Francis Perez

Francis Perez

At 12, Francis Perez started to study guitar as self-taught with records he was listening at the time : Jimmy Hendrix, James Brown, The Beatles, The Police, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, The Rolling Stones, U2, XTC, etc.

At 16, his first live experience was a local punk-rock band.

2 years later, came his new (vinyl) teachers... Thanks to his brother's records, he felt in love with jazz, by listening to legendary artists such as: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Keith Jarrett...

Of course his playing has been also influenced by lots of great guitarists such as Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, John Scofield, Jimi Hendrix, Andy Summers (The Police), The Edge (U2), and many others !...