10/15/2026
The boss — Antonio Mairena, photographed by Colita, 1969.
Calle Pureza in Triana — a street in Sevilla’s “jazziest” neighborhood… the New Orleans of Spain: a river, a port, a marginalized community, a music born in the streets.
From the book Luces y sombras del flamenco (J.M. Caballero Bonald / Colita)
🎶 Same sound, same moment: Miles Davis built Kind of Blue (1959) on modes, including the Phrygian sound at flamenco’s heart. He even named a track “Flamenco Sketches.” In 1960, Miles released Sketches of Spain, and Mairena released his landmark Antología del cante flamenco.
