Music

##- American James Gaffigan assumes the musical direction of Les Arts for the next four seasons. – Carlos Álvarez, Marianne Crebassa, Joyce DiDonato, Matthias Goerne, Alex Esposito, David Hansen, Peter Mattei, Leo Nucci, Anna Pirozzi, Lissette Oropesa, Marina Rebeka and Pretty Yende, main voices. The regional secretary of Culture and Sports, Raquel Tamarit, the artistic […]

##The Universitat de València vindicates Frank Zappa with a talk and concert in La Nau To vindicate the musician Frank Zappa and reflect on the validity of his legacy. This is the aim of ‘La nit de Frank Zappa’, an academic and musical evening organised by the Universitat de València to be held on Friday […]

##’IN HIS OWN WORDS’ MUSICAL INFLUENCES Since I was eight years old, when I started rehearsing in my father’s orchestra, I started to learn other musical styles. I was in a brass band, which here in Valencia is very typical. I was also in a Heavy Metal band. Later, I formed a ‘Metal’ trio and […]

##24/7 VALENCIA: WHAT IS THE CONCEPT OF THE VALENCIA BARYTON PROJECT? MATTHEW BAKER: The idea behind the Valencia Baryton Project is that we’ve dedicated ourselves to ‘rediscovering’ the music written for this wonderful instrument as well as proactively looking for new music to be written for it. The instrument is a bit of cross between […]

##Everything is ready for the 7th edition of the Formentera Jazz Festival Hybrid format, from 23 to 26 September! After the good reception of the virtual programme of 2020, the 7th edition of the FJF will combine a programme of face-to-face events with concerts by local, national and international artists, and a parallel and international […]

##24/7 VALENCIA:COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THE BAND? SEDAJAZZ RECORDS: Screaming Pillows is a group of outstanding young musicians from Sedajazz’s own quarry who perform a varied repertoire, regardless of aesthetic barriers and made up entirely of original songs… written both individually and collectively. A group of eccentirc individuals who pray to Coltrane and […]

##’Les Arts’ inaugurates the 2021-2022 Season with two symphonic concerts in the province of Alicante. – The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, conducted by Juanjo Mena, performs Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 4 and 7. – The Orquestra de Les Arts will visit the Auditori Teulada Moraira and the Teatro Calderón de Alcoy, on September 3rd and […]

##Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / 20:30h & 22:30h MICHELANGELO SCANDROGLIO 5Tet “In the Eyes of the Whale”. MICHELANGELO SCANDROGLIO, double bass PAOLO PETRECA, trumpet NICOLA CAMINITI, alto saxophone ENMANUELE FILIPPI, piano MATTIA GALEOTTI, drums 14 € 1 Pass only / 20 € the 2 Passes Reservations: reservasjimmyglass@gmail.com Concert sponsored by Jimmy Glass Jazz People Double […]

##On November 5, 2021, Starlite Campbell Band’s latest album will be released and is called ‘The Language of Curiosity’, which is is the second L.P. to be released by the husband and wife duo. They were based in Valencia for a number of years, regularly played live in the Spanish city and their renowned and […]

##CONCERTS OF THE WEEK OF AUGUST 26TH TO 28TH, 2021 Thursday, August 26, 2021 / 22:15h SONG AH CHAE TRIO SONG AH CHAE, piano ROBERT LEE, double bass JOSHUA WHEATLEY, drums Open at 9:15pm / concert: 10:15pm Concert without ticket, but with obligatory table reservation (tables are assigned upon reservation and includes the two 40 […]

Renowned for their unique sound, distinctive songwriting and beautifully produced recordings, European and British blues award nominees the ‘Starlite Campbell Band’ release their exciting upbeat new single ‘Gaslight’. Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell were based in the Valencia region for a good number of years and were very much part of the Valencia music scene […]

##3.14 has several equivalent meanings. A mathematical constant that never ends and never settles…in a pattern of permanent repetition. It is the number associated with ‘Pi’. This musical project brings the concept 3.14 to the world of modal music, giving it a new definition. The project began in September 2018 with Efrén López, Ciro Montanari […]