GARRIGUITAR 2023 | VISIT + TASTING + CONCERT
CUBA SOUNDS
JAVIER OLONDO QUARTET
Javier Olondo – guitar
Guelmy Vázquez – bass
Gustavo Pol – piano
Geovanis “Dongo” Palacios – percussion
Javier Olondo, a Cuban guitarist, fuses classical, jazz and traditional music, with an emphasis on Cuban and Latin American music. With more than 30 years of career, he has performed in festivals and international concert halls. A graduate of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, he has recorded acclaimed albums and appeared on radio and television shows. He is a professor and chair of the guitar department at Tulane University, artistic director of the New Orleans International Guitar Festival, and leader of the band AsheSon.