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30th May 2023 REMEMBERING GETZ/GILBERTO AT ‘CAFE MERCEDES JAZZ’ ON JUNE 2nd!
“Bossa nova”: a happy encounter between jazz swing and Brazilian samba in an intimate venue. A tribute to the musical collaboration between the American tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and the Brazilian guitarist and singer João Gilberto, whose iconic album “Getz/Gilberto” (Garôta de Ipanema, Desafinado, Corcovado) turned a local and minority style into a musical phenomenon […]
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26th April 2023 LIVE MUSIC AT ‘JIMMY GLASS JAZZ BAR’ THIS WEEK!
This week Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar, known to showcase the best international jazz programme in Valencia, will be entertaining the crowd with some spectacular jazz concerts; live and direct. Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar is offering weekend concerts this week from Thursday the 27th of April to Saturday the 29th of April, opening at 21:15h with […]
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6th March 2023 ALEXEY LEÓN PRESENTS ‘INFLUENCIADO’ THURSDAY 9TH MARCH AT ‘JIMMY GLASS JAZZ BAR’
Cuban saxophonist, Alexey León, presents his fourth album this Thursday at ‘Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar’ by bringing together an impressive group of international musicians. With intense melodies and contemporary musical language, the event pays homage to the Afro-Cuban jazz tradition and the pioneers of Latin Jazz. Symbolising León’s evolution, the music reflects something significant in […]
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19th February 2023 REMEMBERING GETZ/GILBERTO AT ‘CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ’ ON FEBRUARY 25th!
Led by renowned jazz guitarist & singer Mike Mckoy, this special concert is a happy encounter between jazz swing and Brazilian samba in the intimate venue of ‘Café Mercedes Jazz’ in the hip barrio of Ruzafa. ‘REMEMBERING GETZ/GILBERTO’ pays tribute to the musical collaboration between the American tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and the Brazilian guitarist […]
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11th February 2023 ‘MARINO JAZZ’ IN CABANYAL IS NOW OPEN!
Discover the best of the city’s jazz scene at a new venue in Cabanyal, that channels a relaxed 1950s aesthetic. An old boat lookout has just been converted into a 1950s-inspired jazz club in the heart of the El Cabanyal district. Recreating the relaxed vibe of the ‘50s speakeasy, the ‘Mercabanyal’ group has opened Marino […]
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2nd February 2023 Catch T.A.P at the ‘Marino Jazz Club’ in Cabanyal on February 2nd!
The Jazz and soul trio known as T.A.P are playing at the Marino Jazz Club on February 2nd at 20h in Cabanyal, Valencia. T.A.P is a 2022 project with Sergio Albentosa on organ, Tico Porcar on drums and Simon Mark Taylor on baritone saxophone. Taylor, Albentosa and Porcar (T.A.P) experiment with 1960s sounds, boogaloo rhythms […]
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22nd November 2022 SOUL NIGHT AT ‘LA VITTI’ BAR
As a place that has authentic live music without labels at its centre, ‘La Vitti’ provides a music-packed weekly schedule for all who wish to listen. The bar mainly attracts a crowd of students (many from the esteemed Berklee Music College here in Valencia), creatives and musicians alike who want to enjoy live music in […]
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11th November 2022 ‘SHEILA JORDAN’ AT JIMMY GLASS ON NOVEMBER 13th!
SHEILA JORDAN, THE GREAT VOCAL JAZZ LEGEND ‘Jimmy Glass’ welcomes one of the great legends of vocal jazz, the singer Sheila Jordan who, at over ninety years of age, continues to thrill audiences with her great talent and sensitivity. LIVING HISTORY OF JAZZ In the early 1950s, she moved to New York from her […]
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17th September 2022 TROMBONIST ‘TONI BELENGUER’ ….IN HIS OWN WORDS
TONI BELENGUER (1975 -2020) 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 […]
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8th July 2022 ’25th VALENCIA JAZZ FESTIVAL’ FROM JULY 2 TO JULY 31!
The ‘Palau de la Música’ brings together John Scofield, Ron Carter, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Snarky Puppy, Silvia Pérez Cruz “and the best Valencian jazz” in its Jazz Festival. The President of the Palau de la Música, Gloria Tello, the Director of the Palau, Vicent Ros, and the Festival Coordinator, Enrique Monfort, have presented the […]
