Guitarist ~ Rick Chavez ~  is a local Las Vegas favorite, that
continues to crank out some of the best guitar riffs around at places like
the Mirage, Luxor, and Sam's Town.  Rick has his own unique style...,
which is what happens when music is genuinely played from the heart.
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  Listen closely, enjoy, and you will be transported to a state of wellness..,
a soul cleansing, if you will, as he effortlessly and smoothly moves through his
craft.  As his music flows... you have an eerie sense, almost like he has left
us behind, and moved to another musical plane...
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Listen, and names like Stevie Ray, Buddy Guy, Coco Montoya, quickly come
to mind; as you continue to listen, you notice that there is something different..,
some "thing" just off center in Chavez's technique.., an underlying tone
of uneasiness, an exciting spontaneity, that surfaces and
hungers for control...
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Perhaps it's "Duende" which embraced
flamenco guitarists of the past, and continues to hold them to this day...
It certainly influences and contributes to his unique style.
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In 2001 Rick was one of the recipients of the
The Prestigious "DUENDE" Award, for best New Guitarist 2001. The event was
sponsored by The Las Vegas Flamenco Society~ and the Honorary Awards Presenter for the evening was
Polly Gonzalez. a Las Vegas favorite, community activist, television personality and news anchor.

The
 " DUENDE " 
acknowledges Flamenco Excellence in Las Vegas.