From a very young age he became interested in other genres of music. When he was only 18 Paco de Lucía had already toured all of the five continents.

He discovered Brazilian music with Baden Powel and his participation in the Gypsy Flamenco Festival circuits marked his entry into jazz. He recorded two volumes of Jazz-Flamenco with Pedro Iturralde, an experience that he would repeat with Pedro Ruy Blas and the group Dolores.

From the 70s he performed in concerts and collaboration albums with John McLaughlin, Larry Corryel, Al Di Meola, Chik Corea and Carlos Santana, editing Mediterranean Sundance and Passion Grace & Fire, the origin of the Guitar Trio, Friday Night In San Francisco and Touchstone.

In 1981, he presents his sextet featuring Jorge Pardo, on the flute and saxophone, Rubem Dantas, percussion, Carles Benavent, bass guitar, and his brothers Ramón, flamenco guitar, and Pepe as the flamenco singer, and he incorporates the Peruvian cajón into flamenco after his time with Caitro Soto. Other members of his group were Cañizares, Chonchi Heredia, La Tana, Montse Cortés, David de Jacoba, Alain Pérez, José María Bandera, Rafael de Utrera, Piraña, Niño Josele, El Viejín, Duquende, Dani de Morón, Antonio Sánchez, Antonio Serrano and the flamenco dancers Juan Ramírez, Manolo Soler, José Carmona, Joaquín Grilo and Farru.

From that year up until 2014 they edit Solo quiero caminar that stands for the transition from classical to contemporary flamenco and it defines his concept of a flamenco group and the model to be followed by the new generations; Castro Marín; Siroco, his culminating work and a fine example of contemporary flamenco guitar, Zyryab, a masterpiece with experiences of fusion with Arabic, South American, pop or jazz rhythms; the Concierto de Aranjuez, from the Maestro Rodrigo, which he recorded with the Orquesta de Cadaqués conducted by Edmon Colomer, which he presented in Japan under the musical direction of José María Gallardo del Rey; with Cañizares and Bandera he released part of the Cuadernos de Iberia by Albéniz; Live in America and Live... One Summer Night, recorded live; Luzia, dedicated to his mother and to Camarón, now deceased; Cositas buenas, with jazzy Cuban airs and Canción andaluza, his artistic testament.