Guitarist | Composer | Recording Artist | Arranger
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.
Experience
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
Education
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
Skills
Electric Guitar
Nylon String Guitar
Steel String Guitar
Cuban Tres
Audio Engineering and Recording
Arranging and orchestrating
Mandolin
Ukelele
Music notation and reading
Awards and Nominations
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
Languages
Spanish
Born in Los Angeles, Chile.
Native
English
Have been in the states since 1996
Fluent
Projects – Bands – Orchestras – Groups – Collaborations
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.
Notable Performances and Events
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.
Musical Theater
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.
Theaters I’ve Worked At
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
Musical Theater Shows
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