Description
Accordion player Leonardo ‘Flaco’ Jimenez is the 2014 Texas State Musician. He has led the way in expanding conjunto music from his community in San Antonio, to new audiences both in the United States and worldwide. Born into a famed family of conjunto musicians, by age seven he was already performing with his father, Santiago Jimenez, Sr. Mr. Jimenez has performed with Douglas Sahm, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, and Ry Cooder, among others, and has spread the language of conjunto through national and international tours. With Sahm, Freddy Fender, and Augie Meyers, Mr. Jimenez formed the Texas Tornados in the 1990s; he also recorded with the ‘Mexican super group’ Los Super Seven, earning a Grammy for his work with each group. His solo work has netted him three additional Grammys, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard Latin Magazine, and a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship. He has been inducted into the National Hispanic Hall of Fame and the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in New York City.
Additional information
| Discipline | Music |
|---|---|
| Contact name | K.T. Gardner |
| Contact address | 12803 Ganymede Ct, Austin, TX 78727 |
| Phone 1 | 512-207-0825 |
| Phone 2 | |
| Public Performance | $3, 500 – $15, 000 |
| School performance | $3, 500 |
| Workshop fees | $3, 500 |
| Travel per diem lodging | $1, 000 – $5, 000 |
| City | San Antonio |
| Website | https://folkways.si.edu/flaco-jimenez/best-of-flaco-jimenez/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian |
| Special audiences | Festivals |
| Venue size | Larger, Medium, Smaller, Very Large |
