July 1 Alfredo RodrÃguez Trio and Mamas Gun at the 25th San Javier Jazz Festival
A double bill of Cuban and British jazz and soul at the Parque Almansa auditorium in San Javier
ALFREDO RODRÍGUEZ TRIO
Born in Havana, the prestigious Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodríguez comes from a family of musicians: his father Alfredo Rodríguez (better known as Alfredito) has been a popular singer, actor and television presenter in Cuba for decades.
Alfredo Junior trained at the conservatories of Havana and at the "Instituto Superior de Arte" and when he performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2007 the great producer Quincy Jones fell in love his artistry, sponsoring him since then as his career has progressed. His concerts are a compendium of beauty, mystery and rhythm, with all the flavour of Cuban music, and in San Javier he is accompanied by Michael Olivera on drums and Yarel Hernández on electric bass.
MAMAS GUN
Last year’s San Javier Jazz festival brought the first concert in Spain of the group Young Gun Silver Fox, and this year we see another facet of their brilliant singer Andy Platts. This time it is the prestigious British soul-pop group Mamas Gun, whose name comes from Erika Badu's second album.
Mamas Gun has already released five albums, gaining a superb reputation not only in Europe and the US but also in Japan and Korea for their honest and happy soul, drawing on the music of the 70s and showing the influences of stars like Bill Withers and Marvin Gaye.
The second concert of the 2023 San Javier Jazz Festival begins at 22.00 in the open-air Auditorio Municipal with tickets priced at 20 euros. Season tickets are also available: for bookings and further information click here.
For the full line-up of the 2023 San Javier Jazz Festival click here or scroll down the articles below.
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San Javier Jazz Festival 2024
Friday June 28: Adrian Cunningham and His Old School, a free concert at 22.00 in the Plaza de España in San Javier. Click here for further information.
Saturday June 29: A double bill as Anna Luna presents “Argentina besa el Mediterráneo” and Roberto Fonseca presents “La Gran Diversión” at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Wednesday July 3: The Bill Charlap Trío at the Teatro Nuevo de invierno in Parque Almansa. Starts at 22.00, tickets 15 euros. Click here for further information.
Friday July 5: Another double bill as Roberto Carlos Valdés “Cucurucho” and Javier Colina, along with special guest Alana Sinkëy, present a tribute to Bebo Valdés. They are followed on stage at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa by Steffen Morrison. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Saturday, July 6: Gregory Porter at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa at 22.00. Tickets 60 euros. Click here for further information.
Thursday July 11: Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin "Brasil" World Tour, with special guests Ivan Lins and Grégoire Maret, at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 22.00, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Friday July 12: Calexico at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 22.00, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Saturday July 13: A double bill at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa, starting with the Joan Mar Sauqué Quinteto featuring Champian Fulton and continuing with Russell Malone & Cyrus Chestnut Quartet with special guest Ekep Nkwelle. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Sunday July 14: A free concert at 22.00 by Carole Alston at the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga del Mar Menor. Click here for further information.
Wednesday July 17: Another free event at 22.00 featuring the Steam Brass Band on Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera. Click here for further information.
Friday July 19: Cimafunk live in concert at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa. Starts 22.00, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Saturday July 20: The final double bill of the festival at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa featuring José Luis Jaén and a tribute to Paco de Lucía with Niño Josele & Antonio Serrano. Starts 21.30, tickets 20 euros. Click here for further information.
Monday July 22: The closing concert is given by the great Diana Krall at the Auditorio Municipal in Parque Almansa, starting at 22.00. Tickets 60 euros. Click here for further information.