Arrebato Ensemble, led by flamenco guitarist Greg Alfonzetti, is a diverse group of talented musicians who have worked together to develop original music with contemporary flamenco as the compositional and rhythmic driving force, an intense collaboration that has created a passionately moving style of music with an intensely international flavour and appeal to many audiences from the flamenco aficionado to jazz and world music fans and even lovers of fine chamber music.

Performance highlights include WOMADAdelaide, Sydney Festival, Apollo Bay Music Festival, Sydney Opera House and The International Australian Festival of Chamber Music, establishing Arrebato Ensemble as an important arrival on the Australian music scene. Their debut CD was awarded four and a half stars by The Sydney Morning Herald and earned them the Best World Music Artist at the MusicOz Awards, while their second CD, Absolucion, earned 4 stars and accolades by jazz critic John Shand in the Sydney Morning Herald (2012):

"In the last five years Arrebato has become a live act to match the recorded brilliance of its debut album. "Absolucion" is a worthy successor. It takes more risks, covers more terrain, and captures something of the blistering impact that the band now has live...The band's leader, Greg Alfonzetti, is no longer just a very good flamenco guitarist, but a notable one. His conception ensures the music clings to flamenco's defining elements, even as it is expanded by jazzy overlays.  This matches the sumptuousness of the band's debut. The bass sounds are plump and resonant, the mid-range fleshy and the treble leaps from the speakers with an in-the-room immediacy. Outstanding".

With original compositions and orchestral soundscapes forged in the dark, fiery belly of flamenco and in dialogue with jazz improvisation, Arrebato Ensemble will take you on an unforgettable musical journey.

Ensemble members are:

Greg Alfonzetti (flamenco guitar, palmas) Damian de Boos-Smith (cello, guitar, oud & palmas) Dave Ellis (bass) Stuart Henderson (drums, percussion) Andrew Poniris (soprano/alto saxophone, harmonica) + flamenco dancers

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