Texas Flood / Rafael's Boogie - Rafael Espinoza
In 2009, his senior year in high school, Rafael won the All-State Jazz Guitar Title in the state of Texas. He was also selected as The Four States Jazz Guitarist in The Four States Jazz Band, which was comprised of students from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. At this event, he performed with Grammy Award Winner/Rock and Hall of Famer, Tom “Bones” Malone of Blues Brothers Fame and who now plays in the CBS Orchestra on The Late Show With David Letterman. After graduating high school in 2009, Rafael attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, where he studied Classical Guitar with Franklin Kimlicko who is from the classical guitar lineage of Francisco Tarrega, Daniel Fortea, Celedonio Romero and Pepe Romero. While at TJC, Rafael played guitar in the Top Jazz Ensemble, The Classical Guitar Ensemble, and played guitar in the front ensemble of The TJC Apache Marching Band. Rafael graduated Tyler Junior College in May of 2011 after receiving his Associates Degree in Music Perfor...