San Javier International Jazz Festival Returns With Star-studded 28th Edition

Officials person announced nan long-awaited 28th version of nan San Javier International Jazz Festival, a awesome euphony show taking spot successful nan municipality during nan summertime months. The arena will characteristic astir 30 concerts crossed 2 weeks successful this Costa Calida hotspot, and will re-establish its position arsenic 1 of nan starring jazz events not only successful Murcia, but successful nan full of Spain.

A star-studdded programme celebrating nationalist and world artists

The programme was presented by head of nan show and Councillor for Culture, David Martínez. This twelvemonth will spot a peculiar accent connected psyche and blues jazz, and for illustration erstwhile editions, will bring together well-known world artists, arsenic good arsenic up-and-coming section ones. Tributes will besides beryllium paid during nan festival, including to jazz legends for illustration Steve Cropper, Eddie Palmieri, Sheila Jordan, Raúl Malo and Miles Griffith.

The line-up features talented individual musicians including guitarist Pat Metheny, saxophonist Joe Lovano and vocalist José James, arsenic good arsenic celebrated groups including The Brand New Heavies, nan Take Me to nan River All Stars, and nan Fusion Experience Quartet.

This year’s programme is besides group isolated by nan abundant beingness of beardown female artists, including Lizz Wright, Camille Thurman, Cyrille Aimée and Nicole Zuraitis.

European and Spanish jazz: A immense arena that everyone tin return portion in

The San Javier International Jazz Festival will besides person a taste aspect, pinch a attraction connected European and specifically Spanish jazz pieces. Ludovico Beier, Clarence Bekker and Luca Filastro will salary homage to these types of European styles, and Spanish bassist Carles Benavent will beryllium nan recipient of this year’s show award.

To guarantee that everyone tin bask nan tone of jazz successful nan municipality, free jazz performances will besides return spot successful celebrated locations passim San Javier, including successful Plaza de España, La Manga and Santiago de la Ribera.

Tickets for nan San Javier International Jazz Festival will scope successful value from €20 to €50, pinch afloat show passes priced astatine €180. The show programme will tally from June 26 to July 24.