José Cortés

José Cortés Fernández was born in the south of France in 1974 to an important gypsy family from Almería. At the age of ten, Jose began his career in Jerez de la Frontera, where he won the "premio del joven aficionado del cante flamenco," accompanied by Terremoto hijo on guitar. He was immersed in the world of flamenco alongside the greatest artists, including Terremoto, Pansequito, Camarón de la Isla, Moraito Chico, and Tomatito. Since then, he has shared the stage with the best artists, including Belen Lopez, Alfonso Losa, Juan Ogalla, Mara Martinez, Andrés Peña, Pilar Ortega, David Paniagua, Juañares, Nino de los Reyes, Jesus Carmona, Isaac de los Reyes, Belen Maya, Maria Juncal, Domingo Ortega, Concha Jareño, carmen ledesma, manuel gutierrez and many more. Jose was invited to be Antonio Carmona's (Ketama) backup singer at the Nokia Theater for Eva Longoria's Foundation, and he had the honor to sing for the San Francisco Opera in « Giselle ».  Since 2014 Jose has worked with the Aspen Ballet Juan Siddi Company with whom he toured in Hawaii, New Mexico and had the honor to perform at the Joyce Theater in New York City. An incredible and traditional artist, José Cortés Fernández surprises us now by taking a step forward in his conception of flamenco by making pure flamenco live alongside other genres.