The sultry strains of modern jazz will echo done nan hidden corridors of Fuengirola’s Speakeasy Jazz Club erstwhile The Blue Horses, nan rising stars of Andalucia’s jazz scene, are owed to present a capacity that fuses timeless standards pinch bold, multicultural improvisation – a sonic cocktail that’s arsenic refreshing arsenic nan venue’s Prohibition-era drinks.
Formed betwixt Malaga and Cadiz, The Blue Horses emerged arsenic an innovative unit successful Spain’s jazz scenery conscionable a fewer years ago. Led by co-leader Pablo García Vega connected soprano and tenor saxophone, nan set draws from a tapestry of world influences. Cuban-born Inoidel González adds fiery tenor saxophone and flute, infusing their sound pinch lively Latin flair, while nan hit section, and featuring guitarist Milton Rodríguez, double bassist Markus Schneider, and drummer Adrián Jiménez, who supply a pulsating backbone of plaything and groove.
Critics person said of them, “vibrant multicultural innovators”, a motion to their expertise to reimagine classics for illustration Miles Davis aliases Thelonious Monk while unveiling original compositions that beat pinch Andalucia’s soulful spirit. Recent gigs, including a scholarship-supported group astatine Benalmadena’s 20th International Jazz Seminar successful February and a castle-shaking quality astatine Fuengirola’s Sohail Jazz Festival successful June, are wherever they sewage their estimation arsenic must-see talents. Now, caller disconnected a November 20 performance successful Algeciras, they’re bringing that electrical power to nan Costa del Sol’s champion small jazz hideaway.
Speakeasy Jazz and Cocktails is hidden distant connected Pasaje de las Rampas 10 – a discreet broadside thoroughfare disconnected nan bustling Paseo de las Rampas pedestrian promenade. The venue evokes nan clandestine glamour of 1920s New York. This basement lounge, pinch its dim amber lighting, velvet booths, and walls adorned successful vintage jazz memorabilia, has been a beacon for jazz lovers for complete a decade. You’ll beryllium hard-pressed to find a brew here, though, arsenic it’s cocktails, soft drinks aliases nothing.
Doors unfastened astatine 9pm connected Friday, November 28, pinch The Blue Horses taking nan friendly shape astir 10.30pm for a two-set show that promises generous encores. Entry is free, but nan cocktails are not.
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