Born and raised in Puerto Rico.
Jose has livedin and played music professionally in Chicago, Denver, and is now in Cleveland.
He writes, arranges, and records original music with the help of some incredibly talented people. Special thanks to Nathan Rike, Jed Brewer, John Heidelberger, and all the fantastic musicians who have collaborated on this music..
Mostly blind due to a retinal condition called cone-rod dystrophy, he can only see... kinda... with his peripheral vision. Consequently, if you ever speak to him in person, he apologizes if it seems like he's not looking you in the eyes.
Currently, Jose fronts the seriously fun Cleveland based 90s rock band - The Goods.
Thank you so much for checking out the website!
The CASE is a collection of songs written for Jose's Denver band by the same name. It is a representation of a great band in all it's four piece glory before Jose relocated to Cleveland Ohio in 2013. Left to right: Scotty McWalter, Jose Ibanez Varona, Nathan Rike, Morgan McCullough.