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Jaime Ibacache


Versatile guitarist and multi-instrumentalist based in west Los Angeles, CA and Washington DC and surrounding areas, originally from Chile. Berklee College of Music graduate (B.S. Guitar Performance) with 20+ years of professional experience spanning musical theater, orchestras, touring, studio recording, and original projects. Featured guitarist on the Latin Grammy-nominated album Tango of the Americas (Pan American Symphony, 2021). Fluent in English and Spanish.

Bands, Session & Touring Work

Lead and rhythm guitarist, arranger, and touring musician across rock, funk, soul, jazz, Americana, country, tango, ska, thrash metal,

and experimental genres. Roles include composer, orchestrator, producer, and band leader on numerous projects.

Select collaborators: Dr. Mad Vibe / Angelo Moore (Fishbone) · Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) · The Funk Ark · Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band · Adam Wakefield · Calista Garcia · Pan American Symphony · Midnight Eye · Ms Sara Band · Egolytic · Jaime Ibacache Quartet

2001 – Present

Orchestras – First chair guitarist

Orchestras include: Pan American Symphony (Latin Grammy-nominated) · Great Noise Ensemble · Step Afrika

2006 – Present

Orchestras – First chair guitarist

2006 – Present

Musical Theater — Guitarist & Multi-Instrumentalist

Pit orchestra guitarist at venues including Signature Theatre, Keegan Theatre, Olney Theater, GALA Hispanic Theater, Strathmore, Joe’s Pub, and multiple university stages. Performs electric, nylon-string, steel-string guitar, and Cuban tres, Ukulele, Mandolin.

Assistant Music Director — On Your Feet! The Story of Gloria & Emilio Estefan (2nd National Tour, 2 years).

Select shows: RENT · Oklahoma · The Last Five Years · The Full Monty · Hair · In the Heights · Spring Awakening · Cabaret · Grease · Godspell · Pippin · AIDA · Little Shop of Horrors · Hedwig and the Angry Inch · American Idiot · Legally Blonde · FAME · Dogfight · Footloose · Rocky Horror Picture Show · Chicago · Tommy · Sister Act · Once on This Island · Head Over Heels · Working: A Musical · Toxic Avenger · A Man of No Importance · Hands on a Hardbody · AD 16 · Nero Pseudo · 27 Club · On Your Feet! (En Español) · On Your Feet! (National Tour)

2009 – Present

Teaching – Guitar, Music Theory, Composing

Teaches guitar, music theory, composition, and ensemble playing to students of all ages and skill levels. Alumni have gone on to further musical studies, with some becoming working guitarists in the industry and others forming their own bands.

2001 – Present

Band coaching and consulting

Have worked with numerous bands, including birthday groups to serious musicians. Helped shape their sound, repertoire, and overall success of these bands and resembles.

2001 – Present

Peabody Conservatory – General Musical Studies

Studied general music concepts at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD

2001 – 2002

Berklee College of Music – B.S. In Guitar Performance

Graduated with a bachelors in guitar performance. 

2002 – 2006

Electric Guitar

Nylon String Guitar

Steel String Guitar

Cuban Tres

Audio Engineering and Recording

Arranging and orchestrating

Mandolin

Ukelele

Music notation and reading

Latin Grammys with Pan American Symphony

Nominated for Best Tango Album in 2021 at the Latin Grammys with the Tango orchestra – Pan American Symphony – Tango of the Americas

2002

Spanish

Born in Los Angeles, Chile.

Native

English

Have been in the states since 1996

Fluent

Eat It Raw — First original rock band

First original band formed in 2001, coming out of high school. Participated in composing, arranging, orchestrating, lyric writing, and production.

Adrastea – Original Fusion Quartet

Founder of this original project which performed original compositions.

Carley Harvey – Original artist, nominated as DC’s queen of the blues. 

Blues guitar with this legend of the voice from DC.

Jenny Leigh – Original Country / Americana band

Guitarist for some years. Touring and shows around Baltimore.

Old Man Brown – Original Southern Rock and Soul band

Recorded and performed on guitar.

Midnight Eye – Original thrash metal group

Composed, arranged, orchestrated, toured, and recorded.

Tomas Motta – Original Americana music

Recorded, arranged, and assisted in composing guitars for the artist.

Rose Hudson – Original traditional blues rock group

Recorded and performed on guitar.

Joe Keyes & and The Late Bloomer Band – Original funk orchestra.

Composed, arranged, orchestrated, toured, and recorded guitars.

Jeremy King – Original rock group

Lead guitarist.

Ms Sara Band – Original rock group

Lead guitarist, composer, arranger, orchestrator, producer, videographer, marketing. This is one of my main bands and projects in which I committed a lot of my time.

Dr. Mad Vibe (Angelo Moore) – Original ska funk group of the legendary singer for the legendary band Fishbone.

Lead guitarist, arranger, touring guitarist.

Norwood Fisher (Bassis for Fishbone) – Original solo project for the legendary bassist Norwood Fisher from Fishbone.

Lead Guitarist, touring guitarist.

Ibacache Cavalier Walsh trio – Fusion jazz trio

Lead guitarist, arranger.

Egolytic – Original fusion rock group

Lead guitarist, arranger, orchestrator.

The Funk Ark – Original Afro-funk group

Rhythm guitarist, touring guitarist.

Patrick Base – Original experimental guitar flute duo

guitarist, composer, arranger.

The Bedrocks – Original rock band

Hired gun guitarist.

Yellow Dubmarine – Beatles reggae cover band

Guitarist, touring guitarist.

Calista Garcia – Original country americana artist

Lead guitarist, touring guitarist.

Pan American Symphony – Tango orchestra

Recording, performing, arranging guitarist.

Adam Wakefield – Original rock country americana artist

Touring guitarist.

Jason Wilson – Original 80s rock artist

Recording guitarist

Dani Stoller – Cover band and artist

Touring guitarist.

Peleón Achawal – Film Scoring group

Recorded, arranged, orchestrated guitars and other instruments for documentary. 

Never Sleep Alone – Original comedy burlesque show

Touring guitarist for the show. 

Jaime Ibacache Quartet – Original fusion rock group

Guitarist, arranger, orchestrator.

Lucha Rock – Band performing for wrestling events

Guitarist, luchador. 

Kenton Dunson – Original hip-hop artist

Performing guitarist.

Curtis Dorsey – Original hip-hop artist

Performing, arranging, orchestrating guitarist.

Warped Tour

Performed and toured with the members of the legendary group Fishbone.

Cucalorous Film Festival

Performed with legendary front man Angelo Moore for the premier of the documentary for the legendary band Fishbone.

President Obama presidential inauguration

Performed at the Youth ball, with blues singer Ruby Hayes for the inauguration of president Obama

Marty Friedman

Opened for the legendary heavy metal guitarist Marty Friedman of the iconic band Megadeth.

Never Sleep Alone at Caesar’s Palace

Performed with the comedy act in Vegas in affiliation with the acrobatic show Absynthe.

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic

Served as opening act with band Funk Ark, opening for the legendary Priminister of Funk, George Clinton.

Various performances at the Kennedy Center

Various performances with Funk Ark, the Pan American Symphony.

Virgin Islands Tour

Toured with his original band Ms Sara through the islands. 

Step Afrika

Performed with the iconic dance group Step Afrika at Atlas Theater in Washington DC.

One Your Feet! The story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan national tour

Guitaris and Assistant Music Director for the second national tour of On Your Feet! Played Nylon, Steel, Electric guitars and the Cuban Tres. Along with assisting our music director. 

Jaime has been performing in musical thereafter pit orchestras since 2009 to present. Mainly in Washington DC and surrounding areas under the conduction of different conductors and as of latest, as musical director and guitarist for the On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan national Tour.

Keegan Theatre

This was my entrance to the world of broadway and theater pits.

American University

Catholic University

First Stage

Source Theater

The Olney Theater

GALA Hispanic Theater

Joe’s Pub

Signature theater

Young Artists of America (YAA)

Strathmore

 Fringe Festival

One Stop

University of Maryland

 Little Theater of Alexandria

On Your Feet! National Tour

A growing list of theater shows that I’ve been a part of.

R.E.N.T.

This was my entrance to the world of broadway and theater pits.

Oklahoma

The Last Five Years

The Full Monty

Hair

13 (Thirteen)

In The Heights

A Man of No Importance

Spring Awakening

Bat Boy

Cabaret

Grease

Godspell

Nero Pseudo

27 Club

Pippin

AIDA

Little Shop of Horrors

HEDWIG

American Idiot

Legally Blonde

FAME

On Your Feet (En Español)

Dogfight

Footloose

Fly By Night

Rocky Horror Picture Show

On Your Feet! (National Tour)

Hands On A Hardbody

Once On This Island

Next To Normal

Toxic Avenger

Smokey Joe’s Cafe