Guitarist/Composer David Jenkins (“El Oso”) performs works inspired from his immersion in Spain’s Andalusian flamenco. From early studies on cello at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, David later apprenticed himself to learn dance accompaniment from choreographer Manolo Marin in Triana, the Roma (“gypsy”) section of Seville, and studied with disciples of flamenco masters “Niño Ricardo” and “Sabicas.” He has since travelled to study the origins of Roma music both in India and Romania and has performed in contemporary presentations in Mexico City and Oaxaca in Mexico, and Granada, Nicaragua; and in flamenco dance companies in the Bay Area.