Biography

Alba Espert Ruiz was born in Jerez de la Frontera on June 21, 1997.

She got her first guitar as a Christmas present on 2005.

She started playing flamenco guitar at age 8 at school of Manuel Lozano "El Carbonero". She continued musical studies at the Municipal School of Music in Jerez for five years, where she combined learning flamenco guitar with musical language. Here she receives classes from Rosario Lazo Montoya "La Reina Gitana"

Later, she continued his musical learning - combining learning classical pieces with flamenco guitar playing and accompaniment of singing and dancing - in the academies of teachers José Luis Balao, José Ignacio Franco and Manuel Lozano "El Carbonero".

She has participated in several specialization courses in the international Cordoba Guitar Festival:

• - Flamenco Guitar: Architecture and pillars of flamenco, taught by Manolo Sanlucar
• - Flamenco Guitar technique, taught by Niño de Pura

She is currently studying the Superior Degree of Arts Education, specializing in Flamenco Guitar at the Conservatory of Music "Rafael Orozco" from Cordoba.

She is actively involved in spreading flamenco art, having a star on the Flamenco Walk of Fame in IES Francisco Romero Vargas (Jerez) and being Honorary Member of the Tertulia Flamenca "Amigos de Paco Peña" (Córdoba).

Currently she teaches Flamenco Guitar and Accompaniment to Flamenco sing in the Tertulia Flamenca "Amigos de Paco Peña" (Córdoba).

In addition, Alba has participated in various Flamenco competitions, both solo guitar and accompanying singers.

Winner of the XVI Young Flamencos Competition - 2018, in the facet of Concert Guitar, award "Vicente Amigo".

Concerts

Some concerts in which she recently has participated are:

	Closing season 2016/17 of Tertulia Flamenca “Amigos de Paco Peña”, Rosi Campos singing and Alba Espert playing (23/06/2017)
	Flamenco Guitar Audition in Peña Flamenca de Córdoba (20/04/2017)
	Guitarist and percussionist in the play "La Saeta Flamenca" represented in the theater Avanti from Córdoba (31/03/2017)
	Acting in "La Posada del Potro" (Córdoba) within the Flamenco Cycle “TRASTEANDO” organized by Centro Flamenco Fosforito and Ayto. de Córdoba (10/03/2017)
	Acting in celebration of the Pattern of the Jerez Firemen Group (08/03/2017)
	Acting in presentation of the book of poems "Si duele, inspira" from Adrián Zurera (24/02/2017)
	Acting in the first poetic encounter "Con Aromas a Flamenco y Poesía" (18/11/2016)
	Accompanying to Jorge Ramírez "El Wilo" in Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba (13/11/2016)
	'Memoria Jonda' y 'Mis conversaciones con cuatro flamencas' presentation discs from Pepe Marín (11/11/2016)
	Poetry Flamenco Recital: "Aromas" in Tabanco El Guitarrón de San Pedro - Jerez (14/10/2016)
	Jorge Rodriguez “El Wilo” singing & Alba Espert playing in MalaVida concert hall - Pto. de Sta. María (20/08/2016)
	Jorge Rodriguez “El Wilo” singing & Alba Espert playing in Tertulia Flamenca “Amigos de Paco Peña” (17/06/2016)
	Maria José Abad singing & Alba Espert playing in Tertulia Flamenca “Amigos de Paco Peña” in Córdoba (03/06/2016)
	Conference about "Los Cantes de las Minas" - Rafael Lora speaker, Francisco Pulido "El Chiapas" singing and Alba Espert playing - in Peña Flamenca de Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo (09/04/2016)
	Flamenco Guitar Audition in Peña Flamenca de Córdoba (08/04/2016)
	Francisco Pulido “El Chiapas” singing & Alba Espert playing in Peña Flamenca Castreña (23/01/2016)
	Flamenco Show in Tabanco El Guitarrón de San Pedro in Jerez (27/02/2014)

Academy of Manuel Lozano "El Carbonero":

- V OFF Jerez Festival in La Guarida del Angel concert hall in Jerez (04/03/2016)
- Rocio Jurado Cultural Week. Chipiona (27/08/2015)
- Show 'Jueves con Arte' in Zoco de Artesanía in Jerez (23/07/2015)
- Show 'Young Guitarists' in Peña Flamenca Los Cernícalos in Jerez (30/04/2015)
- May Cross in Zoco de Artesanía in Jerez (04/05/2014)
- Show 'Young Guitarists' in Peña Flamenca Tío José de Paula in Jerez (02/05/2014)

Academy of José Luis Balao:

- Guitar Recital tribute to Manolo Ferrer. Centro Andaluz del Flamenco (11/2013)
- Guitar Recital tribute to Peña Flamenca Los Cernícalos. Centro Andaluz del Flamenco (11/2012)
- Concert in the '7.300 Días' pictorial and poetic exhibition. Conil (08/2012)
- II Flamenco Week in the Classroom. Sala Paúl (03/2012)
- Guitar Recital tribute to Moraito Chico. Centro Andaluz del Flamenco (11/2011)
- I Flamenco Week in the Classroom. Sala Paul (03/2011)

Municipal School of Music:

- 2009/2010 New Year Welcome concert. Centro Social La Granja (10/2009)
- End of Course Concert. Sala Compañía (06/2009)
- V Musiniños in Parque Zoobotánico (05/2009)
- IV Music Week. Centro Social La Granja (04/2009)
- IV Musiniños in Parque Zoobotánico (05/2008)
- Christmas Concert by the Music Municipal School. Club Nazaret (12/2007)
- 2007/2008 New Year Welcome concert. Sala Compañía (10/2007)
- III Musiniños in Parque Zoobotánico (06/2007)
- Christmas Concert by the Music Municipal School. Sala Compañía (12/2006)