Gerardo Núñez was born in 1961. He grew up in Jerez de la Frontera, in southern Spain, listening to Flamenco and also to American rock and jazz. At an early age, he took guitar lessons from Rafael Aguilar. At fourteen, he was a skilled player and accompanied well-known Flamenco singers like Tío Gregorio El Borrico, Terremoto de Jerez, José el de la Tomasa and Manuel Mairena.
Gerardo studied at the Cátedra de Flamencología (Flamencology School) in Jerez de la Frontera, the only music school in Spain with a department exclusively dedicated to teaching Flamenco music. Later, he moved to Madrid, where he worked with various professional Flamenco dance companies, including the famous Mario Maya Dance Company, where he met world class dancer Carmen Cortés, who later became his wife. In 1981, Gerardo toured Japan together with fellow guitarist Paco Cepero.Settled in Madrid, Gerardo began to experiment with top jazz musicians like pianist Tomás San Miguel and Nuevo Flamenco sax player and flautist Jorge Pardo.
Gerardo also participated in the annual Flamenco Summit several times
and has performed as a solo artist and with his band in New York, Tokyo,
Paris, Zurich, Sao Paulo, Dublin and many other cities.
Gerardo Núñez has recorded as a guest with other world class
artists like Julio Iglesias, Radio Tarifa, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci,
Michael Brecker, Andreas Vollenweider, and Spanish pop stars Mecano and
Rosario.
In 2002 he won the Giraldilla award for best flamenco guitarist at the
Bienal de Flamenco.
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