July 10 Antonio Serrano & The Kaele Jiménez Quartet and The War and Treaty at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival

The well-loved harmonica virtuoso is joined by husband-and-wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier

TICKETS FOR THE 28^th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts)

Antonio Serrano, winner of the 2025 National Prize for Contemporary Music and the 2024 San Javier Jazz Prize, needs little introduction to our audience in San Javier: he has become one of the most beloved musicians in the history of Jazz San Javier, a festival which has helped him become what he is today: one of the world's leading harmonica virtuosos.

His new project with the young pianist Kaele Jiménez, one of the greatest revelations in Spanish jazz in recent years, is an excellent contribution to the fusion of jazz and flamenco, a style that has become Spain's hallmark within the broader tradition of jazz. Accompanied by prestigious drummer Marc Miralta and Josué “Ronkio” on bass, they offer a concert full of energy, musical wisdom, joy, and virtuosity that no true jazz aficionado should miss!

Line-up

Antonio Serrano: harmónica

Kaele Jiménez: piano and keyboard

Marc Miralta: drums

Josué “Ronkio”: electric bass

It was in 2010 that Michael Trotter Jr., an army veteran wounded in the Iraq War, met the lady who would become his wife, Tanya Trotter, an actress and R&B singer, and together they have formed one of the most original and beautiful acts to have come out of the USA in recent years.

The name chosen for the group, The War And Treaty, represents the tension between trauma and tranquility, and most of their compositions are inspired by darkness and despair which ultimately find a higher spiritual purpose. The result is a perfect blend of southern soul, country, gospel, and R&B, two wonderful voices with a great band and a live performance full of energy, intensity, and feeling.

The expectation is that The War and Treaty will leave their mark on the history of Jazz San Javier.

Line-up

Michael Trotter Jr.: vocals and keyboards

Tanya Trotter: vocals

Tom Davis: bass

Chris Collier: lead guitar

Max Brown: guitar

Slim Holmes: keyboards

Bam Holmes: drums

This seventh concert in the 28th edition of the San Javier Jazz festival begins at 21.30 at the open-air auditorium in Parque Almansa in the centre of San Javier. Tickets are priced at 20 euros and are available online here.

Click here for the full programme of the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival or for more local information go to the home page of San Javier Today.