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Back in November one of the most traditional festivals in Spain, Cartagena Jazz Festival, which turns 28 years.
As usual, its programming is based on the heterodox, with the combination of classic and avant-garde jazz.
From 7 to 22 November will go through major stars such as Cartagena Latin pianists Bebo and Chucho Valdes or disclosures as young Lizz Wright or Jose James, who comes to present their first work, The Dreamer.
Three full weekends, and you will shine on the boards of the New Circus Theatre, home of the festival, the Panamanian pianist and one of the leading musicians of our time Danilo Perez, accompanied by the great saxophonist Lee Konitz as, or Jeff Lorber , one of the largest in the improvisation.
Formation of Cartagena Big Band will go through the paradigm of electronic music, Matthew Herbert, Incognito acid sounds and the best embodiment of the nu-jazz Bugge Wesseltoft.
The festival will sound many guitar chords here and that is great as Mike Stern will be accompanied by Randy Brecker, Dave Weckl and Chris Minh Doky, Robben Ford and Joe Bonamassa.
The voice is another of the great protagonists of this 28 th edition with the prodigious Kurt Elling, Diane Schuur and formations of the world's most prestigious gospel Take 6.
In addition, Cuban Omara Portuondo is sticking out the port city to celebrate the sixty years that the great artist has been active.
For all the concerts, the festival has taken a subscription of 50 Euros, except for Bebo and Chucho Valdés.
More information http://www.jazzcartagena.com/ Tickets at the box office of the New Theatre Circus or www.ticktackticket.com .
Information Phone: 968 128 813.
The festival begins on November 7 with Mathew Herbert and Danilo Perez.
If we review the work of British Matthew Herbert (UK, 1972) is no exaggeration to conclude that much of the present and the future of electronic music passing through his hands.
Iconoclastic versatile musician and composer, has emerged as one of the most personal of the new century.
Cartagena Jazz Festival inaugurated in another of its aspects, the most jazz, The Metthew Herbert Bing Band, which reviews all assumptions of the genre and brings to his field.
Completes the day with the extraordinary Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Perez (Panama, 1966).
In little more than a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz has given him international recognition and a loyal audience around the world.
He runs his own group since 1990, but from an early age he played and recorded with leading jazz figures such as Dizzy Gillespie, Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Burton, Wayne Shorter ...
Many of his albums are considered masterpieces of jazz.
Turn always accompanied by his trio, and this time is compounded by the veteran, a perfectionist, versatile and cool saxophonist Lee Konitz.
Take 6 (Saturday November 8) sound like angels.
And is that American education, influenced by gospel music a capella, is considered one of the vocal training in the world.
Here we review more than twenty years in music.
Defined as the representatives of contemporary gospel music represents his sacred tradition of the churches on the basis of southern gospel, linking R & B and jazz influences.
Others have won awards, 10 Grammy.
Their voices have collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Queen Latifah, Joe Sample, Quincy Jones, Marcus Miller, Gordon Goodwin
With an energetic and fiery, made largely of rock, the fiery guitarist Mike Stern (Boston, 1953) is recognized immediately, please complete the double bill on Saturday 8 November.
Considered one of the most remarkable musicians of recent years, his style mixes his two loves: rock and jazz.
Not only is a guitar wizard, but also a sensible and mature songwriter with great depth.
But what can you expect from a musician who has been a professor Pat Metheny, who has played under the command of Miles Davis or Bill Evans.
One of the most important guitarists of his generation, which is accompanied by the great American trumpeter Randy Brecker.
Filin Bride, as is known in Cuba, returned to Cartagena to thank (Thursday, November 13).
Sixty-year career has made Omara Portuondo (Havana, 1930) one of the leading voices of Cuban and essential.
Since his first records combined Cuban and American jazz, but thrilled the world with the heartbreaking silence that sang with Ibrahim Ferrer Buena Vista Social Club.
The success of the album and movie released to the public the voice of a woman who had spent years stirring the lucky ones who enjoyed it in clubs and cabarets of his native Havana.
Since then, she started singing in major concert halls and festivals in the world and from there his career has not stopped.
It comes with Martirio.
On Thursday, November 13 join the festival experience with a promising young Portuondo, Jose James.
There are many eyes on him.
He is young, of Brooklyn, just released his first album this year, although it takes a while singing and drawing attention.
His voice is getting beyond borders beyond the United States.
The Dreamer, his first job is finding the best of it.
Care for the jazz like few others, known to merge with the soul without neglecting other genres like funk, blues and hip hop.
Cartagena couple and passersby to see, in a few years you might say, I enjoyed it in its infancy.
Guitarist Robben Ford (California, 1951), began his career in the '60s and has played almost every club, Friday 14 November.
It is considered one of the best guitarists of today.
He has shared stages and studios with such greats as Miles Davis, Michael McDonald, Pastoruis Jaco, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.
Today it is considered a musician of musicians.
In recent years his career has turned to blues, and you do not like being enclosed.
Her voice dominates as it approaches the pop or rock, but the blues when his guitar vibrates.
The singer and songwriter Kurt Elling (USA, 1967) is a cultural icon in America, a character peculiar half poet, half philosopher, who also serves as a writer and music critic.
With him full on Friday night 14.
Elling knows to connect with their audience.
This capacity is enough to be on the top of the lists of journals and to attract fans in every concert.
In just eight years, has become the most important one of the current male vocal jazz.
"Above all is his voice, you can not describe the pure joy radiating from the listening," says Lizz Wright (USA, 1980), JM García Martínez, music critic of El Pais.
And is that despite his youth has a meaty voice, emotional and mature.
No frills, no vibrato, only a powerful and direct voice.
His eclectic taste in music has been recorded three albums, the latest The Orchard has made known to everybody ..
In a tribute concert to Billie Holiday was founded costume star.
Today is a rising star.
The voice of the jazz of the time will be in Cartagena on Saturday 15 November.
Full day's schedule the group Incognito, a project led by Jean-Paul Maunick (UK, 1957).
Quintet is part of the essential acid jazz (with Jamiroquai, The Brand New Heavies, Corduroy, and The James Taylor Quartet), style is an unavoidable and that has helped define and popularize.
Bebo Valdés turns 90 next October 9 to mark the occasion, published the same day, the record for two pianos, which he recorded with his son Chucho, who first recorded the two of us, and brings together Cuban classics, standars jazz and original compositions, Together forever.
"I once thought that we would not see us and we now have the opportunity to be together and to record what you did at home.
Perhaps it is a reward for all those years of uncertainty, "Chucho Valdes declared the country in July 2007.
Earlier, Fernando Trueba had gathered to drink with his son Chucho Valdés in the film Calle 54 and the result of this reunion is Together Forever, an album that brings together two of the greatest Latin pianists of all time and brings them closer to Cartagena Day 19.
It is the only concert that is out of the fertilizer.
Numbered tickets at 20 Euros.
They have already gone through the Cartagena Jazz Festival Big improvisation as Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, and other teachers lacked Jeff Lorber (Pennsylvania, 1952), Friday 21.
Is a musician who has a great virtue, and it is the ability to surprise that makes it distinctive.
His discography, big, show that moves with skill by the most varied terrain of the merger.
Cartagena arrives accompanied by Kile Eastwook (Los Angeles, 1968), son of actor Clint Eastwood, Ricky Lawson on drums (and accompanied Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreu ...), Eric Marienthal (California, 1957) on sax and Scott Christian's natural talent, arguably the most brilliant figures of jazz emerged in recent years, closed training.
Joe Bonamassa (New York, 1997) approach to the blues Cartagena Jazz Festival which has been recognized as one of the best guitarists of all time, Friday 21 November.
He began playing the guitar with only four years, and twelve opening act for BB King concert.
The legendary bluesman it described as incredible as today do their loyal fans impressed by his music.
The pianist Bugge Wesseltoft (Norway, 1964) has been for the last ten years one of those agitators of the electronic and nu-jazz European has contributed more luster.
Apprentice to the side of Jan Garbarek, the pianist also helped revolutionize Scandinavian dance music for exquisite taste, an operation that culminated in his acclaimed album and New conception of jazz project.
It is one of the foremost exponents of future jazz, country at the crossroads of jazz fans who prefer advanced electronic rhythms.
In his latest work, the solo piano shines.
The Cartagena Jazz Festival welcomes this genius, founder and head of the Jazzland label, to close the festival on Saturday 22 November.
Again surprised everyone with his performance based on IM, where a grand piano, some discreet electronic effects and talent make the perfect team.
Diane Schuur (Seattle, 1953) blind because of a medical mistake at birth, began to sing almost before he could talk and debuted in public at seven years.
The child prodigy has collaborated with musicians such as Ray Charles, Stan Getz, Quincy Jones and BB King among others.
Flagship with their horn-rimmed glasses and stones, Schuur has achieved recognition in Europe that has given the United States.
PROGRAMMING
From 7 to 22 NOVEMBER 2008
SCENARIO
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 ........................ 21.30
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
THE MATTHEW HERBERT
BIG BAND
+
DANILO PEREZ TRIO
with Lee Konitz
Locations: 18 €
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 ........................ 21.30
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
MIKE STERN BAND
With Special Guest: Randy Brecker Featuring:
DAVE WECKL & Chris Minh Doky
+
TAKE 6
Locations: 15 €
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 ......................
21.30 HOURS
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
Omara Portuondo
Guest Artist +
+
JOSE JAMES
Locations: 12 €
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 ......................
21.30 HOURS
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
ROBBEN FORD
+
KURT ELLING
Locations: 12 €
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15 ...................... 21.30
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
Lizz Wright
+
INCOGNITO
Locations: 15 €
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 ......................
21.30 HOURS
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
Bebo & Chucho Valdes
Numbered: 20 €
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 ......................
21.30 HOURS
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
JEFF LORBER FUSION
With KYLE EASTWOOD, RICKY LAWSON, Eric Marienthal and CHRISTIAN SCOTT
+
Joe Bonamassa
Numbered: 15 €
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22 ......................
21.30 HOURS
NEW THEATRE CIRCUS
Bugge Wesseltoft
+
Diane Schuur
Locations: 15 €
FESTIVAL TICKET: 50 €
This subscription will entitle you to all concerts except the concert festival Bebo and Chucho Valdés
Ticket sales
Internet sale: www.ticktackticket.com
Telephone sales: 902 15 00 25
Face Sale
As of October 3, 2007 at the box office phone NEW THEATRE CIRCUS ticket information 968 50 16 15
Hours: Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 14.00 and from 17.00 to 20.00
OFFICE OF THE FESTIVAL
Ramón Alonso Luzzy Cultural Center
C / Jacinto Benavente, 7 30 203 CARTAGENA
Information Phone: 968 128813
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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