The local television channel 7 Region de Murcia will retransmitt the concerts from the San Javier Jazz Festival 2016 including those not shown on TVE's La2, begining on October 8th.
Those concerts not shown on TVE can be seen from October 8th to December 3rd, from December 10th to February 8th the concerts which were already aired by the National Channel will be aired.
The concerts on 7RM are scheduled for Friday nights around 12:30 am.
After the concerts are aired, they will be available on this website's video section for one year.
RNE's Radio 3 will air a special program entirely dedicated to the San Javier International Jazz Festival on Saturday August 27th at 10:00 p.m.
Once again TVE will retransmitt a large portion of the concerts from the 16th edition of the San Javier Jazz Festival as part of its nightly schedule on La 2.
The retransmission dates are the following:
AUGUST 11TH 2016
Once again TVE will retransmitt a large portion of the concerts from the 16th edition of the San Javier Jazz Festival as part of its nightly schedule on La 2.
The retransmission dates are the following:
1. Tuesday AUgust 30th: Lars Danielson New Quintet.
2. Wednesday August 31st: Nik West
3. Thursday September 1s:: Ignasi Terraza Cuarteto+Ronald Baker
4. Monday September 5th: Keb'Mo'
5. Tuesday September 6th: Myles Sanko
6. Wednesday September 7th0: Spyro Gyra
7. Thursday September 8th: Bill Evans & Dean Brown Band. Featuring: Darryl Jones y Dennis Chambers
8. Monday September 12th: The JB's, James Brown Original Band. Featuring: Martha High
9. Tuesday September 13th: Sarah McKenzie
10. Wednesday September 14th: The London Community Gospel Choir
11. Thursday September 15th: Kevin Mahogany, Dado Moroni & Ulf Wakenius
The retransmission of the concerts will begin on a variable schedule between 12:30 am and 1:30 am.
During the performance which will take place on July 29th in the Almansa Park Auditorium in San Javier, the London Community Gospel Choir, by request of the festival's management, will include a tribute to The Beatles, the world's most famous group, in their repertoire.
Due to the injuries suffered in an accident, guitarist Mike Stern was forced to cancel his participation on the Mike Stern-Bill Evans Eropean tour who are scheduled to perform on Wednesday July 20th at the San Javier Jazz Festival.
The concert will go on with the other three participating stars: Bill Evans, Dennis Chambers and Darryll Jones. Dean Brown will be playing the guitar in substitution of Mike Stern.
The program for Wednesday, July 20th is as follows::
For the first time in the 15 year history of the San Javier Jazz Festival Award, the organisers have applied the municipal Rule of Honours and Distinctions, which allows, exceptionally, awarding an artist from the European Union and another one from elsewhere in the world the same year.
Ignasi Terraza is one of the most distinguished pianist in Spain, winner of the Jacksonville International Jazz Piano Competition, 2009. He has published 27 albums, and this will be his fourth visit to San Javier.
Kevin Mohagony, considered the best living Jazz baritone voice has been compared to the legendary Johnny Hartman and Joe Williams. This year will also be his fourth visit to the San Javier Jazz Festival, where like Terraza, he is loved by the public.
The San Javier International Jazz Festival Award is awarded annually to an artist in recognition of their career and to the contributions made to the history of jazz as artist.
The 19th Edition of the San Javier Jazz Festival presented a preview of this year's program, which includes names like Steve Vai, Mike Stern and Bill Evans Band, Joshua Redman and the JB's James Brown Original Band with Martha High. The festival's director, Alberto Nieto also confirmed the presence of the Marsalis family patriarch, Ellis Marsalis, Ken Hensley with the band Our Propaganda, Lars Danielsson, Nik West, The London Community Gospel Choir, Myles Sanko, Ignasi Terraza with Ronald Baker, and Dorantes with Renaud Garcia Fons.
Accompanied by the Mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo, and the Councillor of Culture, David Martínez, the festival's director announced the first confirmed performances of this edition which will take place from July 1st through July 30th of 2016, and will include four free concerts, one in La Manga, two in Santiago de la Ribera, and the fourth one in San Javier. Nieto presented the poster art for the 19th edition, designed Ramón Torres of Grafyco based on a photograph taken by Rafa Mellado, and dedicated to the drums, coinciding with an edition which will have a special focus on projects led by drummers.
Rock guitarist Steve Vai, is considered on the 10 best guitarist on the planet by the musical press, has sold more than 15 million albums, has won three Grammy Awards, and has never stopped innovating throughout his long career which began with Frank Zappa's band. Vai will present a revision of his album Passion and Warfare (1990) which marked a milestone in the history of rock.
Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the death of James Brown, the original band who accompanied him on stage, The JB's, will present a concert where they will revisit Brown's repertoire with the impressive soul singer, Martha High, presented by James Brown's own Master of Ceremonies, Danny Ray.
Two of the great jazz fusion musicians, guitarist Mike Stern and saxophonist Bill Evans, will perform in San Javier, accompanied by the spectacular drummer Dennis Chambers and Darry Jones, the official bassist for the Rolling Stones since the departure of Bill Wyman.
Saxophonist Joshua Redman, one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz U.S. musicians of the 90s will perform in a quartet formation, which will include one of the Spanish drummers with the biggest international, projection, Jorge Rossy, who for many years played drums for Brad Maldhau's trio.
Pianist Ellis Marsalis, father of Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason is an institution in his native New Orleans where he has formed several generations of great jazz musicians. Accompanied by his quartet, he will perform for the first time in San Javier, where his son, Wynton Marsalis received the Festival Award in 2009.
The announced preview of the program includes one the greatest British rock organist of all time, Ken Hensley, one of the founders and coleader of the progressive rock band Uriah Heep, who also performed in Jazz San Javier. Hensley will be accompanied by a young and vigorous British band, Our Propaganda to revisit many Uriah Heep classics, as well as hits from his solo career.
Young electric bassist Nik West will star in the high voltage night of the festival. A Standard bearer for the new generation of bassist, she has performed with artists like John Mayer, Marcus Miller and Prince, a source of inspiration for this very young and brilliant bassist who flows seamlessly from funk, to rock to soul.
Among the emerging artists in the next edition of the San Javier Jazz Festival will be soulman Myles Sanko, one of the great assets of the new British soul. Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye are the primary influences for this young singer with an ascending career.
Also arriving from Great Britain will be The London Community Gospel Choir, considered by many to be the best gospel choir in Europe. Five instrumentalists and nine voices form The London Community Gospel Choir, which harvests classic American gospel with African and Caribbean influences.
Spanish flamenco-jazz pianist Dorantes presents his new album Paseo a Dos, alongside the French double bassists of Spanish roots, Renaud Garcia Fons, a great specialist of the arco technique. Singer Esperanza Fernandez and flamenco percussionist Javier Ruibal with guest star.
The preview of the program includes another Spanish musician, pianist Ignasi Terraza, who visited Jazz San Javier with the Barcelona Big Band, who this time will present his own quartet, a project which includes American trumpet player and singer Ronal Baker, currently residing in Paris.
The Mayor of San Javier highlighted the quality of the confirmed artist for the next edition of the Festival, whose complete program will be presented at the end of the month. Luengo noted the importance of culture in the promotion of San Javier, "with a festival that is up there with best in Spain, and has the unanimous backing of the municipal corporation", whose members were present in the presentation which took place in San Javier Municipal Hall.
The San Javier Jazz Festival, which will maintain popular prices, "is one of the jewels of San Javier's cultural heritage," said the Councillor of Culture, David Martínez, who thanked the participation of sponsors like Estrella de Levante and Fundación la Caixa, who were also present at the event.
The San Javier International Jazz Festival returns to Murcia's channel 7 for a second serving of concerts from the last edition of the festival which took place last year. The concerts will air from February 19th up until April 29th at 12:30 a.m. on Friday nights. The retransmission schedule is as follows:
