TALENT

Biography

Julio Garcia
Was born in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 3rd of 1967. At the age of 9 became a regular performer in a children music show in the same city. Julio started his official music training at the age of 12 at the Alejandro Garcia Caturla Music Conservatory in his native city. There he studied classical guitar and voice. That same year Julio moved to Miami, Florida where he studied musical theater at the Performing and Visual Art Center. Julio has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida, where under the direction of Dr. Michael Sheiby performed with opera greats Luciano Pavaroti and Jose Carreras. He was a founding member to Makaribe a Miami based salsa group and has been the lead singer to Orquesta Sabroso for the last 5 years, performing and recording all over the front range area. Julio has performed with many well-known groups and musicians including Conjunto Colores from Denver Colorado and Israel Kantor from Miami Florida. This exciting vocalist brings enthusiasm and innovation to his new group "Me & Julio", which was born in the summer of 2003 when Julio got together with John Stone, a blues musician, from the Colorado Springs area.

John Stone
John was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, into a musical family. Played trumpet, trombone and baritone horns until he moved to the Chicago area and began playing guitar in the blues tradition. He brought back a desire to perform and began with the Irish band, Tim Finnegan, early rock/punk with the Syndicatores, blues with Gordon Stone and Wise Blues Band, rock with Stone Buddha, original duo with Clifton and Stone, solo as John Stone and finally Sonmoderno with Me and Julio. He has been playing since 1976 and after 28 years believes that "Me and Julio is one of the best groups he has ever performed with." The synthesis of salsa and flamenco guitar is fresh and will add to the rising Latin music movement in North America, we invite everyone to come out and dance with us!