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An eclectic and talented musician, composer and arranger, Mr. Liceaga is a native of Mexico City and received his education at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México -Escuela Nacional de Música, Mexico City, Mexico. His career as a flamenco guitarist began in 1987 with the collaboration of the well known dancer Ricardo Montoya, with whom he worked for three years. In the same period, he performed nightly in the more famous tablaos and flamenco peñas in Mexico City, including Gitanerias, Corral de la Moreria and Meson Triana where many of the greatest flamenco artists performed over the years. Mr. Liceaga has accompanied artists such as Mercedes Amaya, Luisa de Cádiz, Domingo Ortega, Omayra Amaya, Jesus Montoya, La Tania and Sara de Luis. He has collaborated under the direction of Cristobal Reyes and Cristina Aguirre in Mexico City and has performed as a flamenco guitarist in important theaters such as Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Auditorio Nacional and Teatro de la Danza in Mexico City, as well as Palace of Fine Arts and Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. He has been the musical director for Virginia Iglesias Flamenco Dance Company for the past 7 years.
Mr. Liceaga’s musical background includes that of being a Cuban tres guitar player, with seven years of experience participating in Orquesta La Moderna Tradición [Oakland, CA] the only danzón orchestra working out of Cuba. He is also arranger and guitar and tres guitar player of the musical ensemble Cascada de Flores [Oakland, CA] that interprets Mexican folklore and popular music. As a percussionist, he plays Cuban percussion instruments such as Congas, Bongó, Mexican percussion such as the Xylophone, Teponaztles, and Atabales and the Peruvian Cajón.
Mr. Liceaga has toured both nationally and internationally, with his various performing groups and played at such important venues as Lincoln Center / New York , The Smith Opera House / Geneva New York, Telluride Jazz Festival / Denver, Royce Hall / UCLA, Teatro Principal de Zamora / Zamora, Spain, Zocalo Plaza / Mexico City, Mexico.
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