Rios & Judson

England meets Nicaragua with a night of musical elegance delivered by guitar virtuosos Laurent Judson and Omar Rios. What to expect? Eclectic arrangements crossing classical, bossa nova, gypsy jazz and guitar hero’s anthems.

Laurent Judson is a London-based session guitarist with a background in classical training and a passion for the guitar, inspired by legends like Jimi Hendrix. With years of live experience and studio work he now performs for various artists and projects offering versatile high-level guitar playing for live shows, recordings and events globally.

Omar Rios is a Nicaraguan guitarist and composer living in London. He started playing the guitar at 11 years old and has played in several countries throughout the 19 years of his career, including Nicaragua, Colombia, Russia, the United States, Belgium, Spain, Costa Rica, Honduras, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland and England. His music is influenced by flamenco, rock, jazz, fusion and Latin American music. He collaborated with pianist Alex Wilson in the London Latin Jazz festival last year

Both musicians are resident guitarists of The Handel & Hendrix Museum and they have performed in prestigious venues in London such as: Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Live, Union Chapel, St Pancras Old Church, The Jazz Café, Hampton Court Palace, Aldourie Castle and many others.