Miguel de Maria is a Spanish guitarist based in Scottsdale, AZ.  He specializes in playing the solo guitar, a style where the melody and accompaniment are played at the same time, without the help of other musicians.  He studied classical guitar throughout his childhood; and studied flamenco in Seville, Spain as well as with some of the best players in Phoenix.  Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Miguel traveled much of his childhood with stops in the Latin American country of Panama as well as the East Coast, Midwest, and South of the States. 

Miguel’s debut album was released late last year, and he appeared on Jan D’Atri’s show to promote it on Channel 12 in January, 2007.  The album features a mixture of popular tunes played with a Spanish feel, traditional flamenco, and classical music from Spain.  Although Miguel primarily plays solo, he has also had the privilege of working with guitarist and composer Monte Perrault of Mosaico, virturoso flamenco Miguel Rodriguez, flamenco-fusion guitarist Arturo Garibay of Taber and Garibay, and local world music maestro Eric Zang of Kosmos.

Miguel plays over 100 dates a year in the Phoenix metropolitan area, at live music venues, corporate events, and has the honor for playing in many wedding ceremonies.  He has performed at El Pedregal’s Wine and Jazz festival and nearly every major resort in town, such as the Phoenician, the Princess, the Boulders, the Four Seasons, and the Royal Palms.  He has performed as far south as Nogales, AZ and as far north as Seattle.  Miguel is a full-time professional musician.