Flamenco guitarist Nocy (who also plays other styles) likes to say that “If your heart is touched, my music has spoken.” Here with his first live album called Live at the Bellagio (due for release on June 30), it’s not hard at all to feel the touch of many of these tunes.
Nocy says that this recording is a completely unedited one. You get that sense as you are transported to the Bellagio and witness all of the beauty and nuances of live recording.From his debut release years ago to this current live CD, this is one guitarist who clearly knows how to effectively use phrasing, melodies, blindingly fast riffs, and catchy hooks to punctuate his wonderful brand of music. –Ronald Jackson The Smooth Jazz Ride

Live At The Bellagio

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Nocy, the Gypsy rave-ups, Spanish fandangos, quiet romantic instrumentals, and ensemble rhythm juggernauts are all quite wonderful; this music has a life force coursing through it. Kirk Silsbee, Los Angeles Reader

With the lyrical finesse of Ottmar Liebert, the traditional forms of Manatas De Plata, and the spontaneity of The Gypsy Kings, this fiery flamenco hybrid is brilliantly refreshing!

Amor Mi Amor

Engaging and awe-inspiring a talent … his music is a blend of classical, flamenco, gypsy (he played with the Gypsy Kings before their fame); the guitar comes alive in his hands..Steve Alcorn, Pasadena Weekly…

Flames Of Spain

Everyone present enjoyed this intimate show at Dodsworth in Pasadena, including the people outside on the sidewalk who stopped in their tracks to listen in from a large window at the bar…. Nocy is getting national radio play on KCSB and KPFK and on California Jazz Now Radio Magazine, as well as international television coverage on NBC’s Today Show Weekend Edition, Ritmo Latino, Korea TV’s Johnny Yune Show, and Arab American television. Bradford J. Stein California Jazz Now..

Simplicity

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Here’s a colorful and rather exotic venture into the land of flamenco and world guitar, something with which Nocy Karkour (just call him Nocy) is more than a little familiar, being an accomplished musician who’s performed with such great talent as Rod Stewart, Jon Anderson of the rock group Yes, Kenny G, and Larry Coryell. My focus here on Rise, this “best of Nocy” release, was mostly on his highly charged Latin pieces, Latin music being a weakness of mine. A couple of the more world/Eastern-influenced tunes like “Mirage Sensual” didn’t quite work for me, but they were in the minority, as this album shines a brilliant light on not only the artist’s writing and production skills but on his grasp of diversity, substance, and cultural flair. Ronald Jackson The Smooth Jazz Ride…

Rise