October 1-5 Yecla Jazz Festival
The jazz festival returns to the Concha Segura Theatre in Yecla
The beginning of October sees the town of Yecla in northern Murcia host its annual Jazz Festival.
Founded in 2003 by the Department of Culture and Celebrations, the Jazz Festival takes place in the Concha Segura Theatre in Yecla. Once again the theatre will be the stage for performances by great national and international jazz musicians.
The festival is a cultural reference point in the calendar of jazz festivals at a national and international level. The festival will also be presented by the well-known radio host, José Miguel López.
The festival provides a welcoming and warm atmosphere to fully enjoy the magical sounds of jazz. So come on down and enjoy a great evening of relaxtion listening to superb music.
The festival begins at 9.30pm each evening with each ticket costing 6 euros.
Opening the Festival on
Tuesday October 1 will be
Vera Lu & Enrique Pedrón, singer-songwriter and jazz composer from Alicante and winning band of the Medina del Campo 2024 national jazz band competition. They will present their album ‘Terra banyada’, a fusion of jazz, swing, bossa nova and samba.
On
Wednesday October 2 it will be the turn of
SLIDE, a band made up of nine artists and led by Chuma Segura, one of the best guitarists and composers in our country. A fusion of 60s funk with soul, blues, mambo and Ibero-American rhythms, including versions of The Beatles and Bob Marley.
On
Thursday October 3, we can enjoy the performance of
Moisés P. Sánchez Quartet, pianist, improviser and arranger nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2019, and very well known in Spain and the United States for being able to distil the whole history of the genre while sounding radically unique.
On
Friday October 4 there is a
concert by the Pepe Sánchez Sextet, led by a famed Spanish drummer, pianist and conductor who was considered the best drummer in the world and has worked with artists such as Barbra Streisand, Barry White, Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross, among others.
The Festival will be brought to a close on
Saturday October 5 by
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, an American band whose raucous funk and smooth soul pay homage to the soul giants of the past with music and a show to dance to, inspired by the sounds of New Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francisco. It is noteworthy that of the three concerts they have in Spain this year, one of them will be at the Yecla Jazz Festival.
Tickets can be
purchased online here, and are also on sale at the theatre box office from 7.30pm to 9pm each evening.
Telephone: 0034 968754104
Address: Concha Segura Theatre, Constitution Park, Yecla
Image: Ayuntamiento de Yecla
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