father, Juan encountered duality and global influence from a young age. After studying classical piano, Juan began playing Guitar at the age of 12 and went on to attend Berklee College of Music, where he studied with musicians such as Tim Miller, Dave Fiuczynski, and Scott DeOgburn, among many others.

Before graduating in 2014, Juan released his debut album, Embracing Clarity. The album introduced new listeners to his thoughtful, deliberate, and intense approach to guitar playing in tandem with his lyrical and intricate compositional style. Embracing Clarity was described as “very impressive in that Dhas exhibits a distinct musical personality at such an early stage of development” (All About Jazz). The album saw critical acclaim, with numerous reviews and international radio airplay in the US and various countries in Europe and Latin America

Embracing Clarity

By Juan Dhas

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Free; Motive; Premonition; Light in the Dark; Wired; Let Go; Andean Sky.

Juan Dhas: Embracing Clarity

by Budd Kopman
June 28, 2015

Guitarist Juan Dhas's full name is Juan Diego Chandra Dhas which gives some idea of his initial life influences through his Colombian mother and Indian father. After getting a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in 2010, and graduating in 2014, Dhas recorded Embracing Clarity, which is only available digitally due to financial constraints.

Motive

April 1, 2015

Album: Embracing Clarity
By Juan Dhas
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Duration: 07:10

Embracing Clarity

By Juan Dhas

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014