MANUEL + Javier Rosario

From coast to coast, calm to chaos–the diverse and dynamic career of Manuel Urgiles shines through on MANUEL, one of Maine’s most promising contemporary instrumentalists. The guitarist is a father of two: a mantle of pride, duty, and joy, one that has challenged–but ultimately championed–the man and the musician! MANUEL blends percussive passion, groove, and paint-peeling shred to deadly effect! Proving that ‘soul’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘singer,’ this composer’s lyrical lines and lighting fingers ring with meaning and melodrama, remaining unspoken but leaving nothing unsaid across his catalogue. His most recent EP, UNDERNEATH was mixed and mastered by the esteemed Stacy Parrish (Robert Plant, Brandy Carlilse, Elvis Costello). MANUEL is a milestone in what is still the onset of a long and lively career!

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Guitar virtuoso, composer, bandleader, educator and recording artist, Javier Rosario is the first ever Michel Camilo Scholarship winner. The scholarship was an initiative of the…