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They star in the likes of Macy Gray, Gregory Porter, Cat Power or Chano Dominguez and Child Josele in an edition where female voices dominate
Cartagena in November is jazz, and the port city that hosts one of the longest running jazz festivals in Spain, just as has been said the Councillor for Culture of the City of Cartagena, Rosario Montero, during the presentation of the Cartagena Jazz Festival , which this year celebrates its 34th edition.
From 1 to 22 November will go through the two festival venues, Auditorium El Batel and Nuevo Teatro Circo, a total of 14 concerts: Macy Gray, Gregory Porter, Zara McFarlane, Chano Dominguez and Child Josele, Snarky Puppy, Branford Marsalis, Jaques and Paula Morelenbaum, Al Di Meola, Jo Harman, Hannah Williams, Cat Power, Incognito, and Sivia Biasio Melanie Cruz Perez Raul Fernandez Miró.
More than half of the concerts are responsable for women, so we could say that this edition of the Cartagena Jazz Festival dresses as a woman, noted the event director, Paco Martin, also in the presentation by the director of the newspaper La Opinion, Jose Angel Ceron.
Tickets, which are already on sale from Thursday, can be purchased at very affordable prices, 15, 18 and 20 euros, and the festival has put up for sale 200 credits for all concerts, for 70 euros each.
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As regards the budget that has this issue, compared to previous years, about 200,000 euros, and this year it is expected that 6,800 fans attended in 2013, around 70% of capacity will exceed remains , since there is one more concert.
ARTISTS AND CONCERTS
Macy Gray published in early October his new album The Way and will officially open the festival on Saturday, November 1 at the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
Macy Gray's voice remains unique.
Enjoy as always the roots of old school funk and soul, mixing them with contemporary influences to create his own label.
The heiress and renovating of classic soul, still has a unique voice.
Gregory Porter perform at the Cartagena Jazz Festival accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of Murcia.
A unique concert premiere in Spain on Thursday 6 November at El Batel.
It has become in a few years one of the great figures of vocal jazz.
He has earned the admiration of the public and critics.
It has only three albums.
The most recent published in 2013 Liquid Spirit, with whom he won a Grammy.
Porter is the voice that has revolutionized the jazz firmament in recent years and with the Symphony Orchestra of Murcia will review throughout his career.
On Friday, November 7, at the Municipal Auditorium, the festival hosts a double feature starring one of the biggest surprises in recent years Zara McFarlane and binding of Chano Dominguez and Josele Santiago.
The last hope of vocal jazz is Zara McFarlane, British of Jamaican origin, fan of Nina Simone.
Her voice is warm and sensual.
According to the British review, the best of jazz and soul of this country in decades.
That same day, the magical union with pianist Chano Dominguez guitarist Niño Josele.
One day she found in New York, guests both a tribute to Miles Davis.
They improvised a song together because ... because they were there, and then a wonderful album produced by Fernando Trueba as emerged.
First come to Cartagena, Snarky Puppy, Saturday, November 8, in El Batel.
With a deep respect for musical tradition but unafraid of conceptual innovation, New York band performed a live show with unprecedented energy and virtuosity.
The band will perform before the great Branford Marsalis.
Saxophonist, elder brother of the great family, is the leader of one of the finest jazz quartets of time.
The always elegant cellist Jaques Morelenbaum perform on Thursday 13 November at the Nuevo Teatro Circo, willing to dive into the sensuality and sophistication of samba, leading a trio with unique name Cello Samba Trio.
Historical arranger Tom Jobim and musical director for more than a decade in all the adventures of Caetano Veloso, the unquestioned architect of the sound of contemporary cello capable of extracting a melancholy that is pure poetry Brazil, will also be accompanied by his wife, exquisite singer Paula Morelenbaum.
Its status as a guitar hero is indisputable, Al Di Meola, is a master of the strings recognized by the public and labeled as one of the largest by countless music critics will perform on Friday, November 14th with his latest, a tribute The Beatles, in the Auditorium El Batel.
That same day, with the only performance in Spain, will Jo Harman. Singer-songwriter has not needed much time to conquer the UK with its exciting mix of soul, funk, blues and gospel, embodied in his latest album Dirty On My Tongue, published in 2013 and rated by the major media in his country, best blues album of the year in England, and the height of the Back to Black Amy Winehouse or Come Away With Me by Norah Jones.
On 24 August, Jo Harman was awarded Best Female Vocalist of the Year at the prestigious British Blue s Awards 2014.
One of the most iconic American indie female artists also arrive this November Cartagena. Chan Marshall, the singer who hides under the seal of Cat Power, will be on Saturday 15th November at the festival, in the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
That same day, another of the latest surprises that brings the UK in recent years, Hannah Williams.
Hailing from London is given body and soul to dance and emotional soul sounds of life.
Places to look for new products, and some with only one disc compared to Amy Winehouse and critics praised his songs.
Theirs is soul, no need to dig more, their music is a sovereign piece of classic soul.
The Incognito band became famous in the 80s for being one of the greatest exponents of the British acid jazz, accompanied by an infectious funk and dance style, always with the quality standards that the band founded by Jean-Paul Blue Maunick has proven over the years.
The group comes to Cartagena to present the themes of his latest album Soul Amplifield.
An album to get lost in its beautiful, winding songs that celebrate 35 years of life training.
Only concert in Spain on Friday 21 November at the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
The festival will end on Saturday 22 November at the New Theatre Circus with a special program featuring the premiere in Spain of Biasio Melanie and action Silvia Pérez Cruz and Raul Fernandez Miró.
Melanie Biasio is known as the Belgian Billie Holiday, and comes to present his latest work No Deal, considered one of the finest albums of 2014.
After the Belgian will turn to Silvia Perez Cruz and Raul Ferandez Miró.
Sílvia Pérez Cruz is the overwhelming voice that has appeared in recent times.
Grown between Iberian and Latin American folk songs, musician educated in classical and jazz, flamenco infected through a connection that seems supernatural, sings in a way that is hers alone and makes her shudder.
Raul Fernandez Miró began as an indie musician, Refree, to become simply a musician.
Nothing is alien hears all appeals and all will learn something that enriches you as a composer, producer and instrumentalist.
Sílvia and Raul have one thing that is hers alone.
They come together to present his album Granada.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena / agencias
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