Press kit
Juan Medina
La Línea de la Concepción, 1982 · Formerly known as Juanito Makandé
Biography
I am Juan Medina, guitarist and composer, born in La Línea de la Concepción in 1982. For twenty years I was known as Juanito Makandé. In 2022 I closed that chapter to return to flamenco guitar. 'Fugaz' (Satélite K, 2025) is my first album on this path.
I grew up with flamenco at home, in La Línea de la Concepción. The epiphany came at eleven, in my father's car, listening to Camarón. I found a guitar and never put it down.
For twenty-one years I toured under another name, until in 2022 I closed that chapter at the Plaza de España in Seville, in front of twelve thousand people. A farewell at the peak, and a decision made in full.
The reunion with the guitar was accidental: a falseta that came out on its own, while I was in Norway. Since then, daily study and steady work. Today I move between flamenco, jazz, and roots music without settling fully into any of them, playing a flamenco venue one night and a jazz festival the next.
I produce from La Luciérnaga, my studio in Mallorca. In 2026 I am preparing a new album.
Available lineups
- SoloSolo guitar. · 1 musician
- DuoGuitar and double bass. · 2 musicians
- TrioStandard touring format. · 3 musicians
- QuartetExpanded lineup, for theaters and festivals. · 4 musicians
- With guest artistProjects with Agujetas Chico, Lea Lu, or Alba Molina.
Technical rider and stage requirements for each lineup on request: sent by email the same day.
The album
Fugaz · Satélite K, 2025 · 10 tracks
Ten compositions moving between flamenco, jazz, neo-soul, and world music. With Gal Maestro on double bass and collaborations from Lea Lu, José Luis Hernández, Twanguero, Pepele Méndez, Poti Trujillo, and Fran Ramos.
Photos
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High-resolution photographs on request, with photographer credit.
Upcoming dates
- 13 September 2026Madrid · Venue TBC · Juan Medina Trio
- 26 September 2026Sevilla · Bienal de Flamenco · Juan Medina Quartet with Agujetas Chico
- 2 October 2026La Línea · Teatro La Velada · Juan Medina Trio with Agujetas Chico
- 21 October 2026Madrid · La Realidad Club · Juan Medina Duo
- 24 October 2026Zúrich · Philosophe Zürich · With Lea Lu
- 4 November 2026París · Sunset/Sunside · Lea Lu and Juan Medina — new album release (quartet)
- 6 November 2026Mallorca · Fira B! · Juan Medina Quartet
- 19 November 2026Mallorca · Última Hora awards gala · With Alba Molina
- 21 November 2026Zúrich · Venue TBC · With Lea Lu and Nils Wogram
- 26 November 2026Madrid · Recoletos Jazz · With Alba Molina
- 27 November 2026Madrid · Recoletos Jazz · With Alba Molina
- 16 December 2026Pontresina · Venue TBC · With Lea Lu
- 17 December 2026Davos · Songbird Festival · With Lea Lu and Nils Wogram
- 18 December 2026Locarno · Biblioteca · With Lea Lu
Press
- EFE · 8 October 2025Ahora mismo la guitarra flamenca está en un momentazo
- ABC Sevilla · 6 October 2025La nueva vida de Juan Medina
- Hoy · 8 October 2025Juan Medina y la guitarra flamenca
- ExpoFlamenco · 1 October 2025El reencuentro con la guitarra flamenca